US military 'to accept gay people'

US military 'to accept gay people'

US military 'to accept gay people'

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 11:42 PM PST

The US Defence Department is outlining plans which may lead to a lifting of a ban on openly gay people serving in the military.


Afghan leader seeks Saudi help on peace talks

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 12:14 AM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, hoping to launch a peace initiative this year, left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to seek help from its king to reach out to the Taliban.


Iran blames Israel for Hamas commander killing

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 11:45 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran blamed Israel on Tuesday for the killing of a Hamas commander in Dubai last month.


China: to sanction U.S. firms selling Taiwan arms

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 11:14 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said it would go ahead with threatened sanctions against U.S. companies selling arms to Taiwan unless they halted sales.


SCENARIOS - China vs Taiwan: how the political standoff may end

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 11:14 PM PST

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China has expressed fury at Washington's announcement of a new arms package for self-ruled Taiwan, saying it threatens the task of peaceful reunification between the two sides.


South Korea rules out "payoff" for summit with North

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 11:14 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea have been secretly trying to set up a summit by mid-year, news reports said on Tuesday, but the South insisted the destitute North would not be offered any payment as an enticement.


Concorde crash accused go on trial

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 09:25 PM PST

Continental Airlines and five individual defendants will on trial in France in connection with the Concorde crash in July 2000 that killed 113 people.


Pope criticises UK equality legislation

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 02:38 PM PST

Pope Benedict has criticised the Equality Bill, currently going through Parliament, claiming it 'violates the natural law'.


Jakarta plans protest park to ease traffic mayhem

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:47 PM PST

JAKARTA (Reuters Life!) - Fed up with protests snarling Jakarta's already chaotic traffic, the authorities in one of the world's most congested cities plan to build a park dedicated to keeping public demonstrations off the streets.


West eyes Iran central bank, firms in sanction push

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:47 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and three European powers hope to blacklist Iran's central bank and firms linked to the Revolutionary Guard Corps in a new round of U.N. sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program, diplomats said.


Q+A - Japan ruling party No.2 Ozawa: Why does he matter?

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:47 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Democratic Party is in a dilemma over whether to keep its No. 2 official in place, with media reports saying one of his former aides is set to be charged over misreporting of political funds on Thursday.


CORRECTED - Japan PM wants Ozawa to stay on for election

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:47 PM PST

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China investigates as malamine-tainted milk reappears

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:14 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has launched nationwide checks for melamine-tainted milk products after the industrial compound, which killed at least six children in 2008, reappeared on shop shelves, an official newspaper said on Tuesday.


Kazakhstan under pressure to free rights defender

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:14 PM PST

ALMATY (Reuters) - A private foundation set up by billionaire financier George Soros on Tuesday urged Kazakhstan to free a jailed human rights defender, saying he was imprisoned in "an unfair trial".


Singapore's richest man Ng Teng Fong dies at 82

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:14 PM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's richest man and property tycoon Ng Teng Fong died early on Tuesday after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage on Jan. 23, a spokeswoman for his family business said. He was 82.


SCENARIOS - Pressure mounts on Japan ruling party kingpin

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:14 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - A funding scandal ensnaring powerful ruling Democratic Party (DPJ) Secretary-General Ichiro Ozawa is threatening the party's chances of winning a mid-year election for parliament's upper house, risking policy deadlock.


Obama seeks record $708 bln in 2011 defence budget

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 08:44 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama asked Congress to approve a record $708 billion in defence spending for fiscal 2011, but vowed to continue his drive to eliminate unnecessary, wasteful weapons programs.


China investigates as malamine-tainted milk reappears

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 08:44 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has launched nationwide checks for toxic milk products, an official newspaper said on Tuesday, after at least six children were killed and 300,000 fell ill in a melamine-tainted milk scandal in 2008.


South Korea eyeing summit with North, but not cash

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 08:14 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea have been secretly trying to set up a summit by mid-year, news reports said on Tuesday, but the South insisted the destitute North would not be offered any payment to entice it to a meeting.


Obama seeks record $708 bln in 2011 defense budget

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 07:44 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama asked Congress to approve a record $708 billion in defence spending for fiscal 2011, but vowed to continue his drive to eliminate unnecessary, wasteful weapons programs.


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