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A week on, Maliki pulls ahead in Iraq race
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pulled ahead on Sunday in early results of an election Iraqis hoped would end years of sectarian strife, but a divided vote suggested long and fraught talks to form a government are ahead.
"Red shirt" protesters to target Thai military base
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters in Bangkok plan to march to a military base on Monday to step up pressure on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament and call fresh elections.
Mexico gunmen kill American consulate staff
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Gunmen in the drug war-plagued Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez killed two Americans and a Mexican linked to the local U.S. consulate, an attack U.S. President Barack Obama said "outraged" him.
Sarkozy faces heavy loss in French regional poll
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party was beaten by the Socialists in the first round of regional elections on Sunday, according to early results which also showed a resurgence for the far-right.
Pope stresses Christian unity at Lutheran church
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict told Rome's Lutheran congregation on Sunday that Protestants and Roman Catholics should be thankful for all the unity achieved among Christians rather than complain about the slow pace of dialogue.
Airstrike on suspected al Qaeda site in south Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's air force struck a suspected al Qaeda position in a southern province on Sunday, a government-linked website reported, and residents said up to 20 people may have been killed.
Israel decries Holocaust desecration in Poland
KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - Israel's ambassador to Poland Sunday deplored the desecration of a Holocaust memorial in southern Poland and criticized world leaders who deny Israel's right to exist.
Give an Afghan your vote, activists urge Britons
LONDON (Reuters) - Activist group, Egality, is inviting British voters to give their right to vote to someone in one of three developing countries which, it says, are "directly affected by UK policies on war, climate and poverty."
Colombians vote in test for Uribe allies
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombians voted in congressional elections on Sunday in a barometer of May's ballot to replace President Alvaro Uribe, a U.S. ally who finishes two terms dominated by his war on leftist rebels.
Irish police release cartoonist murder plot suspect
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish police have released a woman arrested along with six other people last week over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammad with the body of a dog, officials said.
Analysts' View: Early results from Iraq's pivotal elections
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's State of Law coalition pulled ahead in early results released from Iraq's March 7 national polls.
Yemen kills separatist near southern checkpoint
ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni security forces have shot dead a southern separatist near a remote military checkpoint, local sources said Sunday, in violence that could inflame already high tensions in the south.
Russian official calls for night-time alcohol ban
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top public health official called on Sunday for a ban on retail sales of alcohol after 9 p.m. as part of a Kremlin-led campaign to crack down on alcohol abuse, state-run news agency RIA reported.
Factbox: Five facts about Iraqi President Jalal Talabani
(Reuters) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is seeking another term after parliamentary elections that are pivotal for Iraq as it emerges from sectarian warfare and U.S. troops prepare to withdraw by 2012.
Factbox: Five facts about Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki
(Reuters) - An alliance headed by Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was leading the vote count in six provinces on Sunday after early results from 14 of Iraq's 18 provinces.
Factbox: Five facts about Iraq's Iyad Allawi
(Reuters) - A coalition led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi was running second in early vote counts on Sunday in a parliamentary election seen as a test for Iraq's tenuous democracy after years of sectarian slaughter.
Turkey's army chief denies mass resignations: report
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's military chief denied reports that top commanders had threatened to resign en masse after more than 30 officers were arrested last month on charges of planning a coup in 2003, Milliyet said on Sunday.
Netanyahu voices regret in settlement row with U.S.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced regret on Sunday for the announcement of a Jewish settlement plan that has strained ties with Washington and threatens the revival of Middle East peace talks.
Israel phasing out flechette tank shells
TEL HASHOMER, Israel (Reuters) - Israel is phasing out a U.S.-made tank shell that sprays thousands of deadly darts over a wide area, in favor of a more precise round produced locally, a senior army officer said on Sunday.
British pair faces jail time in Dubai over kiss
DUBAI (Reuters) - A British pair caught kissing in public in Dubai face up to a month in jail in the Gulf Arab emirate for indecency after an Emirati mother complained her child had seen their indiscretion.
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