China, Britain clash over heroin case execution |
- China, Britain clash over heroin case execution
- Putin says U.S. missile shield hinders nuclear deal
- China executes Briton over drugs; Brown slams decision
- Somali pirates release Singaporean container ship
- Briton executed in China over drugs
- Thai health minister quits in graft scandal
- China executes Briton over drugs; Brown slams decision
- Xmas bombing suspect's writings show lonely youth
- Erosion threat to Australian homes
- China executes Briton over drugs; Brown slams decision
- North Korea says U.S. man arrested for illegal entry
- Drama for Obama as child's injury delays golf game
- China upholds execution of Briton for drug smuggling
- China eyes big jetliner test flight by 2014 - paper
- Obama says U.S. will pursue plane attackers
- North Korea says U.S. man arrested for illegal entry
- TSA updates U.S. airline in-flight security rules
- Child of Obama friend hurt in Hawaii beach accident
- Obama says U.S. will pursue plane attackers
- Final plea to halt Briton's execution
| China, Britain clash over heroin case execution Posted: 29 Dec 2009 12:33 AM PST URUMQI, China (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was appalled at China's execution of a British citizen caught smuggling heroin on Tuesday, prompting China to defend its judicial integrity and denounce interference.
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| Putin says U.S. missile shield hinders nuclear deal Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:35 PM PST VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said U.S. plans for a missile defence system were hindering talks on a new nuclear arms reduction treaty.
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| China executes Briton over drugs; Brown slams decision Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:35 PM PST URUMQI, China (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was "appalled" after China on Tuesday executed a British citizen caught smuggling heroin, dismissing pleas from the prisoner's family that he was mentally unsound.
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| Somali pirates release Singaporean container ship Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:35 PM PST MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates have released the Singapore-flagged container ship Kota Wajar, which was seized on Oct. 15 north of the Seychelles, pirates and the European Union naval force said on Tuesday.
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| Briton executed in China over drugs Posted: 28 Dec 2009 11:01 PM PST A British man convicted of drugs smuggling in China has been executed, despite pleas for mercy from his family and the UK government.
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| Thai health minister quits in graft scandal Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:59 PM PST BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Public Health Minister resigned on Tuesday after being implicated in a corruption scandal over a health care scheme funded under the government's $43 billion economic stimulus package.
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| China executes Briton over drugs; Brown slams decision Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:30 PM PST URUMQI, China (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was "appalled" after China on Tuesday executed a British citizen caught smuggling heroin, dismissing pleas from the prisoner's family that he was mentally unsound.
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| Xmas bombing suspect's writings show lonely youth Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:30 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Internet postings by the 23-year-old Nigerian suspected of trying to bomb a U.S. jetliner on Christmas Day show a lonely youth struggling between extreme Islamic views and liberalism, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
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| Erosion threat to Australian homes Posted: 28 Dec 2009 09:46 PM PST A quarter of a million homes in Australia could be uninhabitable by the end of this century, because of the twin dangers of coastal erosion and rising sea levels.
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| China executes Briton over drugs; Brown slams decision Posted: 28 Dec 2009 09:42 PM PST URUMQI, China (Reuters) - China on Tuesday executed a British citizen caught smuggling heroin, the British Foreign Office said, in a move quickly condemned by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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| North Korea says U.S. man arrested for illegal entry Posted: 28 Dec 2009 09:42 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it had detained a U.S. citizen who entered its territory, apparently confirming a report that an American activist crossed into the state to raise awareness about Pyongyang's human rights abuses.
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| Drama for Obama as child's injury delays golf game Posted: 28 Dec 2009 09:42 PM PST KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Vacationing U.S. President Barack Obama interrupted a golf game on Monday and sped back to his holiday house after the child of friends was hurt in a beach accident.
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| China upholds execution of Briton for drug smuggling Posted: 28 Dec 2009 08:31 PM PST URUMQI, China (Reuters) - China's supreme court on Tuesday approved the death sentence of a British citizen caught smuggling heroin in the western city of Urumqi, the Xinhua news agency said, leaving little doubt he would be executed.
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| China eyes big jetliner test flight by 2014 - paper Posted: 28 Dec 2009 08:31 PM PST SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China aims to conduct its first test flight of a domestically developed large commercial jetliner by 2014 and to begin deliveries in 2016, the China Business News reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed executives from aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC).
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| Obama says U.S. will pursue plane attackers Posted: 28 Dec 2009 07:58 PM PST KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - A wing of al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Monday for a failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound passenger plane, and President Barack Obama vowed to bring "every element" of U.S. power against those who threaten Americans' safety.
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| North Korea says U.S. man arrested for illegal entry Posted: 28 Dec 2009 07:58 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it had detained a U.S. citizen who entered its territory, apparently confirming a report that an American activist crossed into the state to raise awareness about Pyongyang's human rights abuses.
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| TSA updates U.S. airline in-flight security rules Posted: 28 Dec 2009 07:58 PM PST CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will now give air captains discretion over when commercial airline passengers can move about the cabin and what they can have on their laps.
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| Child of Obama friend hurt in Hawaii beach accident Posted: 28 Dec 2009 07:58 PM PST KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Vacationing U.S. President Barack Obama interrupted a golf game on Monday and sped back to his holiday house after the child of a friend was hurt in a beach accident, the White House said.
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| Obama says U.S. will pursue plane attackers Posted: 28 Dec 2009 07:29 PM PST KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - A wing of al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Monday for a failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound passenger plane, and President Barack Obama vowed to bring "every element" of U.S. power against those who threaten Americans' safety.
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| Final plea to halt Briton's execution Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:13 PM PST The British government has made a final appeal to the Chinese authorities, to try to prevent a British man being executed.
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