Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan's Swat | read this item
MINGORA (Reuters) – A suicide bomber targeting security forces in Pakistan on Saturday killed at least 11 people, police said, part of a renewed Taliban push against the government after one of the biggest security crackdowns in years.
Netanyahu's position is "perilous": U.S. official | read this item
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political standing is “perilous” because of divisions within his coalition over efforts to pursue peace with the Palestinians, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
"Red shirt" leaders say a million Thais to protest | read this item
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters headed for Bangkok from the countryside on Saturday for what they are calling a “million-man march,” aiming to paralyze the capital and topple a government they say is a front for unelected elites.
U.S. criticizes Iran for religious persecution | read this item
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States voiced growing concern on Friday about Iran’s “ongoing persecution” of religious minorities, including Baha’is, and called on Tehran to protect human rights at home.
N.Korea may join six-party talks in April | read this item
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has internally decided to return to long-stalled six-nation talks on its nuclear arms activities in early April, South Korea’s JoongAng Ilbo reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed source from the North.
Christian-Muslim fighting injures 24 in Egypt | read this item
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 24 people were injured in northern Egypt when fires were started and fighting broke out between Christians and Muslims Friday, an official said on Saturday.
Clinton berates Netanyahu over settlements | read this item
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish settlements that has undermined U.S. efforts to mediate new peace talks with the Palestinians.
Clinton berates Netanyahu over settlements | read this item
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish settlements that has undermined U.S. efforts to mediate new peace talks with the Palestinians.
U.N.'s Ban to return to earthquake-devastated Haiti | read this item
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Haiti on Sunday to meet the country’s leaders and people left homeless by a January earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands, Ban’s spokesman said.
U.S. man arrested in Yemen worked in nuclear plants | read this item
SANAA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Yemen said on Friday it was holding a U.S. citizen suspected of being an al Qaeda militant who killed a hospital guard last week, and a U.S. firm said the suspect had worked at nuclear reactors in New Jersey.
