Chances growing Japan may sign off on U.S. base - media

Chances growing Japan may sign off on U.S. base - media

Chances growing Japan may sign off on U.S. base - media

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 12:27 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Asahi newspaper reported on Saturday that chances are growing Japan may sign off on a plan to reposition a U.S. Marine air base, which would help clear the way for a realignment of U.S. troops in the country.


CORRECTED - Merkel seals coalition deal, eyes tax relief

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 12:27 AM PDT

By Erik Kirschbaum


Asia leaders press free trade, U.S. role uncertain

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 11:32 PM PDT

HUA HIN, Thailand (Reuters) - Japanese and Chinese leaders entered talks on Saturday with their Asian counterparts focused heavily on whether the region should pursue an EU-style bloc, and whether Washington should be involved.


U.S. pay czar emphasizes wide "clawback" power

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 11:32 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. pay czar Kenneth Feinberg emphasized on Friday his ability to claw back pay at any company receiving a taxpayer bailout, but said such an extreme action "will be rare and far between."


Sarkozy's son wins board seat, affirms ambition

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 11:03 PM PDT

NANTERRE, France (Reuters) - The 23-year-old son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday won a seat on a powerful business district board, staying on track for a high-flying political career despite renouncing a bigger post.


SCENARIOS - No clear winner in Palestinian election

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 11:03 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called elections on Friday, scheduling a presidential and parliamentary ballot for Jan. 24. None of the scenarios facing the embattled leader is particularly appealing.


Guinea sees new violence after protest crackdown

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 11:03 PM PDT

CONAKRY (Reuters) - At least a dozen people have been murdered in Guinea over the past month, with some of the attacks suspected to be revenge killings after last month's bloody government crackdown on protesters.


U.S. Senate panel unveils more climate bill details

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 10:32 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate will push climate change legislation that would grant, initially at no cost, pollution permits to an array of industries, similar to legislation passed by the House of Representatives last June.


Israel warns against U.N. council seeing Gaza report

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel warned on Friday against bringing before the Security Council a U.N. report charging it with war crimes in the Gaza Strip, a position that diplomats said had the unlikely support of Russia and China.


Iran ignores deadline, delays reply on UN atom deal

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran ignored a U.N. deadline on Friday to respond to an international draft deal for it to cut an atomic stockpile the West fears could be used for weapons, and challenged the basis of the pact.


Q+A - Abbas calls Palestinian elections, unity efforts fail

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT

(Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas called elections on Friday, scheduling a presidential and parliamentary ballot for Palestinians by Jan. 24, after rival factions failed to reach a unity deal in Egyptian-brokered talks.


Verdict in French smear trial due end-January

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - The verdict in a trial pitting former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin against President Nicolas Sarkozy is due on January 28, the court said on Friday.


Karzai wants "better" Afghan vote, vows 'inclusivity'

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai said he wanted a better and cleaner presidential election run-off in November to bring stability at a time when Taliban violence is at its worst in eight years of war.


Makeshift bombs placed at Greek ministers' offices - police

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Makeshift bombs were placed outside the party offices of a new Greek Socialist minister and a deputy minister in the northern city of Thessaloniki on Friday, police said.


Abbas gambles on Jan. 24 Palestinian election

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 09:31 PM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Friday for presidential and parliamentary elections on Jan. 24, in a political gamble that could end in divorce for the divided Palestinian movement.


INTERVIEW - EU parliament head sees Lisbon in place year-end

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 09:31 PM PDT

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The president of the European Parliament said on Friday he expected the Lisbon reform treaty to come into force before the end of the year, although he acknowledged there were risks to his assessment.


Honduras crisis back to square one as talks fail

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 09:04 PM PDT

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya pulled out of talks with the country's post-coup de facto leaders on Friday, throwing efforts to resolve a months-long political crisis back to square one.


Merkel seals coalition deal, eyes tax relief

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 08:31 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives sealed a coalition deal with the Free Democrats (FDP) after marathon talks that stretched into early Saturday, leaders from the parties said.


More evacuations as Puerto Rico oil blaze burns on

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 08:31 PM PDT

SAN JUAN (Reuters) - Authorities in Puerto Rico on Friday ordered the evacuation of hundreds more residents from homes around a huge fire at an oil depot which spewed a column of toxic black smoke into the sky near the capital San Juan.


PREVIEW - Turkish PM to visit Iran amid foreign policy worries

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 08:31 PM PDT

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Iran next week adds to concerns that Ankara may be slowly turning its back on its Western allies and seeking to regain its status as a regional power in the Middle East.


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