Iraq court sentences "Chemical Ali" to death

Iraq court sentences "Chemical Ali" to death

Iraq court sentences "Chemical Ali" to death

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 12:03 AM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi court sentenced Ali Hassan al-Majeed -- an aide to Saddam Hussein widely known as "Chemical Ali" -- to death on Sunday, state television reported.


Japan opposition threatens budget debate boycott

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 12:03 AM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's main opposition party threatened to boycott a parliamentary debate on an extra budget on Monday, demanding the ruling Democrats first answer questions about a deepening funding scandal involving their No.2 executive.


Pope to visit Rome's synagogue

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 11:00 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI is making only the second visit in history to the synagogue in Rome, but the occasion is threatened by controversy.


US Presidents launch cash appeal

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 11:57 AM PST

President Barack Obama has appealed to US citizens to contribute funds to help Haiti after the devastating quake that has killed tens of thousands of people.


Gangs return to Haiti slum after quake prison break

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 11:03 PM PST

CITE SOLEIL, Haiti (Reuters) - Heavily armed gang members who once ran Haiti's largest slum like warlords have returned with a vengeance since Tuesday's earthquake damaged the National Penitentiary allowing 3,000 inmates to break out.


Chile magnate may oust left, fights Pinochet ghost

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 11:03 PM PST

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A conservative billionaire has a paper-thin lead heading into Chile's presidential election on Sunday as he bids to end 20 years of centre-left rule, but is wrestling with the ghost of former dictator Augusto Pinochet.


World pledges quake aid, Haitians still waiting

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 10:03 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - World leaders have stepped up to pledge aid to rebuild a devastated Haiti, but on the streets of its wrecked capital quake survivors were still waiting on Sunday for the basics: food, water and medicine.


As poll looms, Myanmar still building parliament

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 09:03 PM PST

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - Military-ruled Myanmar's first parliamentary elections in 20 years are set for this year, yet construction on its parliament is not yet complete -- suggesting little chance of a poll in the next few months.


Japan threatens action on China gas project - media

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 08:38 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan warned China on Sunday that it would take action if Beijing starts gas production in a disputed field in the East China Sea, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported.


Scenes from hell as dead pile up at Haiti hospital

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 07:39 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's main hospital is open again, but there are no doctors and few medical supplies and wailing injured earthquake victims litter the grounds, waiting for treatment on makeshift beds.


EU unlikely to extend emissions cuts - ministers

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 07:39 PM PST

SEVILLE (Reuters) - The European Union is unlikely to raise its commitment to cut carbon emissions by 30 percent from 20 percent until other countries show greater willingness to follow suit, ministers said on Saturday.


Abbas signals readiness to resume talks with Israel

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 07:03 PM PST

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has signalled a readiness to resume peace talks with Israel if the United States were to set out specific goals for negotiations, official Palestinian news agency Wafa said on Saturday.


UK's Conservatives widen opinion poll lead

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 07:03 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Conservative Party has widened its opinion poll lead to 13 percentage points, up four points from last month, a ComRes survey showed on Saturday.


Ukraine votes for president after angry campaign

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 07:03 PM PST

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine votes for a president on Sunday in an election marked by widespread disillusionment among ordinary people but one which will prove crucial to its relations with Russia and its place in Europe.


U.N. confirms death of Haiti mission chief Annabi

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 06:53 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. mission chief in Haiti, Hedi Annabi, died in Tuesday's earthquake that devastated the country's capital, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Saturday.


Six-power Iran meet takes no decision on sanctions

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 06:53 PM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Six major powers discussed on Saturday prospects of further sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, but China made clear it opposed more punitive action at the moment, participants in the meeting said.


U.S. pours aid into Haiti, survivors fight for food

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 06:53 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian earthquake survivors fought over food and water and others fled their wrecked capital on Saturday as the United States rolled out what President Barack Obama called one of its largest relief efforts ever.


JFK air terminal evacuated after security breach

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 06:53 PM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A security breach prompted the evacuation of an American Airlines terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Saturday, the airline said.


Desperation outside Port-au-Prince

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 02:44 PM PST

A village 20 miles from Port-au-Prince was almost completely destroyed by Tuesday's quake, sitting almost exactly on the epicentre.


Security fears in quake-hit Haiti

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 10:15 AM PST

There are mounting security concerns in Haiti's earthquake-hit capital as distribution problems continue to hamper getting aid to survivors.


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