China tries to cool yuan dispute with U.S.

China tries to cool yuan dispute with U.S.

China tries to cool yuan dispute with U.S.

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:54 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday said it was sending an envoy to Washington to try to ease trade frictions as its currency regime comes under fire, warning that threats from U.S. legislators could stifle room for progress.


Pentagon says Venezuela a 'destabilizing force'

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:54 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief of the U.S. military's Southern Command said on Thursday that Venezuela's socialist government is a "destabilizing force" in Latin America and continues to back leftist guerrillas in Colombia.


Chileans' quake knowledge saved thousands of lives

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:22 AM PDT

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chileans' knowledge of earthquakes, combined with the abnormally long time it took for the Feb. 27 quake to reach its crescendo, saved thousands of lives, a leading geophysicist said on Thursday.


Israel attack on Iran could ignite MidEast - Hezbollah

Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:22 AM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Violence could spread across the Middle East with Israel paying a "heavy price" if it launched military action against Iran, the deputy leader of Hezbollah said on Thursday.


Bluefin tuna trade ban rejected

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:47 PM PDT

A proposal to ban the international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, a staple of Japanese sushi, has been rejected.


Economist not distributed in Thailand over royalty story

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:52 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Economist magazine will not be distributed in Thailand this week because of an article on the sensitive issue of the future of the monarchy and succession to hospitalised King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the magazine said.


China tries to cool yuan dispute with U.S.

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:52 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday said it was sending an envoy to the United States to try to ease trade frictions as its currency regime comes under fire, but cautioned that pressure from U.S. legislators would complicate talks.


Q+A - What does healthcare reform mean for Obama?

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:52 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama travels to Virginia on Friday for a rally to promote his effort to revamp the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare industry, which faces a critical vote in the House of Representatives on Sunday.


New Zealand's 'Madoff' jailed for $13 mln fraud

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:52 PM PDT

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand banker defrauded clients of $13 million to fund a lavish lifestyle of prostitutes, property and wine, local media reported on Friday.


Cherry blossom forecasts weather change in Japan

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:52 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Japan's countdown to spring traditionally began with a government announcement on when the cherry blossom season will start, but this year, the people are taking over.


Indonesia understands Obama delay: president's aide

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 08:05 PM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia understands the reason for U.S. President Barack Obama's last-minute cancellation of his visit to Jakarta and Bali, a spokesman for Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday. Obama scrapped his plan to visit Indonesia and Australia on Thursday, days before the start of his Asia-Pacific trip, in order to stay in Washington and give a final push for a U.S. healthcare overhaul. The visit will be postponed until June.


Israel, U.S. seek to defuse settlement dispute

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 08:05 PM PDT

JERUSALEM/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Israel tried to defuse a dispute with the United States on Friday over plans to expand settlements, saying it would offer the Palestinians "confidence-building" steps to encourage a renewal of peace talks.


US-Russia nuclear deal 'soon'

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:34 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said there has been "substantial" progress and a nuclear deal with Russia could be "soon".


Donors plan to put up $3.8 bln for Haiti rebuilding

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:36 PM PDT

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - International donors are aiming to provide $3.8 billion over 18 months to help Haiti rebuild after its Jan. 12 earthquake, according to officials and experts preparing a high-level donors conference.


Israel, U.S. seek to defuse settlement dispute

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:36 PM PDT

JERUSALEM/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Israel tried to defuse a dispute with the United States on Friday over plans to expand settlements, saying it would propose "confidence-building" steps to the Palestinians to encourage a renewal of peace talks.


Netanyahu, Clinton talk after settlement crisis

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:04 PM PDT

JERUSALEM/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed "confidence-building steps" with Palestinians in a telephone call on Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, after a dispute over settlements.


Israel strikes in Gaza after deadly rocket

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:04 PM PDT

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft struck at least six targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday a day after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave killed a Thai worker in Israel, Hamas security officials and witnesses said.


Rocket kills man in Israel as EU envoy visits Gaza

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 06:04 PM PDT

GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian militants launched a first deadly rocket attack on Israel in over a year, killing a Thai worker on Thursday in a strike that challenged Gaza's Hamas rulers and prompted Israel to threaten a powerful response.


Obama backs 'framework' to revamp U.S. immigration

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:34 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under pressure to keep a campaign promise to revamp U.S. immigration policy, embraced a "promising, bipartisan framework" on Thursday offered by two senior U.S. senators.


Mitchell to meet Abbas and Netanyahu this weekend

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:34 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Israel and the United States have discussed specific steps to try to improve the outlook for Israeli-Palestinian peace following a bitter U.S.-Israeli row over settlement building, the State Department said on Friday.


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