Spanish region in symbolic vote

Spanish region in symbolic vote

Spanish region in symbolic vote

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Advocates of independence for the proud, economically powerful region of Catalonia asked residents on Sunday to cast symbolic votes in favour of breaking away from Spain.

Nasa rocket to search for unseen comets

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 12:12 AM PST

Nasa are making final preparations to launch a spacecraft which will carry out the most detailed study yet of the skies.

Russia cuts gas to Armenia after bombs found near pipe

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 12:24 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia halted gas supplies to Armenia after two bombs were found close to a pipeline in southern Russia, officials said on Monday, but Armenia's gas importer said it had enough reserves to supply consumers.

Taiwan probes reports of nuclear-linked sales to Iran

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 11:57 PM PST

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Monday it would investigate reports that local firms had sold nuclear technology to Iran, which the West suspects aims to build bombs.

Venezuela's Chavez sees U.S. 'threat' over Iran ties

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 11:57 PM PST

HAVANA (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's warning to Latin American nations about their ties with Iran was "an overt threat," especially to his country and Bolivia.

Tiger attacks on humans increase

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 11:00 PM PST

Tiger attacks on humans are on the increase in the Sundarbans, the region between India and Bangladesh, and scientists are blaming this on climate change.

U.S. shoe-bomber case weighs on Guantanamo detainees

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 11:24 PM PST

WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prison life has been eased for convicted "shoe bomber" Richard Reid, boosting concerns about what will happen when President Barack Obama moves dozens of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees to U.S. soil.

Democracy "referendum" plan heats up HKong politics

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 11:24 PM PST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Opposition lawmakers in Hong Kong are poised to resign en masse from the city legislature in a bid to trigger what amounts to a referendum on democracy and rekindle a battle with China on expanding democratic rights.

Thais extend North Korean arms cargo crew's detention

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 10:55 PM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court on Monday extended the detention of the crew of a seized cargo aircraft loaded with 35 tonnes of arms from North Korea as its unscheduled arrival in Bangkok stirred questions over illicit-weapons trade.

Low turnout in Catalan independence "referendum"

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 09:00 PM PST

MADRID (Reuters) - Turnout in an "informal" referendum on Sunday on whether wealthy Catalonia should secede from Spain fell short of organisers' hopes, but they said enough voters showed up to energise their separatist campaign.

Kidnapped peacekeepers freed in Sudan's Darfur

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 09:00 PM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Two civilian peacekeepers were freed by kidnappers in Sudan's Darfur region on Sunday after more than 100 days in captivity, officials said.

Billionaire, ex-president head for Chile run-off

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 09:00 PM PST

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera led Chile's presidential vote by a wide margin on Sunday, making him the favorite to win a run-off and oust the leftist bloc that has ruled for the two decades since Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.

Obama sees Senate healthcare passage by Dec. 25

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 09:00 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said he expects the U.S. Senate to pass by the end of next week legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, but the top Senate Republican scoffed on Sunday that Obama's Democrats were too divided to do so.

Russia cuts gas to Armenia after bomb found - report

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 08:23 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia halted gas supplies to Armenia after a bomb was found close to a pipeline in southern Russia, Interfax news agency reported on Monday, citing the Georgian company responsible for transiting the gas.

Obama: Afghanistan troop rise was hardest decision

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 08:01 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday his decision to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan was the toughest of his presidency and said it would be clear within a year whether the strategy was working.

Israel votes new funding for settlements

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 08:01 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet voted more funding for Jewish settlements on Sunday as violence over a temporary settlement building freeze in enclaves in the occupied West Bank increased.

Air France crash remains a mystery, investigators say

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 08:01 PM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - Investigators are unable to establish what caused a fatal June Atlantic plane crash but searches for the flight recorders will resume in February, the head of the French aviation accident investigation authority said.

Climate progress eludes ministers, protesters held

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 07:23 PM PST

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Environment ministers struggled to nudge forward climate talks in Copenhagen on Sunday, and police detained more than 250 protesters on a second day of mass action.

Gate-crasher 'screw up' won't happen again - Obama

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 06:53 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said no more uninvited guests will be getting into the White House after an embarrassing security lapse that allowed a pair of gate-crashers to slip into his first state dinner.

Italian protester breaks Berlusconi's nose

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 06:53 PM PST

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was rushed to hospital covered in blood with a broken nose and teeth after a man with mental problems hurled a statuette at him at a rally, officials said on Sunday.

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