Petraeus steps up accusations against Iran

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:01:36 -0400
EAST OF BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - The U.S. military commander in Iraq stepped up accusations over the weekend that Iran was inciting violence there and said Tehran's ambassador to Baghdad was a member of the Revolutionary Guards Qods force.

Iran rejects nuclear program talks

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:37:37 -0400
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Negotiations over Iran's nuclear enrichment activities would be meaningless because the country has a legal right to pursue the technology, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying on Sunday.

Court unlikely to annul Musharraf victory

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:43:45 -0400
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf must wait at least 10 days for a Supreme Court ruling on the legality of his re-election but the court is unlikely to annul his sweeping victory, analysts said on Sunday.

Mynamar junta takes soldiers off streets

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:16:06 -0400
YANGON (Reuters) - The Myanmar junta reduced security in Yangon sharply on Sunday, apparently confident it would face no further mass protests against military rule, but the streets remained unusually quiet and arrests continued.

Palestinians launch longer-range rocket into Israel

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:31:32 -0400
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian militants fired a Katyusha rocket deep into southern Israel on Sunday, the army and police said, showing an ability to extend the range of rocket attacks from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.

Diana inquest jury to visit Paris crash site

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 05:22:03 -0400
PARIS (Reuters) - British jurors probing Princess Diana's death are to see for themselves in Paris where she died in a high-speed car crash with her lover Dodi al-Fayed.

Syrian plane crashes near Damascus, 3 killed

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:58:56 -0400
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A small aircraft used by the Syrian military crashed on Sunday near Damascus killing three people, witnesses and the official news agency said.

Costa Ricans cast votes on free trade with U.S.

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:37:11 -0400
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Costa Ricans voted on a free-trade deal with the United States on Sunday in a referendum that has split the Central American nation like no other issue in decades.

Springsteen ready for criticism over "Magic" words

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:44:25 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen's new album "Magic" marks his return to the pop sound that propelled him to mega-stardom in the 1980s, but the hook-laden melodies mask lyrics portraying an America of despair and hopelessness.

U.S. hospital ship aims to grow goodwill in Americas

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:40:31 -0400
ABOARD THE USNS COMFORT (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy hospital ship finished a four-month humanitarian mission on Saturday that offered a glimpse of the Pentagon's plan to play a greater public diplomacy role in Latin America and Africa.

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