China blames Xinjiang violence for slowed development

China blames Xinjiang violence for slowed development

China blames Xinjiang violence for slowed development

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 12:57 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Violence and unrest instigated by separatists agitating for an independent Xinjiang have hit economic development hard in the far western Chinese region, a government policy paper said on Monday.


ANALYSIS - Republicans see opportunities in 2010

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 12:57 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Republicans see signs that Americans are having doubts about President Barack Obama's healthcare proposals and economic policies, they see opportunity as they plot strategy for 2010 elections.


SCENARIOS - N.Korea at brink of new disarmament talks

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 12:57 AM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was firmly back in control of his country and the erratic communist state may be set to return to negotiations on ending its nuclear arms programme.


Girls from educated families more at risk of eating disorders

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 11:57 PM PDT

A study which followed more than 13,000 women born in Sweden between 1952 and 1989 found that as parents' or grandmothers' education increased, so did girls' risk of being hospitalized for anorexia or another eating disorder.


Former French PM's trial to start

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 10:24 PM PDT

The former French Prime Minister, Dominique de Villepin, goes on trial on Monday charged with plotting to discredit President Nicolas Sarkozy.


Obama to meet Middle East leaders

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 10:26 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama will meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Tuesday to try to relaunch peace talks.


Australian "exits life with dignity" - euthanasia advocates

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 10:35 PM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian quadriplegic man who died on Monday after winning the legal right to refuse food and water had provided a means for people to end their life with dignity, said his lawyer and voluntary euthanasia advocates.


Huge crowd fills Havana square for peace concert

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 09:56 PM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people filled Havana's Revolution Square for a "peace" concert on Sunday in which Colombian singer Juanes and other musicians sought to bridge the political divide that has separated Cubans for 50 years.


More than 35 million globally have dementia - report

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 09:56 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 35 million people globally will suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia in 2010, and few will get any treatment at all, according to a report released on Monday.


FEATURE - Greying Briton looks to assisted suicide reform

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 09:39 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - It used to be an issue just for the terminally ill. Now as populations around the world age, governments are increasingly being confronted with the taboo idea of dying as something people can volunteer to do.


New York Governor Paterson says he's still running

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 08:56 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Embattled New York Governor David Paterson said on Sunday he was still running for office, in the face of reports that President Barack Obama had asked him to withdraw from the 2010 race for fear that he cannot regroup from a series of political setbacks.


New blood tests promise simple cancer detection

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 08:56 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - Two new blood tests could help doctors detect colon and stomach cancers simply, cheaply and early without the need for invasive procedures or unpleasant examinations, researchers said on Monday.


Illegal migrant camp faces demolition

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 07:00 PM PDT

Migrants staying in an illegal camp in northern France have celebrated the end of Ramadan in what could be their final days there.


Somali Islamists 'ban' UN books

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 06:59 PM PDT

Somali schools should stop using "un-Islamic" textbooks distributed by the United Nations, a spokesman for the Islamist group al-Shabab has said.


Khamenei 'rejects' nuclear weapons

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 06:26 PM PDT

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has denied Western claims that Iran intends to develop nuclear arms.


Obama in television marathon

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 02:38 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has appeared on several of the main news channels in the US to discuss the various issues facing his administration.


Firm agrees Ivorian waste payouts

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 02:17 PM PDT

An international commodity trading company, Trafigura, has agreed to pay compensation to people who say they were made ill by chemicals dumped in Ivory Coast three years ago.


Therapy poisoning case in Germany

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 02:30 PM PDT

Police in Berlin say two people have died and a third is in a coma after taking part in a group therapy session.


Kenya drought taking its toll

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 01:54 PM PDT

One of the worst droughts in living memory is taking its toll on both people and wildlife in Kenya.


Obama: healthcare won't hike middle class taxes

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 11:44 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama insisted he can overhaul the U.S. healthcare system without raising taxes for anyone but the wealthiest Americans, in a media barrage on Sunday as he sought to take control of the debate on his top domestic policy priority.


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