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    Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in front of the Gholhak residential compound of the British Embassy in north Tehran

    Iran cleric warns EU, UN against backing Britain

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Crowds chanted "Death to Britain" at Tehran University on Friday prayers as a hardline Iranian cleric warned the U.N. and European Union against siding with London after students and militia stormed the British embassy in Tehran. Cleric Ahmad Khatami denounced those who tied themselves to "the rotten rope of Britain" including the EU - which may slap more sanctions on Iran over its … More »Iran cleric warns EU, UN against backing Britain

    • Pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi and U.S. Secretary of State Clinton speak after meeting in Yangon.
      Myanmar's Suu Kyi praises U.S. engagement Reuters - 2 hrs 17 mins ago

      YANGON (Reuters) - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi welcomed on Friday renewed U.S. engagement with Myanmar, saying she hoped it would set her long-isolated country … More »Myanmar's Suu Kyi praises U.S. engagement

      Pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi and U.S. Secretary of State Clinton speak after meeting in Yangon.

      YANGON (Reuters) - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi welcomed on Friday renewed U.S. engagement with Myanmar, saying she hoped it would set her long-isolated country on the road to democracy. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a final meeting with Suu Kyi as she wrapped up a landmark visit to Myanmar which saw …

    • Overview of the Human Rights Council special session on the situation in Syria at the United Nations in Geneva
      Sanctions bite in Syria as oil giant Shell pulls out Reuters - 5 hrs ago

      BEIRUT (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said on Friday it would cease operations in Syria to heed new European Union sanctions against Damascus, deepening the international … More »Sanctions bite in Syria as oil giant Shell pulls out

      Overview of the Human Rights Council special session on the situation in Syria at the United Nations in Geneva

      BEIRUT (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said on Friday it would cease operations in Syria to heed new European Union sanctions against Damascus, deepening the international isolation of President Bashar al-Assad imposed over his violent crackdown on popular unrest. In the latest bloodshed, Syrian army defectors killed eight …

    • Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez welcomes his Argentinian counterpart Cristina Fernandez at Miraflores Palace in Caracas
      Lively Hugo Chavez hosts Latin American peers Reuters - 1 hr 0 mins ago

      CARACAS (Reuters) - Showing off new energy after cancer treatment, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hosted Latin American leaders on Friday to create a new regional … More »Lively Hugo Chavez hosts Latin American peers

      Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez welcomes his Argentinian counterpart Cristina Fernandez at Miraflores Palace in Caracas

      CARACAS (Reuters) - Showing off new energy after cancer treatment, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hosted Latin American leaders on Friday to create a new regional body that pointedly excludes the United States. The inauguration of the 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which also deliberately …

    • Russia's President Medvedev is pictured with his tablet PC before addressing citizens prior to the parliamentary elections, at the Gorki presidential residence outside Moscow.
      Russia's Putin: don't make politics a circus Reuters - 41 mins ago

      ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged voters and politicians on Friday to unite behind the government and prevent Russian politics turning … More »Russia's Putin: don't make politics a circus

      Russia's President Medvedev is pictured with his tablet PC before addressing citizens prior to the parliamentary elections, at the Gorki presidential residence outside Moscow.

      ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged voters and politicians on Friday to unite behind the government and prevent Russian politics turning into a "circus" after Sunday's parliamentary election. Talking to a shipyard worker on the factory floor in St Petersburg, Putin echoed remarks by President …

    • Sudanese Defence Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein speaks during joint news conference after signing an agreement, in Khartoum
      ICC requests arrest warrant for Sudan defense minister Reuters - 3 hrs ago

      AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor requested an arrest warrant for Sudan's defense minister on Friday as part of its investigation … More »ICC requests arrest warrant for Sudan defense minister

      Sudanese Defence Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein speaks during joint news conference after signing an agreement, in Khartoum

      AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor requested an arrest warrant for Sudan's defense minister on Friday as part of its investigation into atrocities in the Darfur conflict. The ICC has already issued arrest warrants for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on charges of orchestrating …

    • U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looks at Myanmar's pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she speaks to the media in Yangon
      Witness: What not to wear in Myanmar: Clinton's Burma road Reuters - 1 hr 2 mins ago

