Govt source says 11 killed in northern clashes * Yemeni president calls for rebels to end violence * U.S. fears al Qaeda exploiting instability for attacks By Mohammed Ghobari SANAA, Jan 1 (Reuters)...
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Brazil mudslides, floods kill 44 after heavy rain
Heavy rain likely to continue, death toll seen rising * So far, authorities confirm 44 deaths this week * In Angra resort, hotel collapses, killing 22 (Recasts to add details, confirmation, death...
Iraq civilian death toll down to 4,500 in 09 - study
By Missy Ryan BAGHDAD, Jan 1 (Reuters) - The number of Iraqi civilians killed in violence fell by half in 2009 to about 4,500 but improvements in security have slowed and large-scale attacks took a...
FACTBOX - Security developments in Iraq, Jan 1
Jan 1 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1215 GMT on Friday. BAGHDAD - U.S. and Iraqi forces, backed up by U.S. aircraft, moved through parts of Baghdad on Thursday night in...
OPT: Abbas may review security ties after Israeli raid
Abbas says Israel has stepped up "provocations" * Says he will 'think anew' on security unless Israel stops By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan 1 (Reuters) - The Palestinians may review their...
Pakistan volleyball blast kills 88 - police
Explosion as young men played volleyball * Bomber blew himself up in SUV in middle of field * Police say second suspect vehicle fled By Kamran Haider ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber...
Israel's Netanyahu proposes Egypt peace summit - officials
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed an Egyptian-hosted summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as a possible way to resume...
Yemen Shi'ite rebels ready for talks with Saudi
Yemeni rebels say prepared to hold talks with Saudi Arabia * Rebel leader tape issued after reports he may be dead * Yemen names al Qaeda figure among those killed in raid (Adds Yemen names al Qaeda...
Civilian deaths in Somalia fall in 2009-group
Civilian death toll falls in 2009 * Fears of more clashes in capital By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Dec 30 (Reuters) - A fall in street battles in the capital Mogadishu led to significantly fewer...
Death toll from Nigeria clashes rises to 40-Red Cross
LAGOS, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The death toll from clashes between Nigerian security forces and members of an Islamic sect in the northern city of Bauchi has risen to 40 but calm has returned, the Red...
Sudan adopts referendum law for oil-rich Abyei
Law governs future of oil-producing Abyei region * Tribal differences remain over who is eligible to vote * Vote on secession due in January 2011 (Adds last key law passed paragraphs 16-17) By Khaled...
Israeli court orders road open to Palestinian cars
Court gives army five months to open road to Palestinians * Ruling could set precedent for other legal challenges By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Palestinians and human rights...
Bombs kill more than 30 in Iraq
U.S. forces fly Anbar governor to Baghdad for treatment * Al Qaeda accused of trying to destabilise Sunni province * Separate roadside bomb targets Shi'ite pilgrims (Updates death toll, details from...
Egypt's Gaza wall months from completion - Israel
Military officer upbeat on wall stopping Gaza smuggling * Newspaper says wall would flood Palestinian tunnels By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, Dec 30 (Reuters) - An underground wall that Egypt is building...
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Dec 30
Dec 30 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1245 GMT on Wednesday. * denotes a new or updated item. * RAMADI - Twin suicide bombs killed at least 24 people, including police...
FACTBOX - Security developments in Iraq, Dec 29
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1030 GMT on Tuesday. BAGHDAD - Four people were wounded by a bomb that exploded in a parking lot within the Transport Ministry...
Sudan passes law on southern independence vote
Parliament passes referendum law - Analysts see separation as almost inevitable By Khaled Abdelaziz KHARTOUM, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Sudan's parliament passed a long-disputed law governing a southern...
Yemen and rebels report clashes, Saudi bombing
SANAA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The Yemeni government and Shi'ite rebels reported new fighting on Tuesday in the north of the poor Arab country, where the United States and Saudi Arabia fear al Qaeda will...
Congo ex-rebel takes gov't job, calls for amnesty
Ex-rebel takes government job offered two years ago - Former head of "Ninjas" says amnesty key to peace BRAZZAVILLE, Dec. 28 (Reuters) - The head of Congo's main rebel group called for an amnesty for...
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Dec 28
Dec 28 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1500 GMT on Monday: BAGHDIS - Some 15 Taliban and 3 Afghan police have been killed since Sunday in intermittent clashes...