Obama ties failed plane attack to al Qaeda

Obama ties failed plane attack to al Qaeda

Obama ties failed plane attack to al Qaeda

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:55 AM PST

HONOLULU (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said it appeared the suspect who tried to bomb a Detroit-bound plane over Christmas was a member of al Qaeda and had been trained and equipped by the Islamic militant network.


Danish cartoonist home attacker had "terror links"

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:55 AM PST

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish police said on Saturday they shot and wounded a Somali man with al Qaeda links when he tried to break into the home of a cartoonist whose 2005 caricatures of Prophet Mohammad sparked global Muslim outrage.


Q+A - Who are Pakistan's insurgents and what are their aims?

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:09 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up in an SUV at a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 89 people in a village that opposes al Qaeda-linked Taliban insurgents, police said.


Obama ties failed plane attack to al Qaeda

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 12:09 AM PST

HONOLULU (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said it appeared the suspect who tried to bomb a Detroit-bound plane over Christmas was a member of al Qaeda and had been trained and equipped by the Islamic militant network.


Afghan parliament starts voting on new cabinet

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 11:09 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan parliament on Saturday began voting on the cabinet proposed by President Hamid Karzai, which keeps many key ministers unchanged but leaves the post of foreign minister unfilled.


Philippines lowers alert level at restive Mayon volcano

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:49 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines lowered the alert at its restive Mayon volcano by one notch on Saturday after noticing signs of decreased activity, and cut to 6 kilometres (4 miles) a no-go zone at the mountain.


Danish cartoonist home attacker had "terror links"

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:09 PM PST

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish police said on Saturday they shot and wounded a Somali man with al Qaeda links when he tried to break into the home of a cartoonist whose 2005 caricatures of Prophet Mohammad sparked global Muslim outrage.


Relic of Antarctica's first plane found on ice-edge

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:09 PM PST

CAPE DENISON, Antarctica (Reuters) - An Antarctic expedition has found what it believes to be remains of the first aeroplane brought to the frozen continent, on an icy shore near where it was abandoned almost a century ago.


Danish cartoonist intruder shot

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 08:17 PM PST

Danish police have shot and wounded a man at the home of Kurt Westergaard, whose cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad sparked an international row.


Venezuela's 'dying art' of coffee

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 08:18 PM PST

Venezuela was once one of the world's largest coffee exporters, but now it is being forced to import the drink.


Danish cartoonist home attacker had "terror links"

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 08:01 PM PST

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish police said on Saturday they shot and wounded a Somali man with al Qaeda links when he tried to break into the home of a cartoonist whose 2005 caricatures of Prophet Mohammad outraged many Muslims.


Danish cartoonist home attacker had "terror links"

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 07:08 PM PST

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish police said on Saturday they shot and wounded a Somali man with al Qaeda links when he tried to break into the home of a cartoonist whose 2005 caricatures of Prophet Mohammad outraged many Muslims.


French seized near Kabul 'alive'

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 06:27 PM PST

Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan are alive and in good health, French media have reported.


French pensioners embrace the Wii

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 06:23 PM PST

A nursing home in France is vaunting the health benefits of its residents playing the Nintendo Wii games station.


Danish police say cartoonist home attacker shot

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 06:47 PM PST

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish police said on Saturday they shot and wounded a Somali man with links to al Qaeda when he tried to break into the home of a cartoonist whose 2005 caricatures of Prophet Mohammad outraged many Muslims.


BAE bribery suit may be taken to U.S. Supreme Court

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pension fund may ask the U.S. Supreme Court to let it sue BAE Systems Plc in the United States over allegations that the company paid more than $2 billion in bribes to win a record Saudi arms deal, the fund's lead attorney said on Friday.


Abbas may review security ties after Israeli raid

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 03:08 PM PST

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinians may review their West Bank security ties with Israel if it continues unilateral operations such as a Dec. 26 raid which killed three militants, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday.


Bombardment kills at least 18 Colombian rebels

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 03:08 PM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - At least 18 Colombian FARC rebels were killed early on Friday when the country's air force bombed a southern jungle camp where dozens of guerrillas were clandestinely celebrating the new year, officials said.


U.S. business group accuses Obama of shorting Taiwan

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 02:13 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a prominent U.S. business group accused President Barack Obama of compromising Taiwan's security to promote U.S. ties with China.


Pakistan volleyball blast kills 88 - police

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 01:12 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up in an SUV at a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing 88 people in a village that opposes al Qaeda-linked Taliban insurgents, police said.


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