Business Books: Arctic melts, but no big "Cold Rush" for oil

Business Books: Arctic melts, but no big "Cold Rush" for oil

Business Books: Arctic melts, but no big "Cold Rush" for oil

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 12:49 AM PST

OSLO (Reuters) - The Arctic is thawing fast because of global warming but a big "Cold Rush" for offshore oil and gas looks unlikely because of icebergs and high costs, a new book says.


Khmer Rouge torturer had to "kill or be killed"

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 12:49 AM PST

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer had to "kill or be killed" and operate like an "obedient machine", his lawyer said on Thursday in defending the first member of Cambodia's murderous regime to face justice.


Australian carbon laws face fresh turmoil

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 12:19 AM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - The future of Australia's carbon trade laws was thrown into new doubt on Thursday when several opposition lawmakers resigned and promised to vote against the plan and parliament postponed a final vote until next week.


Thai police vow crackdown on Buddha statue thieves

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 12:19 AM PST

AYUTHAYA, Thailand (Reuters Life!) - Thai police promised to get tough with criminals who steal historic artefacts for the international market after a spate of thefts from the old capital of Ayuthaya outraged the public in the Buddhist country.


Protest stops cranes at Indonesia's APP paper port

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 12:19 AM PST

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Environmental activists shut down four cranes at port run by one of Asia's biggest pulp and paper groups on Indonesia's Sumatra island, but overall operations were not hit, the company said on Thursday.


Promising marriage for sex not a crime in S.Korea

Posted: 26 Nov 2009 12:19 AM PST

The court said the code violated women's constitutional right to sexual freedom and the state must refrain from interfering in such personal matters.


PREVIEW - Fear of low China target casts cloud over climate talks

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 11:19 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is preparing to unveil a target to curb carbon emissions ahead of a major climate summit in Copenhagen next month, but experts and negotiators worry Beijing's much-anticipated figure may disappoint.


FACTBOX - Obama's agenda runs into economic reality

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 11:19 PM PST

The figures underscore problems for Obama and his fellow Democrats as he pushes an ambitious legislative agenda and they worry about losing congressional seats in the 2010 election.


Child abuse report to be released

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 10:51 PM PST

The Irish Government will today release the findings of a report into child sex abuse by Catholic priests in Dublin. Parts of the 700-page document will be censored so as not to prejudice ongoing or potential criminal cases.


Charges for Argentine officers

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 10:53 PM PST

Twenty seven years after Britain and Argentina went to war over the Falklands or Malvinas islands - Argentine army officers are facing prosecution.


Worries over Georgia gambling

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 11:01 PM PST

Health workers in Georgia say they are worried about a new law on gambling seen as part of an effort to build "Las Vegas" style resorts in the former Soviet State.


Google to show Iraqi museum images

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 10:56 PM PST

The internet giant Google has announced it's going to be making available online much of the Iraqi national museum's collection.


Main suspect in Philippine massacre surrenders

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 09:52 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - A member of a powerful political family in the southern Philippines, suspected to be behind the massacre of 57 people in an election-related feud, surrendered to police on Thursday, an army official said.


Taiwan's cabinet approves "Love Taiwan" spending

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 09:19 PM PST

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's cabinet on Thursday approved a plan to invest nearly T$4 trillion ($124 billion) in major infrastructure projects, as part of efforts to boost the island's economy. The government would allocate T$2.79 trillion on 12 "Love Taiwan" infrastructure projects, including the expansion of an international airport in 2009-2016, while another T$1.2 trillion would come from the private sector, the cabinet said in a statement.


A year after, India remembers Mumbai attacks

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 09:19 PM PST

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Mumbai's police paraded past some of the city's landmarks in a show of strength as India's financial hub marked the first anniversary of militant raids that killed 166 people and ratched up tensions with Pakistan.


Honduras Supreme Court backs Zelaya ouster - sources

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 09:16 PM PST

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that ousted President Manuel Zelaya cannot legally return to office, dimming the possibility of his reinstatement after a June coup, court sources said.


Uninvited guests crash White House dinner

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 08:51 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Secret Service is investigating how an uninvited couple was admitted to U.S. President Barack Obama's White House state dinner, penetrating layers of security, a spokesman said on Wednesday.


World can reach climate pact by end 2010 - Mexico

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 07:49 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Global climate change talks in Copenhagen next month should yield a concrete base that will allow for a definitive treaty to be agreed within a year, Mexico's top climate change diplomat said on Wednesday.


INTERVIEW - World can reach climate pact by end 2010 - Mexico

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 07:18 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Global climate change talks in Copenhagen next month should yield a concrete base that will allow for a definitive treaty to be agreed within a year, Mexico's top climate change diplomat said on Wednesday.


Uninvited guests crash White House dinner - report

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 07:18 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Secret Service is investigating how an uninvited couple was admitted to U.S. President Barack Obama's White House state dinner, penetrating layers of security and mingling with VIP guests.


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