Kuwait's PM says willing to undergo questioning |
- Kuwait's PM says willing to undergo questioning
- Gates in Kabul plays down need for big govt shakeup
- Several blasts heard in central Baghdad - witnesses
- U.S. envoy heads to North Korea to push nuclear talks
- NATO denies civilians killed in Afghan attack
- Obama keeps focus on jobs, warns no silver bullet
- SPECIAL REPORT - Inside a U.S. healthcare "island of excellence"
- Kabul mayor sentenced to 4 years prison for graft
- Top U.S. general, diplomat in Afghanistan face Congress
- U.S. envoy heads to North Korea to push nuclear talks
- U.S. EPA moves on climate as Congress stalls
- Gay marriage bill passes key hurdle in New Jersey
- Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Malawi after earlier tremors
- Gates in Kabul plays down need for big govt shakeup
- Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Malawi after earlier tremors
- Australia opposition steps right, lays election ground
- Q+A - What's in store for Obama's envoy in North Korea?
- China school stampede kills eight, injures 26
- China's rise named decade's most read news story
- U.S. envoy heads to North Korea to push nuclear talks
| Kuwait's PM says willing to undergo questioning Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:25 AM PST KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's prime minister agreed on Tuesday to be questioned by parliament in what would be the first time the head of an OPEC member country's government would undergo the process.
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| Gates in Kabul plays down need for big govt shakeup Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:25 AM PST KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday, saying he would press President Hamid Karzai to appoint "honest" ministers but playing down the need for a wholesale government shakeup.
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| Several blasts heard in central Baghdad - witnesses Posted: 08 Dec 2009 12:25 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Several explosions were heard in central Baghdad on Tuesday, witnesses said, but the cause was not immediately clear.
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| U.S. envoy heads to North Korea to push nuclear talks Posted: 07 Dec 2009 11:56 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's first envoy to North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday to try to coax the prickly state back to the nuclear talks it quit a year ago, but without offering it any new incentives.
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| NATO denies civilians killed in Afghan attack Posted: 07 Dec 2009 11:56 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - The NATO-led force denied on Tuesday it had killed any civilians in an operation in eastern Afghanistan, but a provincial official said 12 people, probably civilians, had been killed in the attack.
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| Obama keeps focus on jobs, warns no silver bullet Posted: 07 Dec 2009 11:56 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, battling a public outcry over double-digit U.S. unemployment, on Tuesday will lay out several new steps to boost jobs and confront a challenge that has hurt his popularity.
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| SPECIAL REPORT - Inside a U.S. healthcare "island of excellence" Posted: 07 Dec 2009 11:56 PM PST DANVILLE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Larry Brubaker suffered a massive stroke in March and was hospitalized for nearly a month before being moved to an acute rehabilitation facility, then to a nursing home and finally to his own home near Sunbury, Pennsylvania.
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| Kabul mayor sentenced to 4 years prison for graft Posted: 07 Dec 2009 10:57 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan authorities said on Tuesday the mayor of Kabul had been sentenced to a four-year prison term for abuse of power in what they described as a major corruption probe, but the mayor's office said he was at work as usual.
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| Top U.S. general, diplomat in Afghanistan face Congress Posted: 07 Dec 2009 10:57 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military commander and top U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan face Congress on Tuesday to explain to skeptical lawmakers how a surge of 30,000 soldiers will turn around the eight-year-old war.
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| U.S. envoy heads to North Korea to push nuclear talks Posted: 07 Dec 2009 10:25 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's first envoy to North Korea flew to Pyongyang on Tuesday to try to coax the prickly state back to the nuclear talks it quit a year ago, but without offering it any new incentives.
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| U.S. EPA moves on climate as Congress stalls Posted: 07 Dec 2009 09:58 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday cleared the way for regulation of greenhouse gases without new laws passed by Congress, reflecting President Barack Obama's commitment to act on climate change as a major summit opened in Copenhagen.
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| Gay marriage bill passes key hurdle in New Jersey Posted: 07 Dec 2009 09:58 PM PST TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - A proposal to legalize gay marriage in New Jersey narrowly passed a key state Senate committee on Monday, paving the way for a legislative showdown this week and boosting the possibility New Jersey will join the handful of U.S. states allowing gay couples to wed.
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| Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Malawi after earlier tremors Posted: 07 Dec 2009 09:58 PM PST BLANTYRE (Reuters) - More houses collapsed in Malawi's northern Karonga District on Tuesday when earth tremors hit the southern African country for a third day on Tuesday.
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| Gates in Kabul plays down need for big govt shakeup Posted: 07 Dec 2009 09:25 PM PST KABUL (Reuters)- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday, saying he would press President Hamid Karzai to appoint "honest" ministers but playing down the need for a wholesale government shakeup.
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| Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Malawi after earlier tremors Posted: 07 Dec 2009 08:57 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 quake struck northern Malawi on Tuesday, close to the Tanzanian border, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
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| Australia opposition steps right, lays election ground Posted: 07 Dec 2009 08:24 PM PST CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's conservative opposition moved further to the right on Tuesday, paving the way for a bruising 2010 election fought over climate change and tougher immigration and government spending.
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| Q+A - What's in store for Obama's envoy in North Korea? Posted: 07 Dec 2009 07:55 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, leaves for mercurial North Korea on Tuesday to try to revive slumbering talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.
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| China school stampede kills eight, injures 26 Posted: 07 Dec 2009 07:55 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - Eight children died and 26 were injured in a stampede in a school stairwell in central China, local media reported on Tuesday.
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| China's rise named decade's most read news story Posted: 07 Dec 2009 07:24 PM PST The Global Language Monitor, which uses an algorithm to search printed and electronic media and the Internet for trends in word usage, said there was strong interest in the Asian powerhouse, which is the world's third biggest economy.
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| U.S. envoy heads to North Korea to push nuclear talks Posted: 07 Dec 2009 07:24 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's first envoy to North Korea flies to Pyongyang on Tuesday to try to coax the prickly state back to the nuclear talks it quit a year ago, but without offering it any new incentives.
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