Blind Chinese activist Chen rests in NYC

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:13:33 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng soaked up the sun in New York City on Sunday as his children played in a garden, a break in a day of meetings to arrange his studies at New York University.

Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered questions

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:02:24 -0400

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, died of cancer on Sunday aged 60, leaving many questions on the attack and its aftermath unanswered.

Italy quake kills at least six, damages historic buildings

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:55:13 -0400

SANT' AGOSTINO, Italy (Reuters) - A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed at least six people, injured dozens and damaged historic buildings including a famed mediaeval castle early on Sunday, waking terrified citizens and sending thousands running into the streets.

Serb rightist wins presidency, backs EU path

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:43:55 -0400

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic, last in power when Slobodan Milosevic's Serbia was bombed by NATO in 1999, was elected president on Sunday and pledged to keep the former Yugoslav republic moving towards the European Union.

Ruling party headed for 1st round win in Dominican election

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:35:35 -0400

Santo Domingo (Reuters) - Early results in presidential elections in the Dominican Republic show ruling party candidate Danilo Medina headed for revenge 12 years after he lost in a landslide to opposition candidate Hipolito Mejia.

Top cop in China's Bo drama to be tried for treason: report

Sun, 20 May 2012 22:43:27 -0400

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The former police chief at the heart of China's biggest political scandal in two decades will be tried for treason as early as next month, the South China Morning Post reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources briefed on the case.

France's "Mr. Normal" stands out in diplomatic debut

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:13:46 -0400

CHICAGO (Reuters) - New French president Francois Hollande likes to style himself as "Mr. Normal," but his sudden debut on the global stage this week has been anything but.

Explosion near U.N. ceasefire monitor chief's convoy: Reuters witness

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:25:21 -0400

DOUMA, Syria (Reuters) - A roadside bomb exploded on Sunday about 150 meters (yards) from a United Nations convoy carrying the head of a Syria ceasefire monitoring mission and a senior U.N. official in the town of Douma, a Reuters witness said.

Insight: Indonesia tycoon Bakrie gears up for presidential bid

Sun, 20 May 2012 22:13:01 -0400

TANGERANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - There are many ways to describe Indonesia's Aburizal Bakrie: multi-millionaire businessman, global mining tycoon, heavyweight contender for the presidency in 2014. One description that does not spring to mind is man of the common people.

Russia says West still considering military action on Iran

Sun, 20 May 2012 19:59:05 -0400

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that military action against Iran over its nuclear program was being considered in some Western countries.