Suicide bomb hits Afghan capital

Suicide bomb hits Afghan capital

Suicide bomb hits Afghan capital

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:57 PM PST

At least one person is reported to have been killed in a car bombing at a hotel used by foreigners in the Afghan capital Kabul.


Fighting the flab French-style

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 09:51 PM PST

Doctors in Paris have devised a new Gallic treatment to help tackle obesity.


World's longest sea bridge may boost S.China economy

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 12:16 AM PST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Construction of the world's longest sea bridge linking Hong Kong to China and Macau began on Tuesday, in a bid to bolster the integration and future growth of the Pearl River Delta, China's stricken economic powerhouse.


Blast in Kabul diplomatic district, four killed

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 11:26 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - At least four civilians were killed on Tuesday by a suicide car bomb outside a hotel used by foreigners in Kabul's main diplomatic area and across the street from the home of a former vice president.


U.S. plans to transfer some Guantanamo detainees

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:45 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will announce plans later on Tuesday to acquire an Illinois prison and to send a limited number of detainees there from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. official said.


Cyclone buffetts Fiji, four killed

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:45 PM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A cyclone has struck the Pacific island nation of Fiji, killing four people, causing major flooding and blackouts, and driving almost 4,000 people into emergency shelters, Fiji media reported on Tuesday.


Thousands flee erupting Philippine volcano

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:16 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine authorities started evacuating about 50,000 people from around the country's most active volcano on Tuesday as it spewed burning mud and rocks.


U.S. to outline plan for some Guantanamo detainees

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:16 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will announce plans later on Tuesday to acquire an Illinois prison with the intent to send a limited number of detainees there from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, an official said.


Four civilians killed in Kabul blast

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:16 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Four civilians were killed in a blast that shook the centre of the Afghan capital on Tuesday, a National Security Directorate officer at the scene said.


Japan to put off decision on U.S. base row

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:16 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will put off a decision on a row with Washington over a U.S. airbase, a delay that risks fanning U.S. mistrust and voters' doubts about his leadership.


Car bombs kill four, wound 15 in Baghdad - police

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:16 PM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three car bombs exploded in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing four people and wounding 15, police said.


U.S. to announce plan to move some Guantanamo detainees

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 09:16 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will announce plans on Tuesday to acquire an Illinois prison with the intent to send a limited number of detainees there from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. official said on Monday.


Octopuses 'surprising' coconut antics

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 06:12 PM PST

Scientists have been surprised to observe octopuses picking up coconuts and "running" away with them.


FEATURE - Built back better in Aceh five years after tsunami

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 08:21 PM PST

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - The ship almost looks like it belongs in the neighbourhood, swept miles inland almost five years ago after a cataclysmic earthquake spawned the worst tsunami known to mankind.


Chinese cop who drank to death named a "martyr"

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 08:21 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese police officer who died after a drinking binge with local officials was designated a martyr who "died in the line of duty," the China Daily reported on Tuesday as it condemned China's culture of forced drinking.


Africa protest hits U.N. climate talks in final week

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 07:18 PM PST

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A protest by African nations accusing rich countries of doing too little to cut greenhouse gas emissions slowed U.N. climate talks on Monday just four days before world leaders are due to forge a deal in Copenhagen.


Berlusconi attack prompts Italian soul-searching

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 07:18 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Italians asked on Monday if an ugly assault on Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was prompted by a "climate of hatred" splitting their nation and commentators said a wave of sympathy looked set to boost his political fortunes.


Japan to offer $10 bln to fight global warming - media

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 07:18 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will offer $10 billion in aid over three years to 2012 to help developing countries fight global warming, including steps to protect biodiversity, a Japanese newspaper said on Tuesday.


Reuters Summit - U.S. eyes Vietnam, Libya arms sales

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 06:44 PM PST

Fidel Castro says Obama's smile can't be trusted

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 06:16 PM PST

HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro warned on Monday that U.S. President Barack Obama's "kindly smile" could not be trusted, saying Washington was plotting against leftist Latin American governments including Venezuela's.


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