Yahoo! Canada News: Top News Canada - Reuters

Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff face trial

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:27:00 GMT

Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries summoned Iranian envoys to protest against the detentions.

British troops expand major Afghan operation

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:14:00 GMT

Reuters - SORKHDOZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Hundreds of British troops have seized key canal crossings in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, military officials said on Friday, part of a new U.S.-led operation to wrest the initiative from insurgents.

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to resign in surprise move

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:35:00 GMT

Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate in 2008, said on Friday she will resign this month, an unexpected move that could signal a run for higher office.

OAS chief tells Honduras to bring back Zelaya

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:18:00 GMT

Reuters - TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Organization of American States tried to convince Honduras on Friday to restore toppled President Manuel Zelaya or suffer a diplomatic sanction from the Western Hemisphere.

Putin rejects Obama criticism before meeting

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:49:00 GMT

Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's charge that he was mired in Cold War thinking, setting the scene for a stormy first meeting at a Moscow summit next week.

U.S. drone kills 10 in Pakistan, copter crash kills 26

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:45:00 GMT

Reuters - WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan's South Waziristan region, killing 10 militants, officials said, ahead of an expected Pakistani military offensive in the area.

U.N.'s Ban to meet again with Myanmar supremo over Suu Kyi

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:05:00 GMT

Reuters - NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets again with Myanmar junta supremo on Saturday when he expects a verdict on whether he will be allowed to visit detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

U.S. sounds out Arabs on Israel gestures: diplomats

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:43:00 GMT

Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States and its Western allies are sounding out Arab governments to see if they might ease sanctions on Israel if it stopped building Jewish settlements on Palestinian territory, diplomats said on Friday.

Demjanjuk pronounced fit to stand trial in Germany

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:58:00 GMT

Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk has been deemed fit enough by medical experts to stand trial for helping to kill 29,000 Jews in World War Two, the state prosecutors office in Munich said Friday.

Israeli sub sails Suez, signaling reach to Iran

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:55:00 GMT

Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defense sources said on Friday, describing the unusual maneuver as a show of strategic reach in the face of Iran.