      YANGON (Reuters) - It wasn't exactly Nixon in China, but Hillary Clinton's visit to Myanmar this week had that slight touch of the surreal that sometimes marks the beginning … More »Witness: What not to wear in Myanmar: Clinton's Burma road

      U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looks at Myanmar's pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she speaks to the media in Yangon

      YANGON (Reuters) - It wasn't exactly Nixon in China, but Hillary Clinton's visit to Myanmar this week had that slight touch of the surreal that sometimes marks the beginning of unexpected diplomatic change. First, it had to be color coordinated. Officials traveling with Clinton are always given instructions by the State …

    • Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo arrives in an airplane at Rotterdam Airport
      Ouattara says no "victors' justice" in Ivory Coast Reuters - 5 hrs ago

      CONAKRY (Reuters) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara rejected accusations that he had imposed "victors' justice" on his civil war rival by transferring him to the … More »Ouattara says no "victors' justice" in Ivory Coast

      Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo arrives in an airplane at Rotterdam Airport

      CONAKRY (Reuters) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara rejected accusations that he had imposed "victors' justice" on his civil war rival by transferring him to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Former president Laurent Gbagbo was flown from Ivory Coast to the Netherlands on Wednesday and put in a detention …

    • Protesters chant slogans during a protest in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Islamists appear to have taken a strong majority of seats in the first round of Egypt's first parliamentary vote since Hosni Mubarak's ouster, a trend that if confirmed would give religious parties a popular mandate in the struggle to win control from the ruling military and ultimately reshape a key U.S. ally. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
      Ultraconservative Islamists make gains in Egypt AP - 1 hr 2 mins ago

      Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party plans to push for a stricter religious code in Egypt after claiming surprisingly strong gains in the first round of parliamentary … More »Ultraconservative Islamists make gains in Egypt

      Protesters chant slogans during a protest in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Islamists appear to have taken a strong majority of seats in the first round of Egypt's first parliamentary vote since Hosni Mubarak's ouster, a trend that if confirmed would give religious parties a popular mandate in the struggle to win control from the ruling military and ultimately reshape a key U.S. ally. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

      Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party plans to push for a stricter religious code in Egypt after claiming surprisingly strong gains in the first round of parliamentary elections, a spokesman said Friday.

    • U.S. soldiers leaving Al Faw palace at Camp Victory, one of the last American bases in this country where the U.S. military footprint is swiftly shrinking, after a special ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden thanked U.S. and Iraqi troops for sacrifices that he said allowed for the end of the nearly nine-year-long war, even as attacks around the country killed 20 people, underscoring the security challenges Iraq still faces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
      Icon of US military now in Iraqi hands AP - 1 hr 7 mins ago

      Inside palace walls built by Saddam Hussein, U.S. generals plotted the war's course, tracked the mounting death toll and swore in new American citizens under gaudy glass … More »Icon of US military now in Iraqi hands

      U.S. soldiers leaving Al Faw palace at Camp Victory, one of the last American bases in this country where the U.S. military footprint is swiftly shrinking, after a special ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden thanked U.S. and Iraqi troops for sacrifices that he said allowed for the end of the nearly nine-year-long war, even as attacks around the country killed 20 people, underscoring the security challenges Iraq still faces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

      Inside palace walls built by Saddam Hussein, U.S. generals plotted the war's course, tracked the mounting death toll and swore in new American citizens under gaudy glass chandeliers.

    • German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles during a joint news conference with the Chancellor of Austria, Werner Faymann, after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
      Europe, facing abyss, embraces German might AP - 59 mins ago

      For more than half a century, the legacy of World War II has meant that the mere mention of a new rise of German power sent shudders through European nations. Now, Germany … More »Europe, facing abyss, embraces German might

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles during a joint news conference with the Chancellor of Austria, Werner Faymann, after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

      For more than half a century, the legacy of World War II has meant that the mere mention of a new rise of German power sent shudders through European nations. Now, Germany is increasingly calling the shots for the entire continent — and few seem to mind.

