Reuters: International NewsZimbabwe's Tsvangirai to return for second roundHARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai restarts his campaign to oust Robert Mugabe at home on Saturday after seeking support abroad in his risky standoff with the president. |
Thousands flee as China lake bank feared brokenBEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - A Chinese county near the epicenter of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake was ordered to evacuate on Saturday amid fears a lake had burst its banks, prompting thousands to flee to the hills to escape possible flooding. |
Myanmar death toll soars, diplomats tour deltaYANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta took diplomats on a tour of the storm-ravaged Irrawaddy delta on Saturday as the toll of dead and missing from Cyclone Nargis soared above 133,000 people, making it one of the most devastating ever to hit Asia. |
Kidnapped Pakistan envoy released by TalibanISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Suspected Taliban militants have released Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan more than three months after he was kidnapped in Pakistan's Khyber tribal region, a senior government official told Reuters on Saturday. |
Lebanon leaders to tackle core issues in QatarDOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's emir formally opened talks on Friday between rival Lebanese leaders which aim to resolve a protracted political conflict that has pushed their country to the brink of a new civil war. |
Panama to deploy special force on Colombian borderPANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama will create an armed border protection force to combat the flow of cocaine and weapons and to catch leftist guerrillas along its jungle border with Colombia, the government said on Friday. |
Blast in Afghanistan kills child, wounds fourKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A bicycle bomb killed a child and wounded four people in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Saturday, police said. |
Election propels Dominican president to third termSANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - President Leonel Fernandez swept to a third term in the Dominican Republic, propelled back into office by what many see as his success in pulling the Caribbean country out of a deep economic slump. |
Kuwaitis go to the polls, economy tops agendaKUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaitis voted in a parliamentary election on Saturday that they hoped would bring in fresh faces able to revive economic reforms to wean the country off its dependence on oil. |
Australia's "Fat Tony" flies home to 12 years jailMELBOURNE (Reuters) - Like an episode from the hit mafia TV series the Sopranos, Australian mobster "Fat Tony" has finally been extradited from Greece to serve his 12 year jail sentence for cocaine trafficking in Melbourne. |