Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered questions

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:11:52 -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 18:25:53 -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.

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 17:05:41 -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.

Alleged perpetrator of mass beheadings in Mexico arrested

Sun, 20 May 2012 16:17:33 -0400

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican soldiers have arrested an alleged perpetrator of the massacre of 49 people whose corpses were decapitated, dismembered and dumped on a highway last week.

U.N. nuclear chief hopeful on Iran deal before Baghdad meet

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:53:09 -0400

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear supervisor flew to Tehran on Sunday voicing optimism he could reach a deal to investigate suspected atom bomb research - a possible breakthrough that Iran may hope could help ease Western sanctions pressure and deflect threats of war.

Lone bomber, not mafia, sought for Italy school attack

Sun, 20 May 2012 13:34:25 -0400

BRINDISI (Reuters) - A bomb attack which killed a teenage girl and wounded 10 other people in the southern Italian town of Brindisi was probably done by an individual operating alone, a senior official said on Sunday, playing down initial suspicions of mafia involvement.