OTTAWA, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Canada's minority Conservative government may seek the temporary suspension of Parliament to stop opposition parties from voting it out and taking power, an aide to Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Tuesday. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The Sudanese government's continued attacks on civilians in Darfur show how empty Khartoum's promises of peace for the ravaged region are, 15 human rights organizations said in a report issued on Tuesday. ... > full story
BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — China has lifted to six the number of babies believed killed from drinking toxic milk formula and raised the number affected to 294,000, months after a scare that has battered confidence among local and foreign consumers. ... > full story
CARACAS, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President Hugo Chavez launched a new campaign on Monday to change Venezuela's constitution so he can stay in power for as long as he keeps winning elections, almost exactly a year after voters rejected the proposal. ... > full story
OTTAWA, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The leaders of Canada's three opposition parties said on Monday they have written to the Governor General asking her to call on Liberal leader Stephane Dion to form a new government. ... > full story
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Drug violence, including decapitations and grenade attacks, has killed some 4,500 people in Mexico this year but thousands of others are falling victim to a quieter crisis: addiction to methamphetamine. ... > full story
LONDON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cautioned NATO members on Monday against military activities with Russia but said she did not oppose contacts via the NATO-Russia Council. ... > full story
CARACAS, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Venezuela President Hugo Chavez launched a campaign on Monday to change the constitution so he can stay in office as long as he wins elections, a year after voters rejected the same proposal. ... > full story
KIBATI, Congo, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Congolese Tutsi rebels withdrew on Monday from an eastern border town in what they said was a gesture to persuade President Joseph Kabila's government to open peace talks with them. ... > full story
GOMA, Congo, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Congolese rebels have withdrawn from an eastern border town they captured last week after a U.N. envoy told their leader they were not respecting a ceasefire, the rebels and the U.N. said on Monday. ... > full story
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'Lost Boy' returning to Sudan after 21 years Dec. 1, 2008 (WTOP-FM 103.5, Washington DC) — A child refugee that is among thousands called the Lost Boys of Sudan plans to return home after 21 years.. . Dut Daniel Akech plans to travel from ...
Darfur 'getting more dangerous' Dec. 1, 2008 (News 24, South Africa) — Sudan's war-torn Darfur is becoming ever more dangerous, warned the top UN humanitarian official on Sunday, calling for rapid progress towards a ...
China opposes US sanctions on Su... Nov. 29, 2008 (China Economic Review) — China's special envoy to Africa, Liu Guijin, opposed expanded sanctions against Sudan as the United States unveiled tough new restrictions against ...
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