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
NEW DELHI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was flying to New Delhi on Tuesday to try to ease tension between India and Pakistan that has surged over the Mumbai attacks and put at risk U.S. counterterrorism efforts in the region. ... > full story
HARARE, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The death toll from Zimbabwe's worst recorded cholera epidemic has risen to nearly 500, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, in a sign of the rapidly deepening crisis. ... > full story
KHARTOUM, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — A Darfur rebel leader on Tuesday said he was resisting international pressure to attend peace talks in Qatar and vowed to boycott all negotiations until government militias were disarmed and attacks ended. ... > full story
LONDON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The bright "50 percent off" signs plastered over the windows of London's plush new Westfield shopping center don't hold much sway over Helen Marlow. ... > 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
HARARE, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Hundreds of angry Zimbabweans attacked soldiers carrying out a crackdown on illegal foreign currency trading in the capital Harare on Monday in a further sign of the country's collapse. ... > full story
KIBATI, Congo, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The European Union appeared hesitant and divided on Monday over a proposal to send an EU rapid reaction force to east Congo, despite a growing clamor for protection from refugees and aid workers. ... > full story
JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Advertising executive Penny Holt loves her native South Africa but power cuts, a murky political climate and widespread violent crime made her think about leaving the nation she once viewed as a beacon of hope. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran has sentenced three men to death for being involved in the fatal bombing of a mosque that killed 14 Iranians in the southern city of Shiraz in April, the hardline Kayhan newspaper reported on Saturday. ... > full story
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Southern Sudan Needs Help With Education Dec. 2, 2008 (Scoop, New Zealand) — Southern Sudan Needs More Help To Rebuild Education, Roads, Health Care - UN Aid Chief. New York, Nov 2:The United Nations relief chief today ...
UN Humanitarian Chief: Darfur Becoming More Dangerous Nov. 30, 2008 (Morningstar) — Sudan's war-torn Darfur is becoming ever more dangerous, the top U.N. humanitarian official said Sunday, calling for rapid progress towards a ...
Sudan: Blue Nile State governor denies threat... Nov. 30, 2008 (WallSt.net) — The leading member of the SPLM [Sudan People's Liberation Movement] and governor of Blue Nile State, Malik Aggar, denied press reports that he had ...
Sudan: UN Appeals for More Help for South Nov. 30, 2008 (AllAfrica.com) — The United Nations relief chief today wrapped up a two-day visit to southern Sudan by calling on international donors to help the region develop ...
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