China warns Google to obey rules even if it pulls out

China warns Google to obey rules even if it pulls out

China warns Google to obey rules even if it pulls out

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:45 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Google should obey Chinese government rules even if it decides to retreat from the country over hacking and censorship complaints, a Chinese government spokesman said on Tuesday.


Karzai, Obama discuss prospects of Taliban talks

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:45 AM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed prospects of peace with the Taliban in a video phone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama, Karzai's office said on Tuesday.


China more concerned about Iran, wary on sanctions

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:45 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has become more concerned about international tensions over Iran's nuclear programme, but remains doubtful that sanctions can resolve the stand-off, the Chinese foreign minister said on Tuesday.


Record number of Chinese unhappy over inflation

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:11 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - More than one in two Chinese savers regard the current inflation rate as unacceptable, according to a central bank survey on Tuesday that is likely to fan official concern about deteriorating inflation expectations.


Police swoop on Sicilian Mafia

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 11:42 PM PDT

Italian police have rounded up more alleged members of the Sicilian Mafia as part of the latest in a series of operations against organised crime.


China denies yuan behind U.S. trade gap

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 11:39 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday shunned mounting U.S. demands for a stronger yuan, saying again that its currency is not the cause of its big trade surplus and vowing to keep the currency stable to shore up exports.


Q+A - Could Australia's Rudd lose election? What if he did?

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 11:39 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's popularity has hit a record low over his radical health and climate policies, but his government would still win elections expected this year, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday.


China has become more concerned about Iran - foreign min

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 11:06 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has become more concerned about developments concerning Iran, China's foreign minister said on Tuesday while reiterating his country's opposition to further sanctions to rein in Iran's nuclear program.


Aftershock hits off coast of Chile, no damage

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 11:06 PM PDT

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 aftershock struck off the coast of Chile on Monday night about 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Concepcion, which was heavily damaged in an 8.8 magnitude quake on Feb. 27, but the national emergency office said no casualties or damage to infrastructure had been reported.


Frustrated Thai "red shirts" press ahead with rally

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 10:04 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters pressed ahead with a mass rally in Bangkok on Tuesday, some expressing frustration that four days of peaceful protests had failed to force Thailand's premier to call elections.


China says yuan is not to blame for trade surplus

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 09:32 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday again turned a deaf ear to U.S. demands for a stronger yuan, saying the currency is not the cause of its trade surplus and pledging to keep the exchange rate stable to help its exporters.


ANALYSIS - China's latest worry: a local-debt mess

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 09:32 PM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai unveils a $2.2 billion airport terminal on Tuesday, connected to the centre of China's commercial hub by one of several new metro lines being built for the World Expo that opens in May.


Chavez denies Venezuela ETA suspects are terrorists

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 09:32 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday said he was sure Basque separatists living in Venezuela and accused by Spain of belonging to the armed ETA rebel group were not engaged in terrorist activities.


Vietnam priest given a year of medical parole - nephew

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 09:01 PM PDT

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's release of a dissident Catholic priest who was partially paralysed after suffering two strokes in prison last year comes as a conditional 12-month medical parole, his nephew said on Tuesday.


China says yuan is not cause of trade surplus

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 08:31 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday again rejected U.S. demands for a stronger yuan, saying the currency's exchange rate was not a reason for its bilateral trade surplus with the United States.


Magnitude 6.7 aftershock hits off coast of Chile

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 08:31 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 aftershock struck off the coast of Chile on Monday night about 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Concepcion, which was heavily damaged in an 8.8 magnitude quake on Feb. 27, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Monday.a


Killing of Americans pressures Mexico in drug war

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 08:31 PM PDT

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - The killing of three people linked to the U.S. consulate in Mexico's bloodiest drug war hotspot has thrown President Felipe Calderon a major test as he heads to this border city on Tuesday to try to contain spiraling violence.


Netanyahu defies U.S. over Jerusalem settlement

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 08:00 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected any curbs on Jewish settlement in and around Jerusalem, defying Washington in Israel's deepening crisis with U.S. President Barack Obama's administration.


Australia warns tourists of possible Thai violence

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 08:00 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - The Australian government re-issued its travel warning for Thailand on Tuesday, warning of a strong possibility of violence and civil unrest due to political protests in Bangkok.


Irish court charges two arrested over cartoonist murder plot

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 08:00 PM PDT

DUBLIN (Reuters) - An Irish court on Monday charged two men arrested over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammad with the body of a dog, Irish police said.


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