One killed, 16 injured in Russia's Ingushetia blasts

One killed, 16 injured in Russia's Ingushetia blasts

One killed, 16 injured in Russia's Ingushetia blasts

Posted: 19 Feb 2010 01:07 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two bomb blasts in Russia's turbulent region of Ingushetia on Friday killed at least one policeman and injured another 16 people, Interfax news agency reported.


Tiger Woods to break silence with apology

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 11:50 PM PST

Golfer Tiger Woods is expected to apologise on Friday when he makes his first public appearance since revelations surfaced about his private life.


China says Obama hurt ties by meeting Dalai Lama

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 11:38 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China accused U.S. President Barack Obama of damaging ties by meeting the Dalai Lama and said it was up to Washington to repair relations between the two global powers, while stopping short of threats of retaliation.


Missionary leader faces questions

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 10:48 PM PST

The leader of a group of American missionaries charged with kidnapping in Haiti says she is pleased with the judicial process and hopes she will soon be free.


Top U.S. Pacific Marine says base must be in Okinawa

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 10:41 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - The top U.S. Marine in the Pacific said on Friday that his forces needed to be based on the southern island of Okinawa for strategic reasons, as Tokyo struggles to resolve a dispute with Washington over relocating a base.


South Korea restricts Twitter for poll campaigns

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 10:41 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea announced controls on Friday on how the microblogging service Twitter can be used during elections, an issue that has some people calling for changes in the country's stringent election law.


Military coup ousts Niger leader

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 09:12 PM PST

Coup plotters in Niger seize the president after a gun battle in the capital, Niamey, and suspend the country's constitution.


Pilot air 'attack on US tax office'

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 09:21 PM PST

The pilot of a plane which flew into a Texas office block left a note expressing his anger at federal tax authorities, police say.


'Treasure shipwreck' in Tonga

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 09:19 PM PST

On the South Pacific island of Tonga, four men have been charged for allegedly taking items from a sunken ship and not telling the authorities.


China says Obama hurt ties by meeting Dalai Lama

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 09:37 PM PST

TONGREN, China (Reuters) - China accused U.S. President Barack Obama of "seriously damaging" ties between the two powers by meeting the Dalai Lama and said it was now up to Washington to put relations back on course.


Australian PM shifts focus to health in election year

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 09:37 PM PST

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday hinted he may call an early election over the populist issue of health, as media reported a new health plan to be released in March would be his centrepiece at 2010 elections.


Q+A - How will the Maldives fight climate change?

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 09:37 PM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Maldives, which fears being swamped by rising seas as the planet heats up, says major economies should toughen their curbs of greenhouse gas emissions blamed for causing global warming.


"Solemn" China raps U.S. envoy in Dalai Lama row

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 08:37 PM PST

TONGREN, China (Reuters) - China summoned the U.S. ambassador on Friday to complain about President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Beijing reviles as a separatist.


North Korea warns of live-fire drills near South

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 08:37 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea, under pressure to return to disarmament talks, is planning live-fire exercises off near sea borders with the South, a South Korean agency on Friday, a move that will raise tension on the troubled peninsula.


World Bank vows to speed spending on South Sudan

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 08:06 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank acknowledged on Thursday it needs to speed up funding for rebuilding war-torn South Sudan but said it also had to ensure the aid was not wasted through corruption or mismanagement.


Obama meets Dalai Lama, angering China

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 07:06 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama hosted exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House on Thursday, drawing an angry reaction from China and risking further damage to strained Sino-U.S. ties.


Probe traces Google attacks to 2 Chinese schools - NYT

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 07:06 PM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Recent cyber attacks on Google and other American corporations have been traced to a top Chinese university as well as a school with ties to the Chinese miliary, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing people involved in the investigation.


N.Korea warns of live-fire drills near South - report

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 07:06 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea plans to conduct live-fire exercises off its coasts near sea borders with the South, a news report said on Friday, in a move that could raise tensions on the troubled peninsula.


Portugal upholds ban on book about Madeleine McCann

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 06:37 PM PST

Published in 2008, Amaral's book, "Maddie: The Truth of the Lie," was removed from shelves following an injunction last September after the McCanns claimed the book defamed them by suggesting Madeleine died in her room in a Portuguese holiday resort and they faked her abduction.


IAEA fears Iran working now on nuclear warhead

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 05:36 PM PST

VIENNA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday it feared Iran may be working now to develop a nuclear-armed missile, as Washington warned Tehran of "consequences" for ignoring international demands to stop its atomic program.


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