Israelis quit Gaza after worst clash in over a year

Israelis quit Gaza after worst clash in over a year

Israelis quit Gaza after worst clash in over a year

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 01:21 AM PDT

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops and tanks left the Gaza Strip on Saturday, witnesses said, ending an incursion into the Hamas-ruled enclave made after the bloodiest clash in 14 months killed two soldiers and at least one Palestinian.


North Korea not likely to have sunk ship - Yonhap

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:47 AM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea appears to have had nothing to do with the sinking of a South Korean navy ship near the disputed border that divides the peninsula, Yonhap news agency quoted a government official as saying on Saturday.


Troops step back from Thai protests, tensions mount

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:47 AM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai "red shirt" protesters raised tensions on Saturday with threats to expel thousands of troops guarding Bangkok's old city during a rally to oust Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.


S.Korean navy ship sinks; North link "unlikely"

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:47 AM PDT

BAENGNYEONGDO, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea's president ordered an investigation on Saturday into how a navy ship sank near the disputed North Korea border but officials said it was unlikely to have been the result of an attack by Pyongyang.


Israeli tanks, troops quit Gaza after border clash

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 12:47 AM PDT

GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli armoured column left the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, ending an incursion mounted after two soldiers were killed in a border clash with Palestinian gunmen, witnesses said.


ANALYSIS - Can Republicans win by opposing Obama?

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 10:47 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Can Republicans ride all the way to Election Day in November by opposing most of President Barack Obama's major policies? So far they are sticking with this strategy.


China adding missiles near Taiwan - U.S. navy official

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 10:18 PM PDT

TAIPEI (Reuters) - China has added long-range missiles near Taiwan and leads the self-ruled island in military defences, a U.S. navy official said, suggesting that Taiwan may need new F-16 jet fighters.


Burma stages landmark army parade

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 09:49 PM PDT

Thousands of soldiers have taken part in Burma's annual Armed Forces Day parade in the capital Nay Pyi Taw.


Opposition arrests in Venezuela

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 08:19 PM PDT

Two high profile opposition figures have been arrested in Venezuela.


S.Korean navy ship sinks; North link "unlikely"

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 08:18 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's president ordered an investigation on Saturday into the cause of the sinking of a navy ship near the disputed North Korea border but officials said it was unlikely to have been the result of an attack by Pyongyang.


S.Korea says must check reasons for ship sinking

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 06:44 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak told an emergency government meeting on Saturday that all possibilities must be looked into for causing the sinking of one of its naval ships near a disputed border with North Korea.


S.Korean navy ship sinks; North link played down

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:44 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean naval ship sank near the disputed maritime border with North Korea and about 46 people were missing, but officials played down suggestions that it may have been attacked by the North.


U.S., Israel in pact for Lockheed planes

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:44 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has signed a deal to supply Israel with initially up to three new Lockheed Martin Corp C-130J "Super Hercules" tactical transport aircraft, the Defence Department told Reuters on Friday.


U.N. panel suspends 2 more carbon emissions auditors

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:15 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - The reputation of a Kyoto Protocol carbon finance scheme was dealt another blow after a UN climate panel late on Friday suspended the third emissions cut verifier in 15 months, and partially suspended a fourth.


Brown says would keep Darling as UK fin minister

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 04:44 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown would keep Alistair Darling in his position of finance minister if the Labour Party wins the parliamentary election, he said in an interview published on Saturday.


Secularist former leader Allawi wins Iraq vote

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 04:44 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Secularist challenger Iyad Allawi's coalition won the most seats in Iraq's election, according to preliminary results on Friday, but the tight race foreshadowed long, divisive talks to form a new government.


Rift raises questions on Obama intel czar's future

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 04:23 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A power struggle within the U.S. intelligence community has strained relations and raised questions about the role and future of Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, U.S. officials said.


Palin stumps for 'Maverick' McCain in Arizona race

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 04:23 PM PDT

TUCSON (Reuters) - Conservative darling Sarah Palin urged a cheering crowd on Friday to vote for her former running mate John McCain, lending much-needed support as he faces the toughest re-election battle of his long career in the U.S. Senate.


Danny Glover sees 'WW2 destruction' in Haiti quake

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 04:23 PM PDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Hollywood actor Danny Glover on Friday compared the devastation inflicted on Haiti by the Jan. 12 earthquake to the destruction of World War Two, but said the world was "paying attention" and ready to help.


Healthcare changes head to Obama for signature

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 04:23 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday formally signed and sent to President Barack Obama the final installment of landmark healthcare overhaul legislation.


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