Suicide bomber kills eight in Pakistan

Suicide bomber kills eight in Pakistan

Suicide bomber kills eight in Pakistan

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 12:59 AM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide bomber killed eight people outside a key Pakistani airforce facility on Friday, with officials quick to deny suggestions the target was linked to the country's nuclear program.


Honduras talks collapse again over Zelaya's return

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 12:59 AM PDT

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Renewed talks to resolve Honduras' deep political crisis collapsed on Friday over whether leftist President Manuel Zelaya could return to power after he was toppled in a June coup.


Japan PM says no need to rush U.S. base decision

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 12:59 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Friday there was no need to rush a decision on implementing a deal to reorganise U.S. troops in the country, as tension grows over an issue that risks fraying ties with Washington.


Thai king makes first appearance in more than month

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 12:26 AM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's 81-year-old king made his first public appearance on Friday after more than a month in hospital, in an electric wheelchair and surrounded by hundreds of well-wishers as he visited statues of his parents.


Griffin faces tough scenes at BBC

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 12:06 AM PDT

BNP leader Nick Griffin has insisted he is "not a Nazi" during his first appearance on the BBC's Question Time, which sparked protests by anti-fascist campaigners outside the corporation's studios.


ASEAN focuses on rights, trade amid tight security

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:26 PM PDT

HUA HIN, Thailand (Reuters) - Thousands of troops swarmed over the Thai seaside resort town of Hua Hin on Friday for a twice-postponed Asian leaders' summit to tackle issues from human rights and trade to climate change.


U.S. Senate Democrats mull public option 'opt-out'

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:26 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats focused on Thursday on a potential compromise on a government-run "public" health insurance option that would create a national plan but let states opt out if they chose.


Portugal PM Socrates names gov't, same key ministers

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:26 PM PDT

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's Socialist Prime Minister Jose Socrates on Thursday named a new government, which included most of the key ministers from his previous cabinet, his administration said in a statement.


Mideast atom forum sees brief Israel-Iran dialogue

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:26 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli and Iranian nuclear envoys held an unprecedented, if brief, exchange of views last month at a closed-door Middle East disarmament conference in Egypt, an Israeli official said on Thursday.


Latvia sees "historical illiteracy" in British row

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:26 PM PDT

RIGA (Reuters) - Latvia's foreign minister criticised "historical illiteracy" in Britain on Thursday after the ruling Labour Party accused the opposition Conservatives of links to extremists, including a Latvian party.


Women Marines want a chance outside the Afghan wire

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:26 PM PDT

BARCHA, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Tiffany Jones chews tobacco, spitting the juice into the Afghan desert as she talks, and wears her M-16 automatic rifle slung across her chest just like her male colleagues.


Hopes of Iran nuclear agreement

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 10:19 PM PDT

The future of Iran's nuclear programme could be clarified by a deal drafted by the International Atomic Energy Agency.


Hungary marks uprising anniversary

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 10:28 PM PDT

People in Hungary are celebrating two major anniversaries which helped pave the way for the end of the country's communist regime.


Griffin attacks Islam on BBC show

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 02:22 PM PDT

BNP leader Nick Griffin has insisted he is "not a Nazi" during his first appearance on the BBC's Question Time, which sparked protests by anti-fascist campaigners outside the corporation's studios.


UK troops in Afghanistan could be cut by 2014 - general

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 10:26 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - British troop numbers in Afghanistan could be scaled back in five years as the Afghan army is strengthened, though some will have to stay behind in a support role, the British army's new chief said on Thursday.


UN slams Myanmar, N.Korea, Palestinian rights ills

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 10:26 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Human rights violations in Myanmar are alarming, North Koreans are starving and living in continual fear and Palestinians are suffering amid Middle East tensions, U.N. rights envoys said on Thursday.


U.S. details possible Sri Lanka civil war abuses

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 10:26 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States issued a report on Thursday detailing possible atrocities by both sides toward the end of Sri Lanka's civil war and urged the government to investigate allegations of war crimes.


Sarkozy's son drops drive for plum job - report

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 10:26 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - The 23-year-old son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has dropped his bid to run the agency that oversees Paris's wealthy business district, saying on Thursday he wanted to remove any suspicion of nepotism.


US-UAE nuclear deal to take effect soon - State Dept

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and United Arab Emirates are finalizing a landmark nuclear power cooperation agreement now that Congress has given its tacit approval, U.S. officials said on Thursday.


US airliner loses contact, overflies destination

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Northwest Airlines flight carrying 144 passengers from San Diego to Minneapolis lost contact with air controllers for more than an hour and overflew its destination by 150 miles (241 km), officials said on Thursday.


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