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Pakistani lawyers press government to reinstate judges

1 hour 8 min ago
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Thousands of lawyers blocked roads across Pakistan on Thursday to press the government to reinstate judges purged by former president Pervez Musharraf, as militants attacked police in the northwest, killing 11 people.

More than 30 Taliban killed or wounded in Afghanistan

1 hour 11 min ago
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and international forces killed or wounded more than 30 militants in fighting in the south and southeast of the country, the Defense Ministry and the U.S. military said on Thursday.

Russia faces diplomatic isolation on Georgia

1 hour 17 min ago
TBILISI/DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday faced diplomatic isolation over its military action against Georgia and accused the West of heightening tension by a naval build-up in the Black Sea.

Tropical Storm Gustav shifts track slightly

1 hour 31 min ago
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav shifted course slightly on Thursday morning and moved toward the Jamaica, and forecasters predicted it would be a powerful hurricane by the time it reached the Gulf of Mexico.

Thai protesters defy order to leave PM's compound

1 hour 44 min ago
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters defied a court order to leave Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's official compound on Thursday as the group's leaders vowed to stay until his administration fell.

U.S. troops to hand back Iraq's Anbar province

1 hour 58 min ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. troops will on September 1 hand over control of Iraq's Anbar province, once the heart of a bloody Sunni Arab insurgency, reflecting a dramatic drop in violence across the country, an Iraqi official said on Thursday.

Obama wins nomination and Clintons' support

2 hours 27 min ago
DENVER (Reuters) - To shouts of "Yes we can," Democrats nominated Barack Obama on Wednesday as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a black American, backed by his ex-rivals Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Israel reopens Gaza crossings after two-day closure

2 hours 29 min ago
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel on Thursday reopened its border crossings with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, two days after they were shut in response to rocket attacks.

Audit shows China's government mismanaged $6.7 billion

2 hours 48 min ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese central government departments misused or mismanaged more than 46 billion yuan ($6.73 billion) last year, including using disaster relief money to build government offices and diverting funds to speculate in stocks, the National Audit Office said on Thursday.

New Orleans considers evacuation as Gustav looms

3 hours 10 min ago
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Three years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast, New Orleans residents on Wednesday again faced the prospect of an evacuation as Tropical Storm Gustav loomed.

Bomb attack on Pakistani police kills 11

3 hours 12 min ago
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A car bomb blew up as a Pakistani police bus traveled across a bridge in the country's northwest on Thursday, killing 11 people, police said.

After Olympic success, China lights Paralympics torch

3 hours 44 min ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - Four days after closing the 2008 Beijing Games in triumph, China lit the 2008 Paralympics torch amid pomp and ceremony at Beijing's ancient Temple of Heaven, marking the start of a domestic relay for the September 6 Games.

Idaho jury sentences serial child killer to death

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 9:28pm
SPOKANE, Washington (Reuters) - A federal jury in Idaho sentenced Joseph Duncan on Wednesday to death for shooting to death a 9-year-old boy in front of his younger sister after kidnapping and sexually abusing the boy.

U.S. soldiers say they executed Iraqis on riverbank: report

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 8:14pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. soldiers killed four handcuffed and blindfolded Iraqi prisoners with pistol shots on the bank of a Baghdad canal last year, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

U.S. lesbian pioneer, 87, dies months after wedding

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 6:38pm
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lesbian activist Del Martin died on Wednesday, just two months after marrying her partner of 55 years in one of the first legally recognized California same-sex weddings.

Storm Gustav kills 23 in Caribbean, heads for Gulf

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 5:44pm
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav pulled away from Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday after killing 23 people and threatened to become a major hurricane aimed at New Orleans and Gulf of Mexico oil fields.

Top U.S. Marine sees shift from Iraq to Afghanistan

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 5:38pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. Marine officer said on Wednesday he could reduce his 25,000-strong force in the former al Qaeda stronghold of Iraq's Anbar province to reinforce military operations against a growing Taliban threat in Afghanistan.

Sudanese plane hijackers surrender in Libya

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 5:26pm
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The hijackers of a Sudanese airliner surrendered to authorities in Libya on Wednesday after releasing all the passengers and crew, Libya's aviation authority said.

Judges consider whether FBI violated free speech

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 5:12pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A panel of federal appeals court judges pushed a U.S. government lawyer on Wednesday to answer why FBI letters sent out to Internet service providers seeking information should remain secret.

Corporate America taking longer to collect: study

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 1:39pm
BOSTON (Reuters) - Corporate America is having the hardest time getting its customers to pay their bills since the last U.S. recession in 2001, according to a study released on Wednesday.