Dozen killed in two bomb attacks in NW Pakistan

Dozen killed in two bomb attacks in NW Pakistan

Dozen killed in two bomb attacks in NW Pakistan

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 12:34 AM PDT

BANNU, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two car-bomb blasts killed at least 12 people in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, evidence militants still have power to strike despite death of a top Taliban commander last month.


Huge blast heard in Pakistani city of Peshawar

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 12:02 AM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A huge explosion rocked Pakistan's main northwestern city of Peshawar on Saturday, police and residents said.


Obama hails 'tough regulations'

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:29 PM PDT

The world's leading nations have agreed "tough new regulations" to prevent another global financial crisis, US President Barack Obama has said.


No sane person wants conflict with Iran - Miliband

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:24 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Friday "no sane person" would want a military conflict with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and he believed diplomacy could settle the dispute.


INTERVIEW - Brazil presidential hopeful seeks Obama web magic

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:24 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The man who ran Barack Obama's game-changing Internet strategy for last year's U.S. presidential campaign believes similar methods can transform Brazilian politics and help elect its first female president.


Clinton initiative raises more than $8 billion

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:24 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Clinton Global Initiative gathered more than $8 billion in pledges at this year's summit, surprising its organizers who had worried that the recession would lower the level of support.


IAEA can inspect new nuclear site - Iran president

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:51 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday his country's newly disclosed nuclear fuel facility was legal and open for inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency.


ANALYSIS - Obama scores twin coups on Iran, economy

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:51 PM PDT

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama scored twin diplomatic coups on Friday, seizing the world stage to forge a new allied call for action against Iran and a framework for global economic growth.


FACTBOX - Key facts about "Noynoy" Aquino of Philippines

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:51 PM PDT

Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino said he had sought divine guidance and consulted political leaders across the country before he made a decision to accept the plea of the nation to continue his parents' fight for a clean and honest government.


Video threat suspect arrested before German vote

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:51 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - German police said on Friday they had arrested a 25-year-old Turkish man they suspected of posting an al Qaeda Internet video threatening Germany with an attack after Sunday's federal election.


U.S. military may lift ban on women in submarines

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:51 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Pentagon officials are calling for an end to the U.S. military's historical ban on allowing women to serve in submarines.


INTERVIEW - Aquino fears dirty tricks in Philippines vote

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:51 PM PDT

DAVAO, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippines presidential candidate Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino, the son of democracy icon and former president Cory Aquino, is worried about his safety and graft ahead of next year's vote.


Russia puts pressure on Iran over uranium plant

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:47 PM PDT

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that if Iran does not cooperate at an Oct. 1 meeting with world powers, then other methods should be used to deal with Tehran's nuclear program.


Protesters, police clash after G20 in Pittsburgh

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:47 PM PDT

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Police and anti-capitalist protesters clashed at the University of Pittsburgh campus on Friday evening, hours after the Group of 20 summit of rich and developing nations ended.


China lays first charges over Xinjiang riots

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:47 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China announced the first charges to be laid in connection with violent unrest in July that shook China's northwest region of Xinjiang, home to Muslim Uighurs.


Libya's Gaddafi met Lockerbie bomb victim relatives

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:47 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi held "a friendly meeting" this week with relatives of some victims of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, he said in a CNN interview.


African group blocks Madagascar coup leader at U.N.

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:47 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - African nations blocked the president of Madagascar from addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, saying his rise to power through a military coup made him illegitimate.


China charges 21 over Xinjiang riots

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 09:51 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Twenty-one people have been charged in connection with violent unrest in July that shook China's northwest region of Xinjiang, home to Muslim Uighurs, state media said.


Upbeat G20 takes new lead role on global economy

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 09:51 PM PDT

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Group of 20 rich and developing nations promised to give rising powers such as China more say in rebuilding and guiding the global economy, and declared their crisis-fighting efforts a success on Friday.


Canada says India nuclear deal imminent

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 09:51 PM PDT

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is close to signing a deal with India to sell nuclear technology and materials, Trade Minister Stockwell Day said on Friday, adding he was confident that remaining security concerns would be resolved.


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