China trial of leading dissident draws outcry

China trial of leading dissident draws outcry

China trial of leading dissident draws outcry

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 12:08 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - One of China's most prominent dissidents, Liu Xiaobo, fought subversion charges at a trial on Wednesday that drew an outcry from local activists and foreign governments angered by Beijing's crackdown on political dissent.


Indonesian tribe turns to Korean to save language

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 12:08 AM PST

SEOUL (Reuters Life!) - For members of an Indonesian tribe visiting Seoul for the first time, the winter cold was beyond belief, the high-tech gadgets seemed to come from another world yet the language was eerily similar.


Big chill brings Europe misery

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:43 PM PST

Much of Europe continues to face transport problems because of freezing weather but some services have resumed.


Romania's revolution 20 years on

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:42 PM PST

Twenty years ago this week, the people of Romania rose up in a violent revolution which overthrew the Communist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu.


No deaths in Jamaica American Airlines accident

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:08 PM PST

MIAMI (Reuters) - An American Airlines Boeing 737 overshot the runway while landing in driving rain at the international airport in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday night, but the company said there were no fatalities or serious injuries.


Tension rises in Sudan

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:39 PM PST

There is growing concern in Sudan that the country will return to civil war five years after a peace deal ended decades of conflict.


Skiers warned about alcohol

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:35 PM PST

As the skiing season gets underway, British tourists are being warned of the dangers of excessive alcohol on the slopes.


No deaths, 40 injured in Jamaica airline crash

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:40 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An American Airlines Boeing 737 overshot the runway while landing at the international airport in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday night, causing 40 injuries but no fatalities, a local newspaper reported.


INTERVIEW - U.N. stops food aid to over half a million Nepalis

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:40 PM PST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United Nations has been forced to stop feeding over half a million people in Nepal due to a critical funding shortfall caused by the financial downturn, a World Food Programme (WFP) official said on Wednesday.


U.N. council set to slap sanctions on Eritrea

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:40 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council was set to impose sanctions on the Horn of Africa state of Eritrea on Wednesday because of aid council members say it has given to Islamist insurgents in Somalia.


Moderate Republican seeks Biden's old US Senate seat

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:40 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Castle is a member of an endangered species in the U.S. Congress: He's a moderate Republican. He's also a key figure in next year's election.


American Airlines plane reported crashed in Jamaica

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 09:48 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An American Airlines Boeing 737 overshot the runway while landing at the international airport at Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday night, the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority said.


Some trapped after Indonesia building collapses

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 09:48 PM PST

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian rescue workers were trying to reach up to eight people feared trapped after a building under construction collapsed in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, officials said on Wednesday. Five people had been taken to hospital so far after the building extension collapsed near the busy textile market of Tanah Abang, the central Jakarta police chief said.


Body of Colombian governor found

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 08:05 PM PST

Colombian authorities say the kidnapped governor of southern Caqueta province has been found dead.


Egypt says no steel Gaza wall despite Hamas fears

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 08:07 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt confirmed on Tuesday it is engaged in construction along its border with Gaza but said it is not building what some reports have said is a steel wall to block cross-border smuggling.


Obama addresses community banks

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:20 PM PST

President Barack Obama has held meetings with representatives of American community banks at the White House. It follows talks last week with representatives of some of the country's biggest banks. Michelle Fleury reports.


Body of Colombian governor found

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:43 PM PST

Colombian authorities say the kidnapped governor of southern Caqueta province has been found dead.


Argentine judge asks China arrests over Falun Gong

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:07 PM PST

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - An Argentine judge has ordered the arrest of China's former President Jiang Zemin and another top official for "crimes against humanity" in the alleged persecution of the Falun Gong spiritual movement.


Drug gang revenge attack kills Mexico marine's family

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:07 PM PST

QUINTIN ARAUZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Drug gang hitmen shot dead the grieving mother, brother, sister and aunt of an elite Mexican marine who died after taking part in a raid that killed a notorious drug lord, police said on Tuesday.


Demjanjuk trial hears of Nazi death camp horrors

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 04:06 PM PST

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - A survivor of the Nazi death camp at which John Demjanjuk is accused of helping to kill 27,900 Jews recalled in court on Tuesday losing his wife after a three-day train journey to the extermination centre.


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