U.S. envoy in Cuba met with officials, citizens

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• U.S. envoy in Cuba met with officials, citizens
• TIMELINE - Sixty years of the People's Republic of China
• Tsunami hits South Pacific islands
• EU reports on Russia Georgia conflict
• UN boss sees Afgan poll results next week (AFP)
• Tsunami hits South Pacific islands
• Saving the Lakes of Udaipur in the "Venice of the East" (Time.com)
• EU nations to hammer out financial oversight (AP)
• Brazil: A New Counterweight to the United States (Time.com)
• Beijing locked down ahead of national day parade
• Samoa tsunami toll may exceed 100, hundreds injured
• EXCLUSIVE - China to cut army by 700,000 troops-sources
• FACTBOX - China's growing military clout
• Kadeer plans to sue Taiwan over terrorism claims: group (AFP)
• Climate change cuts world food outlook - IFPRI
• Typhoon kills nearly 50 in Vietnam, Cambodia (AFP)
• Hamas expects unity pact with Fatah in mid-October
• Climate change to cause more child hunger: report
• Global food security plans too narrow - analyst
• Eight more countries join battle to stop child soldiers

U.S. envoy in Cuba met with officials, citizens Posted: 29 Sep 2009 10:56 PM PDT HAVANA (Reuters) - A senior U.S. diplomat who participated in recent talks in Havana about resuming bilateral mail service with Cuba stayed around to meet with Cuban officials and other Cubans in the latest sign of thawing U.S.-Cuba relations.

TIMELINE - Sixty years of the People's Republic of China Posted: 29 Sep 2009 10:56 PM PDT The 60 years since the end of the civil war, in which Communists and Nationalists, or Kuomintang (KMT), fought to control the territories vacated by the invading Japanese, have been nearly as tumultuous as those that came before.

Tsunami hits South Pacific islands Posted: 29 Sep 2009 07:50 PM PDT A number of islands in the South Pacific have been hit by several tsunamis created by a powerful earthquake deep in the ocean.

EU reports on Russia Georgia conflict Posted: 29 Sep 2009 09:41 PM PDT A European Union report into the causes of last year's war between Russia and Georgia will be published on Wednesday.

UN boss sees Afgan poll results next week (AFP) Posted: 29 Sep 2009 10:34 PM PDT AFP - The final tally in Afghanistan's contested presidential election is expected to come as soon as next week, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday.

Tsunami hits South Pacific islands Posted: 29 Sep 2009 07:50 PM PDT A number of islands in the South Pacific have been hit by several tsunamis created by a powerful earthquake deep in the ocean.

Saving the Lakes of Udaipur in the "Venice of the East" (Time.com) Posted: 29 Sep 2009 09:55 PM PDT Time.com - Rampant development has left one of the world's first water management systems polluted and drying up. But who's going to do anything about it?

EU nations to hammer out financial oversight (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2009 10:11 PM PDT AP - European Union finance ministers will hammer out a new financial oversight framework for Europe during a two-day meeting a week after the world's rich and developing nations pledged that they would not allow a return to banking as usual.

Brazil: A New Counterweight to the United States (Time.com) Posted: 29 Sep 2009 09:55 PM PDT Time.com - The South American giant has ambitions that may make its diplomacy less behind-the-scenes in the near future. But right now, there's the sticky problem of Honduras

Beijing locked down ahead of national day parade Posted: 29 Sep 2009 10:00 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese capital Beijing is under lockdown on the eve of a massive military parade to mark six decades of Communist Party rule, with gun-toting police manning street corners to ensure nothing spoils the event.

Samoa tsunami toll may exceed 100, hundreds injured Posted: 29 Sep 2009 10:25 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday.

EXCLUSIVE - China to cut army by 700,000 troops-sources Posted: 29 Sep 2009 10:25 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China plans to cut its army by 700,000 troops over two to three years as part of its drive to modernise the world's biggest military into a leaner high-tech force, two sources with People's Liberation Army (PLA) ties said.

FACTBOX - China's growing military clout Posted: 29 Sep 2009 10:25 PM PDT Following is a brief overview of China's defence forces:

Kadeer plans to sue Taiwan over terrorism claims: group (AFP) Posted: 29 Sep 2009 10:05 PM PDT AFP - Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer plans to sue Taiwan's government for linking her organisation to terrorism, a Taiwanese group advocating independence from China said.

Climate change cuts world food outlook - IFPRI Posted: 29 Sep 2009 09:58 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global warming will cut into world grain yields and result in less food being available in the developing world in 2050, a think tank said on Tuesday, calling for aggressive action to boost food output.

Typhoon kills nearly 50 in Vietnam, Cambodia (AFP) Posted: 29 Sep 2009 09:21 PM PDT AFP - Typhoon Ketsana left a trail of destruction across Southeast Asia Wednesday, killing at least 49 people in Vietnam and Cambodia and churning towards Laos, officials said.

Hamas expects unity pact with Fatah in mid-October Posted: 29 Sep 2009 09:25 PM PDT GAZA (Reuters) - The Islamist group Hamas will meet its rival Palestinian Fatah party in mid-October and expects to ratify an Egyptian-mediated reconciliation pact, Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniyeh, said on Tuesday.

Climate change to cause more child hunger: report Posted: 29 Sep 2009 09:25 PM PDT JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Up to 25 million more children will be malnourished in the next 40 years due to climate change, with sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia the worst affected, according to a new report issued on Wednesday.

Global food security plans too narrow - analyst Posted: 29 Sep 2009 09:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global plans to reduce hunger by boosting food production are too narrowly focused on farming without considering how to slow population growth or halt climate change, long-time environmental analyst Lester Brown said on Tuesday.

Eight more countries join battle to stop child soldiers Posted: 29 Sep 2009 06:09 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS -Eight more UN member states have agreed to sign on to the 2007 Paris Commitments aiming to protect children from being recruited by armed forces or armed groups. Read more...

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