China says U.S. Internet accusations harm ties

China says U.S. Internet accusations harm ties

China says U.S. Internet accusations harm ties

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:44 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China condemned on Friday U.S. criticism of Beijing's controls on the Internet, saying that Washington's push against online censorship could harm relations between the two big powers.


Gates strives to build trust with Pakistan military

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:17 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates sought to build bridges with the next generation of Pakistan's military leaders on Friday and end a "trust deficit" that he said has hampered cooperation against Islamist militancy.


Support for Japan ruling party erodes amid scandal

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:14 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Just over half of Japanese voters don't want the ruling party to win a majority in a mid-year poll, a survey showed on Friday, a sign of frustration that could add to pressure on a party kingpin to quit over a funding scandal.


China media cuts own criticism of Clinton speech

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:14 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese media on Friday dismissed Washington's call to lift Internet censorship, but in a sign of the case's sensitivity the critical Chinese reports were then cut from websites.


Indonesia's tiger adoption plan angers greens

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:14 PM PST

JAKARTA (Reuters Life!) - An Indonesian government proposal offering rare Sumatran tigers up for adoption by wealthy citizens has drawn scorn from environmental activists, who say it's the wrong approach to conservation.


Outside of the rubble, Haiti tends to its living

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:44 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - With food, cash and medicine starting to flow, Haiti's government and aid workers are turning to the mammoth task of feeding and sheltering hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors still living in the capital's rubble-strewn streets and filthy tent cities.


U.S. sends two Algerians home from Guantanamo prison

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:22 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Algerian men held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have been transferred to the control of the Algerian government, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.


Petraeus calls gunscope inscriptions 'disturbing'

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 09:16 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. General David Petraeus said on Thursday it was "disturbing" that a manufacturer had embossed biblical citations on rifle scopes sent to Afghanistan and Iraq, and the firm announced it would voluntarily halt the practice.


Gates urges more Pakistan effort

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 08:27 PM PST

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, in Pakistan, calls for an expanded Pakistani offensive against militants who strike in Afghanistan.


Journey ends for Sri Lankan refugees

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 08:30 PM PST

The last of 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers involved in a stand-off on a customs ship have left Indonesia and are to be resettled in Australia and the Philippines.


Auschwitz entrance sign returned

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 08:28 PM PST

Polish police have handed back the sign from the entrance to Auschwitz, which was stolen last month.


Taiwan military plane to land in U.S., testing China

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 08:35 PM PST

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Taiwan military plane carrying aid for quake-hit Haiti will be allowed to land in the United States for the first time, a U.S. official said on Friday, a move which could anger the island's political rival China.


Green power to help save famed Philippine terraces

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 08:15 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - Revenue from a small hydropower plant that cost little more than a supercar to build, will help preserve 2,000-year-old Philippine rice terraces dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World", conservationists say.


Tiger Airways makes debut on Singapore bourse

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:14 PM PST

SINGAPORE: Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd, the budget carrier part-owned by Singapore Airlines Ltd, gained on its trading debut after holding an Asian airline's largest initial public offering in five years. The stock rose as much as 5.3 per cent to S$1.58 in Singapore from an IPO price of S$1.50. The shares were up 1.3 per cent at S$1.52 as of 10:45 am The carrier raised S$233 million ($166 million) in the share sale. The retail portion of Tiger Air's sale was subscribed 21 times after the airline and low-cost rivals such as AirAsia Bhd won market share from flag carriers by adding more flights and offering cheaper fares. Singapore's Straits Times Index rose the most in a decade last year as Asian economic growth withstood the worst of a global recession. "People are more confident of a recovery in the airline industry and that the worst is over," said Rohan Suppiah, an analyst at Kim Eng Securities Pte in Singapore. "The question now is how strong a recovery we're going to see." The company, with operations in Singapore and Australia, sold 155.6 million shares in the IPO. Indigo Partners LLC, Tiger Air's second-biggest shareholder, sold 9.6 million existing shares. Citigroup Inc, Morgan Stanley and DBS Group Holdings Ltd. managed the sale. -- Bloomberg


Storm-battered California hit with new deluge

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:43 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The fourth and strongest winter rainstorm in a week clobbered normally sunny Southern California on Thursday, canceling flights, pounding beaches with huge waves and threatening to bring torrents of mud down on pricey hillside homes.


U.S. officials defend handling of airline bomb case

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:15 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday defended its decision to charge a Nigerian man with trying to blow up a U.S. passenger jet in a criminal court amid fierce Republican criticism that doing so hampered obtaining intelligence from the suspect.


Storm-battered California hit with new deluge

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:15 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The fourth and potentially strongest winter rainstorm in a week bore down on normally sunny Southern California on Thursday, canceling flights, pounding beaches with huge waves and threatening to bring torrents of mud down on pricey hillside homes.


Support for Japan ruling party erodes amid scandal

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:15 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Only about one in three voters wants Japan's ruling Democratic Party to win an outright majority in a mid-year election, a survey showed on Friday, in a sign of voter frustration as a funding scandal widens.


Media in China dismiss U.S. Internet push

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:15 PM PST

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese media on Friday dismissed Washington's call to lift Internet censorship, after a top Chinese diplomat warned the Obama administration to heed alarm bells over trade, Taiwan and Tibet.


ANALYSIS - Japan PM's party in risky fight over scandal

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 07:15 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling party, roiled by a funding scandal, is gambling on the risky strategy of trying to discredit prosecutors as it tries to prevent the case from denting its chances in a mid-year election.


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