U.N. Security Council sanctions al Qaeda's Yemen wing

U.N. Security Council sanctions al Qaeda's Yemen wing

U.N. Security Council sanctions al Qaeda's Yemen wing

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 01:06 AM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. Security Council sanctions committee on Tuesday added al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing and two of its leaders to a U.N. blacklist, which U.S. envoy Susan Rice said would help efforts to weaken the group.


INTERVIEW - U.S. must step up to rescue climate talks -Tuvalu

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 01:06 AM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.N. climate talks face a crisis unless the U.S. Senate passes a climate control bill and failure to do so further risks the future of vulnerable countries such as small island states, Tuvalu said on Wednesday.


Suicide bomber strikes Iraqi army HQ in Mosul

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:35 AM PST

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew up a car bomb in an Iraqi army headquarters in the northern city of Mosul on Wednesday, wounding 33 people, police said.


Philippine poll body clears Estrada to run again

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:05 AM PST

MANILA0 (Reuters) - The Philippines' elections body rejected on Wednesday all three remaining petitions to disqualify former leader Joseph "Erap" Estrada from polls in May, clearing the way for him to run for president for a second time.


Q+A - Thailand's colour-coded protests

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:05 AM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai "red shirt" demonstrators are planning a symbolic rally next week near Bangkok's main airport, but insisted on Wednesday there would be no repeat of a crippling blockade a year ago by a rival protest movement.


Vietnam tries democracy activists for subversion

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:05 AM PST

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Reuters) - A prominent U.S.-trained lawyer agreed in court on Wednesday his efforts to bring multi-party democracy to communist-ruled Vietnam amounted to subversion, an offence that can mean a death sentence.


NEWSMAKER - New U.S. senator drives pick-up truck to victory

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 11:34 PM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts' U.S. Senator-elect Scott Brown emerged from nowhere on Tuesday as the Republican Party's newest star -- a handsome, truck-driving triathlete with the best quality of all: winner.


Massachusetts win blow for Obama

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:46 PM PST

Republican Scott Brown wins the US Senate election in Massachusetts - a result which could derail President Obama's healthcare reform plans.


Haiti struggles to get enough aid

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:51 PM PST

The world still can not deliver enough food and water to the hungry and thirsty in earthquake-hit Haiti.


Thoughts on Obama's first year in office

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 08:53 PM PST

The BBC revisits civil rights campaigner Terrence Roberts and his family to find out how they think President Obama's first year has gone.


Unemployment to be high in U.S. cities through 2013 - study

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 11:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unemployment rates will likely peak in most U.S. cities in 2010, but it will be many more years before jobless rates hit their lows of the last decade, a report released by a U.S. mayors group shows.


FEATURE - Mexico's drug war leaves a generation of narco widows

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 11:05 PM PST

ARTEAGA, Mexico (Reuters) - Deep in western Mexico's sun-baked marijuana hills, where the presence of drug gangs hangs heavy in the air, Norma Bello and her five children live in a tatty storeroom since her husband was knifed to death and her eldest son jailed over a narco slaying.


In blow to Obama, Republican wins in Massachusetts

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:34 PM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - In a stunning blow to President Barack Obama, Republican Scott Brown won a bitter U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts on Tuesday and promised to be the deciding vote against his sweeping healthcare overhaul.


Global slide in '09 economic freedom holds risks - index

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:34 PM PST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Economic freedoms were sharply reduced last year on massive spending and bailouts during the financial crisis, a trend that could imperil future economic prospects, the U.S.-based Heritage Foundation said on Wednesday.


Thai "red shirts" consider symbolic airport rally

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:34 PM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai "red shirt" demonstrators are planning a symbolic rally next week near Bangkok's main airport, but insisted on Wednesday there would be no repeat of a crippling blockade a year ago by a rival protest movement.


Haiti violence fears lift, U.S. troops help deliver aid

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:04 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Fears of violence and looting eased in earthquake-devastated Haiti as U.S. troops provided security for water and food aid deliveries, and thousands of displaced Haitians heeded the government's advice to seek shelter outside Port-au-Prince.


Republican wins U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:04 PM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican Scott Brown won a bitter U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts on Tuesday, dealing a stunning blow to President Barack Obama's legislative agenda and casting doubt on the fate of his sweeping healthcare overhaul.


Republican wins U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:06 PM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican Scott Brown won a bitter U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts on Tuesday, dealing a stunning blow to President Barack Obama's legislative agenda and casting doubt on the fate of his sweeping healthcare overhaul.


INTERVIEW - Donors must stick with Haiti - Zoellick

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:06 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donors in Haiti need to work speedily to ensure desperation does not turn to violence in the aftermath of the earthquake and they must be prepared to stay the course to rebuild the country, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Tuesday.


Universal Studios signs US$2.7b deal to build theme park in South Korea

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 08:14 AM PST

SEOUL: US film giant Universal Studios yesterday signed a deal with South Korean partners to build its largest theme park in Asia at a cost of around 3 trillion won or about US$2.67 billion (US$1 = RM3.34). Universal Parks and Resorts and 14 South Korean partners, including Lotte Group and a subsidiary of steel giant Posco, signed the framework agreement to develop the park at Hwaseong by 2014. The initial deal was announced in late 2007 but faced problems raising capital until retail and hotels group Lotte was persuaded to join the project. Universal Studios also operates theme parks in Hollywood, Orlando in Florida and Japan, and a park on Singapore's Sentosa Island is nearing completion. When completed, the South Korean resort 40km southwest of Seoul will be larger in area than all four combined and will create more than 40,000 jobs, according to Kim Moon-Soo, governor of Gyeonggi province. Lotte Asset Development will have a 26.7 per cent stake, while Posco's construction subsidiary Posco E and C is the second largest shareholder with 24.4 per cent. Work is due to start in March next year on the venue, which will include a water park, theme hotel, apartments, a golf course and other facilities. Culture Minister Yu In-Chon called it "a major opportunity to develop the national tourism industry". Universal Parks and Resorts chairman and chief executive officer Thomas Williams said he was very optimistic the resort would attract "a substantial segment" of the South Korean population as well as a growing number of Asian international tourists. - AFP


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