Obama says China agrees on Iran nuclear transparency

Obama says China agrees on Iran nuclear transparency

Obama says China agrees on Iran nuclear transparency

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:58 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China agrees that Iran must show its nuclear programme is peaceful and transparent, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday after meeting Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing.


Copenhagen deal should have immediate effect - Obama

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:58 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that climate talks in Copenhagen next month should fix a new deal which has "immediate operational effect", even if an original goal of a legally binding pact is out of reach.


China, U.S. agree to expand human rights dialogue

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:30 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Tuesday he and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed during talks in Beijing to expand dialogue on human rights on the basis of respecting each other's sovereignty.


China hails U.S. reiteration of sovereignty over Taiwan

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:30 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao hailed U.S. President Barack Obama's recognition of sovereignty issues dear to China, after a bilateral meeting in Beijing on Tuesday.


Novartis says lower H1N1 vaccine dose may suffice

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 12:30 AM PST

ZURICH (Reuters) - A U.S. clinical study suggests that just half a dose of the Novartis AG H1N1 vaccine may be enough to generate a protective immune response, the Swiss drugmaker said on Tuesday.


Copenhagen deal should have immediate effect -Obama

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:58 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that climate talks in Copenhagen next month should fix a new deal which has "immediate operational effect", even if an original goal of a legally binding pact is out of reach.


HIGHLIGHTS - Obama-Hu joint news conference in Beijing

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:58 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Following are key quotes by U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart, President Hu Jintao, from their joint statement to the media in Beijing on Tuesday.


ANALYSIS - Washington leak machine weighs on Afghan review

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:58 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's review of war strategy in Afghanistan has seen a steady supply of leaks that have portrayed a divided administration riven by factions trying to influence the decision.


Q+A - What is in store for Obama in South Korea?

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:58 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will arrive in South Korea on Wednesday and hold a summit with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday, with North Korea and a trade deal topping the agenda of their talks.


Australian opposition confident of carbon deal

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:58 PM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - After months of stalemate, Australia's government could finally seal an agreement for its sweeping carbon trade scheme by early next week after the opposition said on Tuesday they were confident of a deal.


Fifty feared dead in Myanmar ferry collision

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:58 PM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - At least 50 people are believed to have drowned in Myanmar when a wooden ferry packed with 178 people collided with a tugboat on a river in the southern Irrawaddy delta region, officials said on Tuesday.


China and U.S. to expand climate cooperation - Hu

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:58 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Tuesday he had agreed with visiting U.S. President Barack Obama that the two countries would increase cooperation on clean energy and climate change.


Prague marks 20 years since revolution

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 10:58 PM PST

It is 20 years since the start of the Velvet Revolution in the former Czechoslovakia - Rob Cameron looks back at the events of November 1989.


How Peshawar copes with bombings

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:19 PM PST

Aleem Maqbool visits Peshawar, a city which has suffered a massive wave of militant attacks.


Obama says China agrees on Iran nuclear transparency

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:28 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday China had agreed Iran must show its nuclear programme is peaceful and transparent.


Indonesia to check whether asylum standoff settled

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:28 PM PST

JAKARTA/CANBERRA (Reuters) - Indonesia's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it would check Australia's claims it has resolved a standoff over Sri Lankan asylum-seekers who entered Indonesian waters on board an Australian customs vessel.


Auctioneers hold YSL 'house sale'

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 10:40 PM PST

The partner of Yves Saint Laurent is putting the designer's everyday knick-knacks up for sale.


Thailand reviews aid to Cambodia after Thaksin row

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 10:58 PM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet was reviewing aid to Cambodia on Tuesday, a government official said, the latest move in a diplomatic row triggered by a visit by fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to the neighbouring country.


Copenhagen deal should have immediate effect - Obama

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 10:58 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he wants key climate talks in Copenhagen next month to agree on a comprehensive new deal which has "immediate operational effect", even if it is not legally binding.


Obama says China agrees on Iran nuclear transparency

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 10:58 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday China had agreed Iran must show its nuclear programme is peaceful and transparent.


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