Thailand on edge ahead of Thaksin wealth verdict

Thailand on edge ahead of Thaksin wealth verdict

Thailand on edge ahead of Thaksin wealth verdict

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:59 AM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Security forces were on alert across Bangkok on Friday to prevent possible unrest as judges began reading a verdict on whether to confiscate $2.3 billion of ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra family's assets.


Italian telecoms billionaire turns himself in

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:30 AM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Telecoms billionaire Silvio Scaglia turned himself in to police and was taken to prison Friday on his return to Italy, where he faced arrest for his alleged role in a massive money-laundering racket, his lawyer said.


U.N. says will create science panel to review IPCC

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:59 PM PST

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - An independent board of scientists will be appointed to review the world's top climate science panel, which has been accused of sloppy work, a U.N. climate spokesman said on Friday.


Obama, Democrats ponder next healthcare moves

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:59 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a seven-hour healthcare summit that did little to change Republican hearts and minds, President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats face a challenge on Friday in deciding their next moves to reform the costly U.S. system.


Israel plans more homes for East Jerusalem - report

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:59 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has plans to build another 600 homes in occupied land it considers part of East Jerusalem, the Haaretz daily newspaper reported on Friday.


Thai court begins lengthy hearing on Thaksin verdict

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:59 PM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Judges in Thailand's Supreme Court began reading a verdict on Friday afternoon that will decide whether the government can seize $2.3 billion of ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra's frozen family assets.


Taliban attacks in central Kabul kill 14

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:59 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - At least 14 people were killed and 32 wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul on Friday, officials said, the latest audacious assault in the Afghan capital despite a renewed push against the insurgents.


Australian PM demotes former rock star Garrett

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:59 PM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd demoted his Environment Minister, former rock star Peter Garrett, on Friday as his government faces an election year slide in opinion polls over a bungled home insulation scheme.


Obama, Democrats ponder next healthcare moves

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:32 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a seven-hour healthcare summit that did little to change Republican hearts and minds, President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats face a challenge on Friday in deciding their next moves to reform the costly U.S. system.


Four Indians among 14 killed in Kabul attacks

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:32 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - At least 14 people, including four Indian nationals, were killed in Taliban attacks in central Kabul on Friday, police in the Afghan capital said.


Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:32 PM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another giant iceberg, scientists said on Friday, in an event that could affect ocean circulation patterns.


Coup rumours as Thai ruling looms

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:41 PM PST

Thailand's political divisions are under scrutiny once more this week ahead of a much anticipated legal ruling.


Greece angers Germany in gold row

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:45 PM PST

Greek Deputy Prime Minister Theodoros Pangalos has accused Germany of failing to compensate Greece for Nazi occupation during World War II.


Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi appeal

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:59 PM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her house arrest, a ruling diplomats said would cast further doubt on the legitimacy of this year's election.


Nine killed in Taliban attacks in central Kabul

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:59 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Foreigners were among at least nine people killed and 18 wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul on Friday, officials said, the latest audacious assault in the Afghan capital despite a renewed push against the insurgents.


China, India back Copenhagen Accord: U.N. Climate chief

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:20 PM PST

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - India and China have demonstrated commitment to a climate accord struck in Copenhagen last year and their refusal so far to "associate" with it should not be overblown, the U.N.'s climate chief said on Friday.


Foreigners among casualties in Kabul - ministry

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:20 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Foreigners were among at least nine people killed and 18 wounded in attacks in central Kabul on Friday, Health Ministry official Sakhi Noorgholi told Reuters.


Inked deals lull oil firms, but Iraq risks remain

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:20 PM PST

DUBAI/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The speed at which Baghdad signed oil deals awarded last year has lulled big oil firms into lowering their perception of the risks posed by Iraqi elections to their freshly inked contracts.


Seven killed in attacks in central Kabul

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:49 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed in a series of attacks in central Kabul on Friday, officials said, the latest brazen assault in the Afghan capital despite a renewed military push against Taliban insurgents.


Loud explosion in Afghan capital Kabul

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:17 PM PST

A loud explosion and the sound of gunfire has been heard in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, reports say.


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