Q+A - Is Pakistani Taliban leader Mehsud dead?

Q+A - Is Pakistani Taliban leader Mehsud dead?

Q+A - Is Pakistani Taliban leader Mehsud dead?

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:34 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A frenzy of rumours has spread about Pakistan Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud, who has been reported to have died after being wounded last month in an attack by a missile-firing U.S. drone aircraft.


New York Senate expels senator over assault

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:34 AM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York State Senate has voted to expel a senator for the first time in almost a century, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.


Iran says nuclear fuel deal "still on the table"

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:04 AM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran believes a nuclear fuel exchange with the West is still possible, state television said on Wednesday, a day after the Islamic Republic's expansion of uranium enrichment drew a U.S. warning of more sanctions soon.


Indonesian said "God is great" as hotels attacked

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:04 AM PST

JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian suspect went on trial on Wednesday charged in connection with bomb attacks on two luxury hotels in Jakarta and a plan to assassinate President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.


Afghan rescue teams search for avalanche survivors

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 12:04 AM PST

SALANG PASS, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan rescue workers searched for survivors for the third day on Wednesday in an avalanche-stricken mountain pass, fearing that dozens of people were still buried under snow.


Honda issues global airbag recall

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:35 PM PST

Honda has added an additional 437,700 cars, mainly in North America, to its existing global safety recall over airbag inflation problems.


Vancouver's drug problem

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 04:54 PM PST

As Vancouver prepares to host the Winter Olympics the BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani examines the city's increasingly violent drug problem. Officials say it's the unintended consequence of tightened US security along the southern border with Mexico.


Second big snowstorm descends on U.S. East Coast

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:34 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The second major snowstorm in less than a week slammed the East Coast from Washington to New York on Wednesday, forcing the closure of U.S. government agencies for a third straight day and shutting down cities across the Northeast.


China urges judges to limit death penalty - Xinhua

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:34 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - The Supreme Court has urged China's judges to limit the use of death penalty to those convicted of the most serious crimes, under a policy of "justice tempered with mercy", the official Xinhua news agency said.


Burmese-American activist jailed in Myanmar

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:34 PM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - A court in army-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday sentenced a Burmese-American pro-democracy activist to three years in prison, his lawyer said, adding to concerns over the junta's human rights record ahead of elections.


Japan PM sees new reform minister lifting support

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:34 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama picked a senior ruling party lawmaker known for battling to cut waste as administrative reform minister on Wednesday, in a bid to boost flagging support ahead of a mid-year election.


Shuttle Endeavour docks with space station

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:04 PM PST

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, carrying the station's last two main components.


Greece 'to ban early retirement'

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:43 PM PST

Greece's government intends to raise the national pension age and ban early retirement as it tries to tackle its huge budget deficit.


Solar observatory set for launch

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:32 PM PST

The US space agency (Nasa) will attempt to launch its latest Sun probe on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida.


Sudan and Chad to end hostilities

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:26 PM PST

Sudan says it is ready for a full normalisation of relations with neighbouring Chad, raising hopes of an end to the conflict in Darfur.


Q+A - Where does China stand on Iran sanctions?

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:34 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Western powers are seeking new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its expanding nuclear programme, putting pressure on China which has long resisted tougher steps against the big oil supplier.


Second big snowstorm slams U.S. East Coast

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:34 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The second major snowstorm in less than a week slammed the U.S. East Coast from Washington to New York on Tuesday, forcing the United Nations to close and the U.S. Congress to curtail legislative action.


Efforts to curb Afghan opium crop fail this year - U.N.

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:04 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Efforts to persuade Afghanistan's farmers to stop growing illegal opium have failed in the past year, the United Nations said on Wednesday, predicting as much land will be under poppy cultivation this year as in 2009.


Second big snowstorm hits U.S. East Coast

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 09:04 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 14 inches (36 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City, forcing the United Nations to close and the U.S. Congress to curtail legislative action.


China sets up national food safety commission

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 09:04 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has set up a national food safety commission, headed by a powerful vice premier, who at the watchdog's first meeting set his sights on the persistent problem of dangerously tainted milk, state media said on Wednesday.


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