East Asia powers show united front on N.Korea, economy

East Asia powers show united front on N.Korea, economy


East Asia powers show united front on N.Korea, economy

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:06 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea wants better ties with the United States, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told East Asian neighbours at a summit that focused on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and regional economic integration.


Bomb in Chechnya kills one, injures 14 -agencies

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:06 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A policeman was killed in a bomb attack in the Chechen capital Grozny late on Friday that also injured 14 people, Russian news agencies reported.


Turkey and Armenia seek peace (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:18 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2006 file photo, members of the left-wing Workers' Party chant slogans as they hold a banner that reads: 'Armenian genocide is an international lie ' during a protest against France in Istanbul, Turkey. Seeking to end a century of acrimony over their bloody past, Turkey and Armenia plan to sign a deal this weekend approving diplomatic ties, but nationalists on both sides will seek to derail its implementation. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer, File)AP - Enter the "Hall of Armenian Issue with Documents" at the military museum in Istanbul, and you get a very different picture of what many historians view as the first genocide of the 20th century.



Obama's shock Nobel win divides world press (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT

A couple display placards congratulating US President Barack Obama on winning Nobel Peace Prize outside the White House in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2009. Awarding Obama the Nobel Peace Prize so soon after taking office is a AFP - The world's media was divided Saturday after the shock award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama, with some calling it a victory for ideals and others condemning it as deeply politicised.



China says N.Korea wants better US, Japan, Seoul ties

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea wants better ties with the United States, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday, days after he visited Pyongyang for talks, adding that time for making progress was limited.


US school swine flu event shows vaccine challenge

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT

LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - A U.S. government media event to promote H1N1 school vaccinations on Friday included VIPs, cute kids and a phalanx of television cameras -- but only one in five children at the school had proper parental consent to get immunized.


Dutch gov't aims to flood land for Antwerp port plan

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government approved a plan on Friday to flood a patch of reclaimed land by breaching dikes to compensate nature for planned work to deepen a river estuary route to the Belgian port of Antwerp.


Philippine floods begin to recede

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:27 PM PDT

Death toll set to rise further, with entire northern villages buried under mud.


China says N.Korea wants better U.S., Japan, Seoul ties

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:46 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea wants better ties with the United States, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday, days after he visited Pyongyang for talks, adding that time for making progress was limited.


Conservatives still way ahead in polls (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:52 PM PDT

David Cameron kisses his wife Samantha on the final day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Labour is still way behind in the opinion polls after the party conference season, surveys out Saturday showed.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Labour is still way behind in the opinion polls after the party conference season, surveys out Saturday showed.



Ma says Taiwan will not ignore China's threat (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:11 PM PDT

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou delivers his National Day speech in Taipei. Ma said Taiwan will not ignore military threat from rival China despite warming ties with the former arch-rival.(AFP/Pool)AFP - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said Saturday the island will not ignore the military threat from China despite warming ties with the former arch-rival.



Two die at US spiritual retreat

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:10 PM PDT

Two people have died and 19 others were taken to hospital after being overcome while in a sauna-like room at a spiritual retreat in Arizona.


Brazil TV host turns himself in

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:09 PM PDT

A Brazilian TV presenter accused of ordering killings to boost his programme's ratings has turned himself in to police after going on the run.


Turkey prepares for historic peace

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:13 PM PDT

Turkey and Armenia are preparing to sign a historic agreement normalising relations between them after a century of hostility.


Armenia to sign historic accord

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:11 PM PDT

Turkey and Armenia are preparing to sign a historic agreement normalising relations between them after a century of hostility.


EU's Barroso - "very worried" about climate talks

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Friday he was very worried about global climate talks with less than two months left until governments are due to meet in Denmark to try to seal a deal.


US school swine flu event shows vaccine challenge

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT

LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - A U.S. government media event to promote H1N1 school vaccinations on Friday included VIPs, cute kids and a phalanx of television cameras -- but only one in five children at the school had proper parental consent to get immunized.


Ex-WTO chief "mildly optimistic" on Doha round

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may take another world economic downturn to persuade everyone, but there is still a chance the long-running Doha round of world trade talks can be completed, a former WTO head said on Friday.


Two die at US spiritual retreat

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:10 PM PDT

Two people have died and 19 others were taken to hospital after being overcome while in a sauna-like room at a spiritual retreat in Arizona.


Brazil TV host turns himself in

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:09 PM PDT

A Brazilian TV presenter accused of ordering killings to boost his programme's ratings has turned himself in to police after going on the run.


G.M. Signs Deal to Sell Hummer

G.M. Signs Deal to Sell Hummer


G.M. Signs Deal to Sell Hummer

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 12:01 PM PDT

Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company will take control of the iconic brand.


I am the world's most persecuted man, says Silvio Berlusconi

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 12:16 PM PDT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi describes himself as the most persecuted person "in the entire history of the world".


GM agrees Chinese sale of Hummer

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 12:39 PM PDT

General Motors agrees to sell its iconic Hummer brand to Chinese firm Sichuan Tengzhong for an undisclosed fee.


Probe into police shooting video

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:25 AM PDT

Metropolitan police investigate after a video emerges of a man who appears to be an officer in body armour allowing himself to be shot.


US: Taliban has grown fourfold

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:41 AM PDT

Intelligence report comes as President Barack Obama mulls strategy in Afghan war.


Picking the Most Visible of 205 Names

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 12:07 PM PDT

The Nobel Committee's chairman said, "We must from time to time go into the realm of realpolitik."


Analysis: Angels’ Running Game Goes Beyond Stolen Bases

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:20 AM PDT

The Los Angeles Angels are demonstrating how quickness can kill in ways the box score will never show.


France Arrests Physicist for Suspected Qaeda Ties

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:10 AM PDT

The man's projects at a Swiss nuclear center would not have been of any use to terrorists, a statement said.


Brazil TV host turns himself in

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:12 AM PDT

A Brazilian TV presenter who vanished after being accused of ordering killings to boost his show's ratings, turns himself in.


Somali rebels amputate hands and feet in Kismayu

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:51 AM PDT

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somalia's hardline al Shabaab insurgents amputated a foot and a hand each from two young men accused of being robbers in southern Kismayu port on Friday.


Nasa probes crash into Moon

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:11 AM PDT

Unmanned Nasa spacecraft successfully ram into lunar surface in search of water.


'Two die' at US spiritual retreat

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 12:22 PM PDT

Two people are reported dead and 19 others are taken to hospital after being overcome at an Arizona spiritual retreat.


Sleeping rough

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:44 AM PDT

Life in Calais limbo for released 'jungle' migrants


Big City: The Mad Rush for a Flu Vaccine

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:36 AM PDT

Assurances that swine flu is no more deadly than garden-variety seasonal flu only seem to heighten anxiety.


Patient Money: The Annual Task of Choosing an Insurance Plan

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:30 AM PDT

Health insurance costs will be higher, and defaulting to your current plan could cost you hundreds of dollars.


Dodging the Stasi

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 08:10 AM PDT

How BBC man got to key East German protest


Brazil: Fugitive TV host surrenders

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:09 AM PDT

A former Brazilian state legislator and TV host who authorities allege also was a drug dealer who ordered rivals killed has surrendered to police after being missing for four days, the government said Friday.


Israel: U.S. Mideast envoy talks 'useful'

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:20 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with the top U.S. envoy to the Middle East on Friday was "useful and constructive," the Israeli leader's office said.


Obama: I do not deserve Nobel prize

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 12:19 PM PDT

US president says he will accept peace award and sees it as "a call to action".