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Obama says risky to attack Iran, wants diplomatic fix

By Laura MacInnis and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday there were important risks to consider before any military strike against Iran and made clear he does not want...

Obama says risky to attack Iran, wants diplomatic fix

Analysis: Scandal blow puts Indian government in danger

By John Chalmers NEW DELHI (Reuters) - There is no clamor for an early general election in India, but the latest blow dealt to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over a massive corruption scandal raises...

Ex-Panama strongman Noriega hospitalized, stable

By Sean Mattson PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital on Sunday after suffering a possible stroke, but a top...

Ex-Panama strongman Noriega hospitalized

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital after suffering a possible stroke, the national police said on Sunday. Noriega, 77,...

Pro-EU Niinisto wins Finnish presidency

By Ritsuko Ando and Eero Vassinen HELSINKI (Reuters) - Pro-Europe politician Sauli Niinisto won Finland's presidency on Sunday in an election that showed voters want to keep the country in the euro zone despite...

Pro-EU Niinisto wins Finnish presidency: early results

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Pro-Europe politician Sauli Niinisto won Finland's presidency, according to early results in Sunday's run-off election, showing voters want to keep the country in the euro zone despite their misgivings over European Union bailouts. ...

Libya court postpones trial of Gaddafi loyalists

By Mohammed Al Tommy BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya started and then swiftly postponed court proceedings Sunday against 41 Libyans accused of helping Muammar Gaddafi crush the popular revolt that ended in his death last year, Libyan news agency LANA said on Sunday. ...

UN envoy says Myanmar should admit to rights violations

YANGON (Reuters) - A top United Nations envoy warned Myanmar Sunday not to backtrack on its ongoing reform program and said the civilian government should acknowledge its past human rights violations to allow the country to move forward. ...

French elections heading for two-horse race: poll

PARIS (Reuters) - France's presidential election looks set to become a straight fight between Socialist frontrunner Francois Hollande and incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy after both widened the gap with other contenders over the past month, a poll showed Sunday. ...

Pro-EU Niinisto wins Finnish presidency: early tally

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Pro-Europe politician Sauli Niinisto won Finland's presidency, according to an early tally of Sunday's run-off election, showing voters want to keep the country in the euro zone despite their misgivings over European Union bailouts. ...

Egypt's Mubarak may move to prison hospital

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will prepare Cairo's Torah prison hospital so it can receive ousted President Hosni Mubarak from the military hospital where he is now detained, an Interior Ministry official said on Sunday, an announcement that could help calm protests. ...

Egypt orders steps to move Mubarak to prison hospital: report

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's interior minister has ordered Cairo's Tora prison hospital to make preparations to receive former President Hosni Mubarak, who has till now been held in a military hospital while he has been standing trial, Al Jazeera television said Sunday. ...

Anti-Putin protesters show staying power in Russia

By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin's opponents vowed on Sunday to press on with demonstrations against his 12-year domination of Russia after tens of thousands attended a march which kept up the...