    • Iranian diplomatic staff board an IranAir Airbus aircraft at London's Heathrow Airport before the aircraft departs for Tehran, Friday Dec. 2, 2011. Roughly two dozen Iranian diplomats and their dependents are leaving Britain on Friday, expelled by the U.K. government in retaliation for recent attacks on the British Embassy in Tehran.(AP Photo) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO MAGAZINE - NO SALES
      Iranian diplomats leave UK after explusion AP - 46 mins ago

      All Iranian diplomats in London left on a chartered airplane Friday, expelled by the U.K. government in retaliation for attacks on the British Embassy in Tehran. More »Iranian diplomats leave UK after explusion

      Iranian diplomatic staff board an IranAir Airbus aircraft at London's Heathrow Airport before the aircraft departs for Tehran, Friday Dec. 2, 2011. Roughly two dozen Iranian diplomats and their dependents are leaving Britain on Friday, expelled by the U.K. government in retaliation for recent attacks on the British Embassy in Tehran.(AP Photo) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO MAGAZINE - NO SALES

      All Iranian diplomats in London left on a chartered airplane Friday, expelled by the U.K. government in retaliation for attacks on the British Embassy in Tehran.

    • S.Africa: Funds raised to fight rhino poaching AP - 1 hr 3 mins ago

      A fundraising campaign aimed at putting rhino poachers in jail was welcomed Friday by South African conservationists. More »S.Africa: Funds raised to fight rhino poaching

      A fundraising campaign aimed at putting rhino poachers in jail was welcomed Friday by South African conservationists.

    • U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, front center, is surrounded by U.S officials during a wreath laying ceremony at the mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Biden called on Turkey to impose new sanctions against Iran, while praising Ankara for its role in pressuring Syria to stop its bloody crackdown on protesters. Biden told the Turkish daily Hurriyet: " We look forward to the broadening of international sanctions as a means to bring about change in Syria." (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
      Biden urges Turkey to impose new sanctions on Iran AP - 1 hr 14 mins ago

      U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has urged Turkey to impose new sanctions against Iran and praised Ankara for its role in pressuring Syria to stop its bloody crackdown on … More »Biden urges Turkey to impose new sanctions on Iran

      U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, front center, is surrounded by U.S officials during a wreath laying ceremony at the mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Biden called on Turkey to impose new sanctions against Iran, while praising Ankara for its role in pressuring Syria to stop its bloody crackdown on protesters. Biden told the Turkish daily Hurriyet: " We look forward to the broadening of international sanctions as a means to bring about change in Syria." (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

      U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has urged Turkey to impose new sanctions against Iran and praised Ankara for its role in pressuring Syria to stop its bloody crackdown on protesters.

    • Pakistani university students protest against the NATO airstrikes on Pakistani troops, outside the U. S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, Dec 2, 2011. U.S. officials gave Pakistan soldiers the wrong location when asking for clearance to attack militants along the border last weekend, Pakistani military officials said Friday. The strike resulted in the deaths of 24 soldiers and a major crisis in relations between Washington and Islamabad. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
      Pakistan says US gave wrong info before strike AP - 1 hr 15 mins ago

      U.S. officials gave Pakistan soldiers the wrong location when asking for clearance to attack militants along the border last weekend, Pakistani military officials said … More »Pakistan says US gave wrong info before strike

      Pakistani university students protest against the NATO airstrikes on Pakistani troops, outside the U. S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, Dec 2, 2011. U.S. officials gave Pakistan soldiers the wrong location when asking for clearance to attack militants along the border last weekend, Pakistani military officials said Friday. The strike resulted in the deaths of 24 soldiers and a major crisis in relations between Washington and Islamabad. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

      U.S. officials gave Pakistan soldiers the wrong location when asking for clearance to attack militants along the border last weekend, Pakistani military officials said Friday. The strike resulted in the deaths of 24 soldiers and a major crisis in relations between Washington and Islamabad.

