IAEA can inspect new nuclear site - Iran president

IAEA can inspect new nuclear site - Iran president


IAEA can inspect new nuclear site - Iran president

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:51 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday his country's newly disclosed nuclear fuel facility was legal and open for inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency.


ANALYSIS - Obama scores twin coups on Iran, economy

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:51 PM PDT

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama scored twin diplomatic coups on Friday, seizing the world stage to forge a new allied call for action against Iran and a framework for global economic growth.


FACTBOX - Key facts about "Noynoy" Aquino of Philippines

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:51 PM PDT

Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino said he had sought divine guidance and consulted political leaders across the country before he made a decision to accept the plea of the nation to continue his parents' fight for a clean and honest government.


Video threat suspect arrested before German vote

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:51 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - German police said on Friday they had arrested a 25-year-old Turkish man they suspected of posting an al Qaeda Internet video threatening Germany with an attack after Sunday's federal election.


U.S. military may lift ban on women in submarines

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:51 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Pentagon officials are calling for an end to the U.S. military's historical ban on allowing women to serve in submarines.


INTERVIEW - Aquino fears dirty tricks in Philippines vote

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:51 PM PDT

DAVAO, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippines presidential candidate Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino, the son of democracy icon and former president Cory Aquino, is worried about his safety and graft ahead of next year's vote.


Russia puts pressure on Iran over uranium plant

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:47 PM PDT

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that if Iran does not cooperate at an Oct. 1 meeting with world powers, then other methods should be used to deal with Tehran's nuclear program.


Protesters, police clash after G20 in Pittsburgh

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:47 PM PDT

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Police and anti-capitalist protesters clashed at the University of Pittsburgh campus on Friday evening, hours after the Group of 20 summit of rich and developing nations ended.


China lays first charges over Xinjiang riots

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:47 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China announced the first charges to be laid in connection with violent unrest in July that shook China's northwest region of Xinjiang, home to Muslim Uighurs.


Libya's Gaddafi met Lockerbie bomb victim relatives

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:47 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi held "a friendly meeting" this week with relatives of some victims of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, he said in a CNN interview.


African group blocks Madagascar coup leader at U.N.

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:47 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - African nations blocked the president of Madagascar from addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, saying his rise to power through a military coup made him illegitimate.


Suicide truck bomb kills five in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:24 PM PDT

An elderly injured Pakistani man arrives at a hospital after a suicide attack on a police station in the Mandan area on the outskirts of Bannu town on September 26, 2009. A suicide bomber blew up a truck packed with explosives outside the police station in northwest Pakistan, killing five people and wounding 30 others, police said.(AFP/Karim Ullah)AFP - A suicide bomber blew up a truck packed with explosives outside a police station in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing five people and wounding 30 others, police said.



Rival Koreas resume family reunions

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:27 PM PDT

More than 120 South Koreans travel to meet relatives they have not seen for 56 years.


Clinton unveils US food security initiative

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 05:33 PM PDT

NEW YORK - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled Friday a food security initiative launched by the Obama administration to combat hunger worldwide.

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Kadhafi says he met families of Lockerbie victims

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 12:01 PM PDT

NEW YORK - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi told CNN he had met with some of the families of those who died in the 1988 bombing of a US jet over Lockerbie to offer his condolences.

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New Iranian enrichment plant sparks western fury

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 03:20 AM PDT

VIENNA - Iran has admitted building a second uranium enrichment plant, the UN nuclear watchdog said Friday, sparking the fury of western leaders who suspect the Islamic Republic is closing on an atomic bomb.

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"No We Can't": Why Young German Voters Have Tuned Out (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 09:35 PM PDT

Time.com - Ignored by the major parties, many young people could care less who wins Sunday's election in Germany. Perhaps Angela Merkel could learn a thing or two from Barack Obama about how to run an effective online campaign


Pope hopes to bring faith to secular Czechs (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 09:53 PM PDT

A nun makes final preparations in the Church of Our Lady Victorious in Prague on the eve of Pope Benedict XVI's visit. The Pope starts his three-day visit to the Czech Republic on Saturday with the hope of restoring faith in the largely secular ex-communist nation where religion was stifled for 40 years(AFP/Joe Klamar)AFP - Pope Benedict XVI starts his three-day visit to the Czech Republic on Saturday with the hope of restoring faith in the largely secular ex-communist nation where religion was stifled for 40 years.



