Filipinos know little about automated voting - poll

Filipinos know little about automated voting - poll

Filipinos know little about automated voting - poll

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 11:31 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - A large majority of Filipinos knows little or nothing about automated elections barely four months before the Philippines uses the system for the first time, an opinion poll issued on Wednesday showed.


Astronauts open shutters on space station viewport

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 11:31 PM PST

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Tuesday to put the finishing touches to an observation deck that gives residents a panoramic view of the Earth below.


Kenya PM says confident coalition rift can be solved

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 11:31 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga said on Wednesday he was confident that the main partners of the ruling coalition would find a way to end a rift over graft allegations in east Africa's biggest economy.


Russia says technical issues delay Iran arms deal

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 11:31 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian arms export official said on Wednesday the delivery of an air defence system to Iran had been delayed because of technical problems, Interfax news agency reported.


Syria's new dialogue with the US

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 10:43 PM PST

US President Barack Obama has formally nominated career diplomat Robert Ford as the first American ambassador to Syria in five years.


Spanish PM on economy strategy

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 10:34 PM PST

Spain's Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, is due to address parliament on the country's economic strategy later.


U.S. warship on schedule in Hong Kong despite China tension

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 10:31 PM PST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Nimitz sailed into Hong Kong on schedule on Wednesday despite a Chinese pledge to suspend military exchanges with the United States after its announced arms sales to Taiwan.


U.S. carrier arrives in Hong Kong amid China tensions

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 08:05 PM PST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Nimitz sailed into Hong Kong on Wednesday despite a Chinese pledge to suspend military exchanges with the United States after its pledge of arms sales to Taiwan.


Cluster munitions treaty to enter force this year

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 08:05 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An international treaty banning cluster munitions will come into force later this year after the number of countries to register their ratification reached 30 on Tuesday, the United Nations said.


U.S. carrier arrives in Hong Kong amid China tensions

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 07:30 PM PST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The USS Nimitz sailed into Hong Kong waters on Wednesday despite a Chinese pledge to suspend military exchanges with the United States after its arms sales to Taiwan.


Cluster munitions treaty to enter force this year

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 07:30 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An international treaty banning cluster munitions will come into force later this year after the number of countries to register their ratification reached 30 on Tuesday, the United Nations said.


U.S. to return envoy to Syria after five-year absence

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:02 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took a major step toward improving strained ties with Syria on Tuesday, announcing his intention to reappoint a U.S. ambassador to Damascus after a five-year absence.


Bomb explodes outside JP Morgan Athens, none hurt

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:43 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - A bomb exploded on Tuesday outside the Athens offices of JP Morgan, the second largest U.S. bank by assets, causing minor damage and no injuries, police and the company said.


U.S. to return envoy to Syria after five-year absence

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 04:43 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took a major step toward improving strained ties with Syria on Tuesday, announcing his intention to reappoint a U.S. ambassador to Damascus after a five-year absence.


Obama steps up nuclear investment for climate fight

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 03:09 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced $8.3 billion in loan guarantees on Tuesday to build the first U.S. nuclear power plant in nearly three decades, a move designed to help advance climate legislation in Congress.


US turns to nuclear power

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 02:39 PM PST

President Barack Obama has announced more than $8bn (£5bn) of federal loan guarantees to help build the first US nuclear power stations for 30 years.


Taliban chief's capture seen as start, more needed

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 02:42 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The capture of the Taliban's top military commander in Pakistan followed months of behind-the-scenes prodding by U.S. officials who saw inaction by Islamabad as a major threat to their Afghan war strategy.


U.S. urges clothing companies to buy Haiti apparel

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 02:42 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. trade official urged clothing manufacturers and retailers on Tuesday to help rebuild Haiti by importing 1 percent of their apparel production from the earthquake-ravaged country.


Iran says will respond to any new sanctions

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 01:36 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday any country that tried to impose new sanctions on Iran would regret its actions, as the United States and Russia voiced shared concern about Tehran's nuclear program.


Lebanon's Hezbollah warns Israel over future war

Posted: 16 Feb 2010 01:36 PM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday the powerful Shi'ite guerrilla group would hit Israel's Ben Gurion airport if the Jewish state struck Beirut's international airport in any future war.


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