Q+A - West sees Iran nuclear moves aiding sanctions push

Q+A - West sees Iran nuclear moves aiding sanctions push

Q+A - West sees Iran nuclear moves aiding sanctions push

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 12:31 AM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's weekend announcement that it will expand its nuclear fuel program has bolstered the case for a fourth round of U.N. sanctions, though China's position remains uncertain.


Church pews fill as Philippine poll campaign begins

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 12:31 AM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine politicians launched their campaigns on Tuesday in a wide-open race for the presidency, with poverty, corruption and unemployment the top issues for the impoverished Southeast Asian archipelago.


Iran says starts work on making 20 pct nuclear fuel

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran began work on Tuesday to produce higher-grade nuclear fuel for a Tehran research reactor, an official said, a move that may increase pressure for new U.N. sanctions due to Western fears it wants to develop atom bombs.


PM Rudd defends Australia from debt default barb

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government on Tuesday rejected election-year charges by the opposition that the country was close to default on national debt, charging its controversial finance spokesman with threatening its sovereign rating.


France's female representation bill

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:06 PM PST

The French parliament is considering a bill which would force big companies to give women 40 per cent of the seats on their boards.


European Parliament votes on Commission

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:09 PM PST

The new European Commission is expected to be approved on Tuesday, as members of the European Parliament vote.


Downturn hits Venice carnival

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:01 PM PST

The famous carnival of Venice is getting under way, but suffering somewhat from the effects of the economic downturn.


Iran says starts work on making 20 pct atom fuel

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:30 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran began work on Tuesday to produce higher-grade nuclear fuel, an official said, a move that may increase pressure for new U.N. sanctions on the major oil producer.


China says water pollution double official figure

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:30 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A new Chinese government survey of the country's environmental problems has shown water pollution levels in 2007 were more than twice the government's official estimate, largely because agricultural waste was ignored.


Abbas mulls peace talks; expects U.S. answers soon

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:30 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders have not set specific terms on which they would accept a U.S. offer to mediate indirect peace talks with Israel, and expect clarification on such talks in a week, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday.


Iran starts making 20 pct atom fuel - state tv

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:00 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran started making higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday, state television reported, a defiant move that may increase pressure for new international sanctions on the major oil producer.


China lawyer's jail term reduced after guilty plea

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:00 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese lawyer jailed for falsifying evidence in a high-profile mob trial had his sentence cut on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to asking his client, a suspected mafia boss, to lie about being mistreated in custody.


China plans three Westinghouse nuclear plants - paper

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 09:00 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has finished initial design work on its first three inland nuclear power plants, all of which will use technology developed by Westinghouse, a unit of Japan's Toshiba, China Daily newspaper reported on Tuesday.


North Korea's Kim pledges to remove nuclear weapons

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 08:45 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's leader pledged again to remove nuclear weapons from the peninsula, a news report said on Tuesday, and also sent his top nuclear envoy to Beijing in a move that could bode well for stalled disarmament talks.


Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 08:45 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for a healthcare summit including both his fellow Democrats and Republicans sets the stage for a final push to get stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.


China builds lighthouse to back East China Sea claim

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 08:00 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has finished building a series of lighthouses and stone tablets on islands and reefs off its coast to delineate its territorial waters in the disputed East China Sea, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.


China plans online gambling crackdown

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 07:31 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China plans to crack down on the online gambling industry, including the banks and websites that support it, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement posted on its website.


China quake activist jailed for inciting subversion

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 07:31 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese activist who sought to document shoddy construction that contributed to deaths in China's devastating 2008 earthquake has been sentenced to five years in prison for subversion, his lawyer said on Tuesday.


Magnitude 5.7 quake rattles southern Mexico

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 07:31 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Oaxaca in southern Mexico on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.


Chavez orders buildings' seizure

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:47 PM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered the expropriation of several historic buildings in the main square in the capital, Caracas.


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