New genocide charge in Cambodian Khmer Rouge trial

New genocide charge in Cambodian Khmer Rouge trial

New genocide charge in Cambodian Khmer Rouge trial

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:27 AM PST

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's former president under the Khmer Rouge, Khiew Samphan, was charged on Friday with genocide by the U.N.-backed war crimes court.


Climate talks: Views from world cities

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 11:32 PM PST

BBC correspondents Damian Grammaticas, Nick Bryant and Roland Buerk report from Beijing, Sydney and Tokyo on the climate change talks in Copenhagen, as a deal appears to be in sight.


Obama proposes U.S. liaison in North Korea - Yonhap

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 11:48 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has proposed setting up a liaison office in North Korea as early as next year in a step to bring the states without formal diplomatic ties closer together, Yonhap news agency said on Friday.


Thai Airways to probe chairman in luggage scandal

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 11:48 PM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Airways International said its board was launching an investigation into the alleged evasion of excess baggage charges by Executive Chairman Wallop Bhukkanasut after the affair caused a scandal in Thailand.


Europe hit by heavy snowfall

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 10:30 PM PST

Severe weather has continued to affect swathes of Europe with forecasts for heavy snowfall from Spain in the west to Ukraine in the east.


The legacy of Europe's 1989 revolution

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 10:22 PM PST

The BBC's Brian Hanrahan looks back at the legacy of Europe's 1989 revolution.


U.N. climate negotiators hammer out initial draft

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 10:48 PM PST

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Negotiators facing a Friday deadline hammered out an initial draft U.N. climate pact overnight that calls for a two degree Celsius cap on global temperatures and billions in aid for poor nations, sources said.


U.S. to send 6 Guantanamo detainees to Yemen - report

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 10:48 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to transfer six Yemenis held at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba back to their home country in coming days, a move that could lead to repatriating dozens more, The Washington Post reported in its Friday edition.


Iraq rebels 'hack into US drones'

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 10:09 PM PST

Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from unmanned American drone aircraft, US media reports say


Hope for Copenhagen climate deal

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 10:04 PM PST

Delegates at the climate change summit in Copenhagen appear to be edging closer to a deal following negotiations into the night.


On the frontline during Afghanistan surge

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 08:00 PM PST

The BBC's Mark Urban is given exclusive access to a key part of surge of the US surge in Afghanistan.


Seven killed, 11 injured in Myanmar bombing

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 09:23 PM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Seven people were killed and 11 injured when a bomb exploded in southeastern Myanmar, official media reported on Friday, blaming ethnic Karen separatists for the attack.


Land fights flare in China hub ahead of Asian Games

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 08:47 PM PST

GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - China's far southern hub of Guangzhou is emerging as a battle ground between developers and residents, with a building rush for the Asian Games next year stirring protests that echo nationwide tensions over land.


Coup denied as Pakistan minister blocked from leaving

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 08:19 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Rumours of a Pakistan coup sparked by a government minister being barred from leaving the country were dismissed on Friday after briefly causing flutters in financial markets.


Obama, Medvedev may get arms deal "in principle"

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 07:47 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev could reach an agreement in principle on nuclear arms reduction in Copenhagen on Friday, leaving it to negotiators to finalize a deal in coming days, a senior U.S. official said.


Leaders meet into night to beat climate deadline

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 07:19 PM PST

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - World leaders worked through the early hours to try and beat a Friday deadline for a deal on cutting emissions and helping poor countries cope with the costly impact of global warming.


Obama, Medvedev to meet in Denmark on nuclear talks

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 07:19 PM PST

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet on Friday during a global climate conference in Copenhagen to discuss rocky efforts to reach a new nuclear arms reduction treaty.


Pakistan minister blocked from leaving; coup denied

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 07:19 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A spokesman for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari dismissed on Friday rumours of a coup that started after a government minister suspected of corruption was stopped from leaving the country.


FACTBOX - Comparison of U.S. plans to cap carbon

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 07:19 PM PST

It stands in contrast to the climate bill stalled in the Senate that would likely have a "cap and trade" market at its heart more open to trading of emissions permits by companies and investors.


Taiwan, China to hold free-trade talks amid protests

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 07:19 PM PST

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and China, political rivals for six decades, will discuss a free trade pact at formal talks next week amid protests planned by the island's opposition parties wary of deeper engagement with Beijing.


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