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Reuters: World News
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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. 
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"Red shirt" protesters march on Thai military base
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Cheering, blaring horns and waving flags, thousands of protesters started to move on Monday toward a military base in Bangkok where the premier has his crisis headquarters, putting pressure on him to call elections. 
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Mexico gunmen kill American consulate staff
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Gunmen in the drug war-plagued Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez killed two Americans and a Mexican linked to the local U.S. consulate and President Barack Obama expressed outrage at the attack. 
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UN chief urges donors to keep Haiti funds flowing
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon vowed on Sunday to work to keep donor funds flowing for Haiti's recovery and reconstruction following the devastating January earthquake in the poor Caribbean state. 
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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. 
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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. 
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Yemen says air raid kills two top al Qaeda militants
ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - An air strike on an al Qaeda position in southern Yemen Sunday killed two top militants planning attacks, a Yemeni security official said. 
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Power blackout hits Chile two weeks after quake
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A major blackout left most of Chile without power for hours on Sunday, two weeks after a massive earthquake that killed hundreds and weakened infrastructure. 
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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. 
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Uribe allies win Colombia Congress vote
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's governing party and allies won a majority in Sunday's congressional elections in a test of the country's political pulse before a May presidential vote to succeed the U.S. ally. 
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