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EU monitors begin Georgia mission, awaiting access
TBILISI (Reuters) - European Union observers begin monitoring a ceasefire between Russia and Georgia on Wednesday after a brief war in August, though without access yet to the Russian-controlled conflict zone.
IAEA lacks tools to expose secret work: ElBaradei
VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday its failure to detect nuclear arms work in Saddam Hussein's Iraq in the 1980s showed his inspectors lacked authority to pre-empt proliferators.
More than 140 dead in Indian temple stampede
JODHPUR, India (Reuters) - At least 147 people died in a stampede at a temple in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan as Hindus gathered to begin one of the most important religious festivals of the year, police said Tuesday.
U.S. drone strike kills five in Pakistan: officials
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. pilotless drone fired two missiles at a house in northwest Pakistan killing five people, Pakistani intelligence agency officials said Wednesday.
Gorbachev to form new Russian party
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will join forces with Russian tycoon Alexander Lebedev to launch a new political party independent of the Kremlin, the billionaire businessman said on Tuesday.
Somali pirates deny shootout, renew ransom demand
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian ship carrying 33 tanks reiterated their demands for a $20 million ransom on Tuesday and denied three of their number had died in a shootout.
Zimbabwe leaders fail to break deadlock
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have failed to break a deadlock on forming a unity government despite direct talks, the opposition MDC party said on Tuesday.
U.S. envoy set to revive Korea nuclear deal
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. diplomat Chris Hill arrived in Seoul on Tuesday ahead of a visit to North Korea to try to save a crumbling disarmament-for-aid deal and prevent Pyongyang from rebuilding its aging nuclear plant.
Italy issues over 100 warrants in mafia crackdown
NAPLES (Reuters) - Italian police issued more than 100 arrest warrants in a crackdown against suspected mafiosi in Naples Tuesday, detaining dozens, including three men suspected of one of the region's bloodiest shootings.
Death toll in Lebanon bomb rises to seven
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two men have died from their wounds in a bomb blast in north Lebanon, taking the death toll from the attack to seven, security sources said Tuesday.