Man dies after shooting Pentagon security officers |
- Man dies after shooting Pentagon security officers
- Aquino leads in Philippine opinion poll, Estrada up
- FACTBOX - Malacca Strait is a strategic 'chokepoint'
- Singapore boosts security on Malacca terror warning
- Mao impersonator crowd pleaser at China's parliament
- Gordon Brown faces Iraq inquiry
- SCENARIOS - Troubled paths for North Korea nuclear diplomacy
- China's Wen says seeks peace, trade deal with Taiwan
- Obama aides mull Sept. 11 suspect military trial
- Gunman shoots two Pentagon security officers
- China looks to North Korea nuclear talks before July
- Chile wants loans, focuses on aid for quake areas
- FBI director warns of growing cyber threat
- Chile says total quake death toll unclear
- Pentagon security officers shot near rail station
- Beijing says working with Google to resolve dispute
- Two Pentagon security officers shot at rail station
- CORRECTED - Chile says total quake death toll unclear
- Attacks kill 12 as Iraqi troops and police vote
- U.S. expects difficult days after Iraqi election
| Man dies after shooting Pentagon security officers Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:44 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man shot and wounded two security officers at an entrance to the Pentagon near a busy commuter rail station on Thursday before being fatally wounded in a shootout, officials and media reports said.
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| Aquino leads in Philippine opinion poll, Estrada up Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:44 AM PST MANILA (Reuters) - Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino has widened his lead in the race for the Philippine presidency, although support for former president Joseph "Erap" Estrada has risen sharply, an opinion poll showed on Friday.
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| FACTBOX - Malacca Strait is a strategic 'chokepoint' Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:44 AM PST Here is some key information about the strait:
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| Singapore boosts security on Malacca terror warning Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:44 PM PST SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said on Friday it had raised alert levels in the city-state and beefed up security at its airport and new casino resorts, after a warning by its navy of possible attacks on oil tankers in the region. "We received intelligence from our liaison partners about this possible plot to go and attack vessels coming through Singapore waters through the Straits of Malacca," said Singapore's Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng in parliament, according to state broadcaster ChannelNews Asia.
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| Mao impersonator crowd pleaser at China's parliament Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:44 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - The familiar figure of Chairman Mao Zedong clad in a grey Mao suit with hair slicked back mixed with the masses, or at least the mass media, at the opening ceremony of China's annual session of parliament on Friday.
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| Gordon Brown faces Iraq inquiry Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:39 PM PST Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to give evidence in public at the inquiry into the 2003 invasion of Iraq and its aftermath.
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| SCENARIOS - Troubled paths for North Korea nuclear diplomacy Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:43 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - A senior diplomat from China, the biggest benefactor for destitute North Korea, said on Friday that Beijing wanted long-stalled international talks on ending Pyongyang's atomic ambitions to restart by July.
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| China's Wen says seeks peace, trade deal with Taiwan Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:12 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday it wants to sign a broad economic agreement with Taiwan, which would slash import tariffs and open the banking sector, as part of a drive to promote peaceful ties with the self-ruled island.
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| Obama aides mull Sept. 11 suspect military trial Posted: 04 Mar 2010 09:44 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advisers to President Barack Obama are close to recommending that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, be tried in a military tribunal instead of a civilian court, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
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| Gunman shoots two Pentagon security officers Posted: 04 Mar 2010 09:44 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Pentagon security officers were wounded on Thursday when a gunman shot them at the entrance to the giant U.S. Defence Department headquarters beside a commuter rail station, officials said.
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| China looks to North Korea nuclear talks before July Posted: 04 Mar 2010 09:44 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China wants stalled six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear arms activities to restart before July, a senior Chinese diplomat said, warning that progress was by no means certain.
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| Chile wants loans, focuses on aid for quake areas Posted: 04 Mar 2010 08:12 PM PST CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Chile will need international loans and three to four years to rebuild after one of the most powerful earthquakes in a century killed hundreds of people and demolished cities and towns, President Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday.
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| FBI director warns of growing cyber threat Posted: 04 Mar 2010 08:12 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Militant groups, foreign states and criminal organizations pose a growing threat to U.S. security as they target government and private computer networks, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Thursday.
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| Chile says total quake death toll unclear Posted: 04 Mar 2010 07:43 PM PST SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's government said on Thursday the death toll from a massive weekend earthquake and ensuing tsunamis was unclear because of confusion over the number of people who disappeared and whether they were dead.
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| Pentagon security officers shot near rail station Posted: 04 Mar 2010 07:43 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Pentagon security officers were wounded on Thursday when a gunman shot them at the entrance to the giant U.S. Defence Department headquarters beside a commuter rail station, officials said.
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| Beijing says working with Google to resolve dispute Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:43 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China is in consultations with technology giant Google to resolve its dispute with the company, which has threatened to abandon the Chinese market over hacking and censorship concerns, said a Chinese official on Friday.
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| Two Pentagon security officers shot at rail station Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:43 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Pentagon security officers were wounded on Thursday evening when a gunman shot at them in the giant office building's main entrance to the Metro commuter rail system, Pentagon officials said.
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| CORRECTED - Chile says total quake death toll unclear Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:43 PM PST SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's government said on Thursday the death toll from a massive weekend earthquake and ensuing tsunamis was unclear because of confusion over the number of people who disappeared and whether they were dead.
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| Attacks kill 12 as Iraqi troops and police vote Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:43 PM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Twelve people were killed in Baghdad on Thursday, including seven soldiers and police blown up by suicide bombers, days before a poll that will test Iraq's prospects for stability as U.S. troops prepare to leave.
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| U.S. expects difficult days after Iraqi election Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:43 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The process of forming a new Iraqi government after Sunday's election will be long, difficult and possibly violent, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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