(Reuters) - Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady" who dominated British politics for two decades, died on Monday following a stroke, a spokesman for her family said. She was 87.
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‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher dies
- 08 April 2013
- Guy Faulconbridge
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Earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude strikes Indonesia
- 06 April 2013
- Michael Perry and Jakarta bureau
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia's mountainous West Papua province on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The quake hit 256 km east of Enarotali and was 58 km deep, the US Geological Survey said.
An Indonesian meteorological survey official said the quake struck on land and there was no danger of a tsunami off the thinly populated province, formerly called Irian Jaya, in Indonesia's far east.
The sprawling Indonesian archipelago is on the Pacific's "Ring of Fire" and gets regular earthquakes.
A magnitude 9.1 quake struck the northern Indonesian province of Aceh in 2004 triggering huge tsunami waves which killed more than 230,000 people in 13 countries around the Indian Ocean.
Embassies staying put in North Korea
- 06 April 2013
- Jane Chung
- Hits: 217
(Reuters) - Staff at embassies in North Korea appeared to be remaining in place on Saturday despite an appeal by authorities in Pyongyang for diplomats to consider leaving because of heightened tension after weeks of bellicose exchanges.
North Korea says safety of UK diplomats 'not guaranteed'
- 05 April 2013
- BBC News
- Hits: 443
(BBC News) British diplomats in North Korea have been warned the government there cannot guarantee their safety after 10 April in the event of conflict, the Foreign Office has said.
Mozambican ex-rebels Renamo in police clash
- 05 April 2013
- BBC News
- Hits: 488
(BBC News) At least five people in Mozambique have been killed after members of the opposition party Renamo, an ex-rebel movement, attacked a police post.
US takes North Korea threats seriously
- 05 April 2013
- Jack Kim and Phil Stewart
- Hits: 271
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said it would soon send a missile defense system to Guam to defend it fromNorth Korea, as the US military adjusts to what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called a "real and clear danger" from Pyongyang.
Tutu wins $1.7 million Templeton Prize
- 05 April 2013
- Maria Golovnina
- Hits: 163
LONDON (Reuters) - South African anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu has won the 2013 Templeton Prize worth $1.7 million for helping inspire people around the world by promoting forgiveness and justice, organizers said on Thursday.
Facebook moves in on Google's Android turf
- 05 April 2013
- Gerry Shih
- Hits: 176
MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday unveiled its most ambitious attempt yet to enter mobile computing without a phone of its own, introducing a new app that replaces the home screen on some Android smartphones.
Nelson Mandela improving, visited by Zuma
- 05 April 2013
- Jon Herskovitz
- Hits: 189
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African president Nelson Mandela, 94, received a visit in hospital from current leader Jacob Zuma on Thursday, who said the anti-apartheid hero was making "continuous improvement" under treatment for pneumonia.
IMF and Egypt discuss $4.8bn loan
- 03 April 2013
- BBC News
- Hits: 303
(BBC News) International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials are holding talks in Cairo with the Egyptian government about authorising a $4.8bn loan for the country.
Madonna row over Malawi 'schools'
- 03 April 2013
- BBC News
- Hits: 507
(BBC News) Malawi's education minister has told the BBC that the pop star Madonna is building classrooms not entire schools in the southern African country.
Spanish princess to face court in corruption inquiry
- 03 April 2013
- BBC News
- Hits: 358
(BBC News) Spain's Princess Cristina has been summoned to appear in court over allegations that her husband misused millions of euros of public money.
‘Mandela's condition unchanged, no deterioration’
- 03 April 2013
- Pascal Fletcher
- Hits: 199
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela's condition has not changed after a weekend improvement, the South African government said on Tuesday, and it denied media reports suggesting the former president had suffered a relapse in his pneumonia.
Jobless youths could drag on recovery
- 03 April 2013
- Mike Dolan
- Hits: 151
LONDON (Reuters) - The global economy is recovering - although the younger you are and the longer you've been out of work, the less likely it is that you'll have noticed.
'Chelsea still a lure for Jose Mourinho' - Drogba
- 03 April 2013
- BBC News
- Hits: 369
(BBC News) Didier Drogba says Jose Mourinho could return to Chelsea because he has "unfinished business" with the Blues. The striker was a key member of the Portuguese manager's squad during his three years at Stamford Bridge.
Pope appeals for end to Korea tensions
- 31 March 2013
- Philip Pullella
- Hits: 275
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, appearing before more than 250,000 people for his first Easter Sunday address, called for world peace, respect for the environment and a diplomatic solution to the crisis on the Korean peninsula.
Chopper crash kills five SA soldiers
- 31 March 2013
- Ed Stoddard
- Hits: 271
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Five South African soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday while they were on patrol for rhino poachers in the Kruger National Park, the defense department said on Sunday.
Mandela's condition has improved
- 31 March 2013
- Ed Stoddard
- Hits: 214
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The condition of South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela has improved further, the government said on Sunday, as the 94-year-old anti-apartheid hero spent a fourth day in hospital receiving treatment for pneumonia.
Kenyatta won Kenya's presidency fairly - Supreme Court
- 30 March 2013
- Edmund Blair and Humphrey Malalo
- Hits: 324
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's Supreme Court upheld Uhuru Kenyatta's presidential election victory on Saturday and his defeated rival quickly accepted the ruling, dousing fears of a repeat of the tribal bloodletting that blighted the country's last vote.
Kenya's Kenyatta apologises for judges gaffe
- 28 March 2013
- James Macharia
- Hits: 512
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's president-elect, whose victory is being challenged in the Supreme Court, apologised on Thursday for comments in which he seemed to dismiss the judges as "some six people" who will "decide something or other".
Pope Francis to wash young offenders' feet
- 28 March 2013
- BBC News
- Hits: 430
(BBC News) Pope Francis will wash the feet of prisoners in a youth detention centre near Rome on Maundy Thursday.

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