Policeman shot in France 'by ETA member'

Policeman shot in France 'by ETA member'

Policeman shot in France 'by ETA member'

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 11:59 PM PDT

A police officer in France has been shot and killed by suspected members of Basque separatist group ETA.


UK and US unions to meet over BA strike

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:02 AM PDT

Union leaders in the UK have confirmed they will meet the US Teamsters union in Washington on Wednesday about the planned BA strike.


Indonesian village snacks on soil for better health

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 11:16 PM PDT

TUBAN, Indonesia (Reuters Life!) - In Indonesia, soil is not just a raw material for bricks and ceramics, it's also a snack that one family has been making for generations.


Thai "red shirts" take protest to PM's home

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 10:45 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters headed to the heavily guarded home of Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday in the fourth day of protests aimed at forcing him to call elections.


China says still wants military talks with Taiwan

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 10:45 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China still wants talks on building military and security trust with Taiwan, a spokesman said on Wednesday, despite Beijing's anger over recent U.S. arms sales to the island.


Q+A - "Crisis" in U.S. relations with Israel

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 09:38 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States feels "insulted" by Israel, where many leaders feel equally affronted, prompting U.S. President Barack Obama to take the unusual step on Tuesday of reaffirming an "unbreakable" bond with Israel.


INTERVIEW - U.S. graft report angers Haiti amid quake recovery

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 08:18 PM PDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's president on Tuesday condemned "arrogant" U.S. criticism of corruption in his government, and said the Haitian presidency should have final veto power over donor-funded reconstruction projects following January's catastrophic earthquake.


Lung cancer gene tests not ready - U.S. report

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 08:18 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Genetic tests designed to predict how well lung cancer patients will fare after treatment do very little to guide doctors, government researchers said on Tuesday.


Q+A-"Crisis" in U.S. relations with Israel

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 07:51 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States feels "insulted" by Israel, where many leaders feel equally affronted, prompting U.S. President Barack Obama to take the unusual step on Tuesday of reaffirming an "unbreakable" bond with Israel.


First lady to food makers: Hurry up on healthy food

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 07:18 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Food manufacturers need to work faster to re-formulate and re-package food so that it is healthier for kids, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama said on Tuesday.


U.S. puts brakes on 'virtual' border fence

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 06:48 PM PDT

PHOENIX (Reuters) - The U.S. government is pulling $50 million in funding from a problematic "virtual fence" meant to secure stretches of the Mexico border and is freezing additional funding for the project pending review, authorities said on Tuesday.


Holder backs U.S. criminal trials for 9/11 suspects

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 06:18 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended plans to prosecute some terrorism suspects in traditional criminal courts, urging lawmakers to avoid politicizing the decision and inflaming public fears.


U.S.-Israel spat may overshadow Moscow talks

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 05:16 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to Moscow this week was supposed to show off international support for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks while making headway on arms control and sanctioning Iran.


Chinese human rights lawyer still missing

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 04:08 PM PDT

Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng who was taken away by police in China a year ago.


Clinton affirms US Israel support

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 03:43 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has dismissed the idea that US-Israeli relations are in crisis amid a row over Jewish settlers in Arab East Jerusalem.


Yemen guards oil, coastal sites against attacks

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 03:02 PM PDT

ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen has stepped up security at oil and coastal facilities to prevent revenge attacks, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday, days after government strikes against suspected al Qaeda positions.


U.S. air travellers complain about body scans

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 03:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of U.S. air travellers have lodged complaints over use of full-body security scanners in the past year, charging they violate personal privacy and may be harmful to their health, documents released on Tuesday showed.


U.N. chief chides Israel for confidentiality breach

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 02:32 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday criticized Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman for releasing information about what Ban said was a confidential telephone call between the two men.


WITNESS - Student ID card brings home loss from Haiti's quake

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 02:32 PM PDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A mind-boggling number of people died in Haiti's earthquake but it took a student ID card to turn the bare statistics into a reality for me.


Allawi leads Maliki for first time in Iraq count

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 02:32 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi edged past Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday in results from Iraq's fragmented March 7 vote that may lead to months of political bargaining and create a risky power vacuum.


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