    • In this picture taken of the cryptic website launched by GCHQ taken in London, Friday, Dec 2, 2011 show a code. Can you crack the code?That's the question Britain's electronic listening agency, GCHQ, is asking in an online campaign to find the next generation of cyber specialists. GCHQ quietly launched a cryptic website last month featuring a box of code made up of numbers and letters. There is no branding on the site, only the phrase "Can you crack it?"The agency has now revealed it is behind the campaign, and said Friday it's trying to reach individuals with "a keen interest in code breaking and ethical hacking" for careers at GCHQ.(AP Photo/Cassandra Vinograd)
      UK spy agency asks hackers to crack code AP - 1 hr 1 min ago

      Can you crack the code? More »UK spy agency asks hackers to crack code

      In this picture taken of the cryptic website launched by GCHQ taken in London, Friday, Dec 2, 2011 show a code. Can you crack the code?That's the question Britain's electronic listening agency, GCHQ, is asking in an online campaign to find the next generation of cyber specialists. GCHQ quietly launched a cryptic website last month featuring a box of code made up of numbers and letters. There is no branding on the site, only the phrase "Can you crack it?"The agency has now revealed it is behind the campaign, and said Friday it's trying to reach individuals with "a keen interest in code breaking and ethical hacking" for careers at GCHQ.(AP Photo/Cassandra Vinograd)

      Can you crack the code?

    • Boats stranded along the Danube banks because the water levels have sunken to an unusually low level in the city of Apatin, Serbia, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. The waters on the mighty Danube are so low that some 100 ships carrying goods on the river _ one of Europe's main river routes _ are stuck near the Hungarian border. The lack of rain has triggered a highly unusual drought for this time of year, sounding alarm across the central and eastern European regions. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
      Unusual drought triggers alarm across Balkans AP - 6 mins ago

      The waters of the mighty Danube are so low that dozens of cargo ships are stuck, stranded in ghostly fog or wedged into sand banks on what is normally one of eastern … More »Unusual drought triggers alarm across Balkans

      Boats stranded along the Danube banks because the water levels have sunken to an unusually low level in the city of Apatin, Serbia, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. The waters on the mighty Danube are so low that some 100 ships carrying goods on the river _ one of Europe's main river routes _ are stuck near the Hungarian border. The lack of rain has triggered a highly unusual drought for this time of year, sounding alarm across the central and eastern European regions. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

      The waters of the mighty Danube are so low that dozens of cargo ships are stuck, stranded in ghostly fog or wedged into sand banks on what is normally one of eastern Europe's busiest transport routes.

    • German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech at the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
      Merkel wants treaty rewrite to fix euro AP - 25 mins ago

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed forward Friday with what markets see as an emerging plan for more effective action to contain the European financial crisis, urging … More »Merkel wants treaty rewrite to fix euro

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech at the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed forward Friday with what markets see as an emerging plan for more effective action to contain the European financial crisis, urging tougher rules against government overspending.

    • Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters chant as they wave Egyptian flags during their protest in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks Sunday with the government to try to end the country's political crisis but made clear it would insist on the immediate ouster of longtime authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
      Egypt VP meets opposition, offers new concessions AP - Sun, Feb 6, 2011

      Egypt's vice president reached out to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition groups Sunday as part of a new offer of sweeping concessions including press … More »Egypt VP meets opposition, offers new concessions

      Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters chant as they wave Egyptian flags during their protest in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks Sunday with the government to try to end the country's political crisis but made clear it would insist on the immediate ouster of longtime authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

      Egypt's vice president reached out to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition groups Sunday as part of a new offer of sweeping concessions including press freedom and an eventual end to hated emergency laws that have been in place for decades, the latest attempt to try to calm an anti-government upheaval.

    • Japanese job seekers hold Tokyo pep rally AP - Tue, Feb 8, 2011

      With cheerleaders shouting encouragement, more than 1,000 young Japanese trying to break into the job market have held a pep rally in Tokyo to highlight what officials … More »Japanese job seekers hold Tokyo pep rally

      With cheerleaders shouting encouragement, more than 1,000 young Japanese trying to break into the job market have held a pep rally in Tokyo to highlight what officials say is the bleakest employment outlook Japan has faced in years.

    • A chef with a restaurant enjoys fireworks to celebrate the fifth day of Chinese New Year in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
      New Year celebrations cause 194 Beijing fires AP - Mon, Feb 7, 2011

      State media are reporting that people celebrating the Lunar New Year by setting off fireworks in Beijing caused 194 fires in the Chinese capital, double the number from … More »New Year celebrations cause 194 Beijing fires

      A chef with a restaurant enjoys fireworks to celebrate the fifth day of Chinese New Year in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

      State media are reporting that people celebrating the Lunar New Year by setting off fireworks in Beijing caused 194 fires in the Chinese capital, double the number from last year.

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