Egyptian minister urges swap for Israeli soldier (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 09:43 PM PDT

AP - Egypt's foreign minister urged Israel on Friday to release 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for an Israeli soldier captured in 2006.


US extradites kidnapping suspect to Mexico (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 09:28 PM PDT

AP - The United States has extradited to Mexico a woman wanted in a kidnapping that grabbed headlines after the victim's mother outperformed police in finding several suspects.


IAEA may inspect new nuclear site: Iran president

IAEA may inspect new nuclear site: Iran president


IAEA may inspect new nuclear site: Iran president

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 12:12 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday his country's newly disclosed nuclear fuel facility was completely legal and open for inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency.


Abbas says Israel freeze of settlements a must

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:59 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated on Friday that Israel must stop all settlement activity in occupied territories to "salvage" the Middle East peace process suspended late last year.


Israeli attack kills Gaza fighters

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 12:12 PM PDT

Islamic Jihad fighters planning cross-border rocket attack, Israeli military says.


Abbas insists on settlement freeze

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 12:15 PM PDT

Palestinian leader says Israel must comply to 'salvage' Middle East peace process.


EU in tussle over CO2 emissions

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 07:43 AM PDT

The European Commission considers pursuing a legal fight with the EU's top court over Europe's carbon trading scheme.


Iceland plans big whalemeat trade to Japan

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:33 AM PDT

The company which is behind Iceland's fin whaling industry is planning a huge export of whalemeat to Japan.


Judge Orders Terror Suspect to New York for Trial

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 12:02 PM PDT

The transfer was ordered a day after a grand jury in Brooklyn charged Najibullah Zazi with conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction.


G-20 Falls Short on Fossil-Fuel Pact

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:24 AM PDT

G-20 nations agreed to phase out government subsidies for fossil fuels -- but the agreement doesn't include a deadline.


Israel Sees Vindication in Iran Disclosure

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:24 AM PDT

Israeli officials and analysts said the disclosure of the secret Iranian nuclear plant would strengthen Israel's claims that Tehran seeks nuclear weapons and would bolster the international case for tougher sanctions.


US man linked to 9/11 train plot

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:30 AM PDT

An Afghan-born US man may have plotted an attack in New York for the 9/11 anniversary this month, a prosecutor says.


Analysis: For Obama Administration, Iran Disclosure Is Two-Fold

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:12 AM PDT

The disclosure of a second uranium enrichment site in Iran is at once a setback and a way forward for the Obama administration.



G-20 Falls Short on Fossil-Fuel Pact

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 12:35 PM PDT

G-20 nations agreed to phase out government subsidies for fossil fuels -- but the agreement doesn't include a deadline.


Israel Sees Vindication in Iran Disclosure

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:24 AM PDT

Israeli officials and analysts said the disclosure of the secret Iranian nuclear plant would strengthen Israel's claims that Tehran seeks nuclear weapons and would bolster the international case for tougher sanctions.


German election race narrows amid security threat

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:48 AM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's hopes of forming a new center-right government suffered a blow on Friday, two days before Germany's federal election, as a new opinion poll showed her just short of her goal.


Iceland plans big whalemeat trade

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:33 AM PDT

The company which is behind Iceland's fin whaling industry is planning a huge export of whalemeat to Japan.


'Bin Laden' urges Afghan pull-out

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:43 AM PDT

Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden urges European nations to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, in a new audio message.


UN deplores Honduras embassy siege

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:39 AM PDT

Authorities asked to stop harassing mission where ousted president is sheltering.


Western leaders warn Iran over nuclear site

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 12:04 PM PDT

PITTSBURGH/VIENNA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and the leaders of Britain and France accused Iran on Friday of building a secret nuclear fuel plant and threatened tough new sanctions unless Tehran comes clean about its nuclear program.


As Detroit Mayor, Bing Does Not Sugarcoat the Issues

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 12:22 PM PDT

Dave Bing, the former basketball star, delivers grim news daily, even as he seeks election to a full term in a city that has endured great upheaval and misery.


Twitter confirms major cash boost

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:16 AM PDT

Social networking website Twitter confirms it has closed a "significant round of funding" from five investment firms.