Thai coup leader named head of new political party

Thai coup leader named head of new political party

Thai coup leader named head of new political party

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 01:03 AM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A former Thai army chief who led the 2006 coup that toppled ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra was named leader of a new party on Wednesday, adding a new dimension to the country's fractious political system.


Hong Kong unveils long-awaited democracy blueprint

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 01:03 AM PST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong on Wednesday announced a political reform blueprint for electoral arrangements in 2012 that will have a key bearing on the city's struggle to realise direct elections in 2017.


Four injured by acid spill on Tokyo train - media

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 01:03 AM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Four people were injured when a passenger riding on a Tokyo subway train accidentally broke a bottle of hydrochloric acid he was carrying, media and the train company said on Wednesday.


Queen set to open UK parliament

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:36 PM PST

Free social care for the most needy and a legal obligation to halve the budget deficit are to be outlined in the Queen's Speech.


'Hi-tech' farming in Japan

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:44 PM PST

A company is Japan is experimenting with a "hi-tech" approach to farming in an effort to boost food supplies.


Palin book makes best seller list

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:50 PM PST

A book by the former US vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, has made it onto the best seller list.


U.S. wants Karzai to use speech for concrete steps

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:51 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies want Afghan President Hamid Karzai to use Thursday's inauguration speech to announce concrete steps to fight corruption and govern better, U.S. and Western officials said.


Hong Kong unveils long-awaited democracy blueprint

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:51 PM PST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong on Wednesday unveiled a political reform blueprint for electoral arrangements in 2012, seen as a "crucial step" in the former British colony's struggle with Beijing to realise direct elections in 2017.


Obama meets Wen as China visit winds down

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 10:02 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama continued courting China in talks with Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday, opening an opportunity to press him on the economic and currency strains that have shadowed his goodwill visit.


Obama to meet Wen as China visit winds down

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 09:02 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will continue courting China on Wednesday while perhaps cajoling it on economic and currency strains, with the final day of his visit featuring talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.


U.S. divided on troop increase in Afghanistan - poll

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 08:34 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans expressed confidence U.S. President Barack Obama's new Afghanistan strategy will succeed, but they are divided over how many more U.S. troops to send there, according to a Washington Post-ABC News opinion poll released on Tuesday.


Infrared telescope to detect dim, dusty objects

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 07:02 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA plans next month to launch a space telescope that will scan the heavens for the infrared glow of celestial objects never seen because they are too dim, dusty or distant, scientists said on Tuesday.


Infrared telescope to detect dim, dusty objects

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 06:38 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA plans next month to launch a space telescope that will scan the heavens for the infrared glow of celestial objects never seen because they are too dim, dusty or distant, scientists said on Tuesday.


Obama in China faces currency strains and a Great Wall

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 05:36 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will continue efforts to court China on Wednesday while cajoling it on economic and currency strains, with the final day of his visit featuring talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.


U.S. Army suicides set to hit new high in 2009

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 05:36 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Suicides in the U.S. Army will hit a new high this year, a top general said on Tuesday in a disclosure likely to increase concerns about stress on U.S. forces ahead of an expected buildup in Afghanistan.


Boats seized in Madoff scandal sell for $2 million

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 05:36 PM PST

MIAMI (Reuters) - Four boats seized by U.S. authorities from imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff and his right-hand man, Frank DiPascali, sold for nearly $2 million at auction on Tuesday, the U.S. Marshals Service said.


International health alliance says pushes vaccine costs down

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:32 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - The price of a vaccine that helps babies fight off killer diseases has been forced down, thanks to a co-ordinated buying policy to meet the growing demand from developing countries, a U.N.-backed health alliance said on Wednesday.


FEATURE - Panama remakes its famous canal for giant ships

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:32 PM PST

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - One of the world's greatest engineering marvels is being overhauled as work crews blast through hills to widen and deepen the Panama Canal to make room for a new generation of mega-ships.


FEATURE - Virtual pioneers: Macedonia schools to get wired

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:32 PM PST

SKOPJE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - "Practical English Grammar by Correspondence" -- a 1973 tome published by the Soviet Union -- sits atop a pile of books on the librarian's desk in Macedonia's Grigor Prlichev elementary school.


Food seed banks need $250 mln, experts warn

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:32 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Seed banks need a further $250 million to preserve all varieties of food crops including those which may best survive future climate changes, the Global Crop Diversity Trust said on Wednesday.


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