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Tripoli armed group says arms spreading to regions
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Weapons seized from sites in Tripoli have been taken to other parts of Libya by fighters who filled the capital to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, a representative of one of the city’s armed groups said yesterday.
Pressure grows on Sarkozy over Karachi kickbacks
PARIS (Reuters) - A corruption investigation is circling closer to President Nicolas Sarkozy as a third ally comes under pressure in the so-called “Karachi Affair”, accused of alerting a friend in police custody to secret witness testimony.
Europe aims to beef up crisis fund, world urges action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Europe is working on ways to boost the firepower of its bailout fund, top officials said yesterday, after the United States, China and other countries urged swift action to contain its debt crisis.
Rabbani death shuts Afghan ‘door of stability’-colleague
(Reuters) - The killing of chief peace negotiator Burhanuddin Rabbani has robbed Afghanistan of the only figure with the range of international contacts to end the conflict there, an influential Arab colleague said yesterday.
Abbas stakes Palestinian claim to state at UN
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked the United Nations yesterday to recognize a state for his people, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the world body as a “theatre of the absurd” and said only direct talks could deliver peace.
Pakistan warns US: ‘You will lose an ally’
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan warned the United States it risked losing an ally if it kept accusing Islamabad of playing a double game in the war against militancy, escalating the crisis in relations between the two countries.
Judge more than doubles expenses Casey Anthony must pay
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A judge yesterday raised to $217,500 the total bill Casey Anthony must pay to compensate law enforcement agencies for lying in 2008 about the fate of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.
Olympian Carl Lewis drops New Jersey political race
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Olympic track star Carl Lewis said yesterday he was dropping his run for political office in New Jersey after a court ruled that he had not established proper residency to run for the post he sought.
Sparks fly as US, Pakistan spar over Afghan bloodshed
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The top US military officer accused Pakistani intelligence yesterday of backing violence against US targets including the American Embassy in Afghanistan, a stunning remark that fueled a war of words and seemed certain to deepen tensions in South Asia.
Palestinian crisis looms over UN meeting
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Diplomats scrambled yesterday to head off a clash over Palestinian plans to seek full UN recognition with little visible sign of progress and a deadline less than 24 hours away.
Alabama carries out third US execution this week
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A man convicted of the 1994 execution-style shooting of a store clerk in Alabama was put to death yesterday by lethal injection in the third US execution this week.
Brazil lower house approves Truth Commission
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s lower house of Congress has approved the creation of a Truth Commission charged with investigating human rights abuses, including those committed during the 1964-1985 military dictatorship.
Australia govt seeks to douse leadership speculation
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Senior Australian ministers sought to douse speculation that former leader Kevin Rudd is preparing a leadership challenge against Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who unseated Rudd last year to trigger dead-heat elections.
Obama tells Abbas US will veto Palestinians at UN
NEW YORK (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday that UN action would not achieve a Palestinian state and the United States would veto any Security Council move to recognize Palestinian statehood, the White House said.
Iran frees two US ‘hikers’ after bail paid
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran yesterday freed two US men it jailed for over two years on espionage charges after $500,000 bail for each was paid by Oman, Reuters witnesses and diplomatic sources said.