Chinese President Hu to attend Washington nuclear summit

Chinese President Hu to attend Washington nuclear summit


Chinese President Hu to attend Washington nuclear summit

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:49 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend a multi-nation summit on nuclear security in Washington this month, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, ending uncertainty about whether he would attend.


China says wants peaceful solution to Iran nuclear dispute

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:49 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will continue to seek peaceful solution to the Iran nuclear issue, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Thursday, after Beijing agreed to discussions on new sanctions on Tehran.


Abortion doctor killer faces sentencing amid debate

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:49 AM PDT

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The sentencing on Thursday of an anti-abortion activist who gunned down a Kansas doctor comes amid a bitter U.S. debate over abortion that nearly derailed landmark healthcare reform legislation last month and is expected to remain a factor in U.S. midterm elections.


U.S. Democrats lie low after healthcare victory

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:50 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The week after passing landmark healthcare reform and handing President Barack Obama an important victory, members of the U.S. Congress returned to their home districts for a recess to face constituents and justify their votes after the bruising legislative battle.


Iran envoy in China as sanctions push builds

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:18 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS/BEIJING (Reuters) - China has agreed to serious negotiations with Western powers about sanctions on Iran, while Tehran's top nuclear negotiator was in Beijing on Thursday to discuss the diplomatic showdown.


Australia police hunt accused Serb commander

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:18 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A former Serb commander accused of war crimes in the Balkans was being hunted by Australian police on Thursday after disappearing in the wake of a court ruling that he could be extradited to Croatia.


Vatican attacks New York Times over abuse coverage

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:18 PM PDT

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican attacked The New York Times on Wednesday for its coverage of the sexual abuse of children by priests, rejecting accusations that Pope Benedict had mishandled a series of abuse cases before he was elected.


Haiti aid pledges far exceed expectations - U.N.'s Ban

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:18 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Donor countries offered billions of dollars more than than expected to help rebuild earthquake-devastated Haiti, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday.


ANALYSIS - U.S. currency push on China no slam dunk

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:18 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's currency is clearly undervalued, but pressure on Beijing to make its currency rise in value won't trim the U.S. trade deficit with China or reduce the jobless rate, say American economists.


French govt to toughen immigration rules again

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:18 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government unveiled a bill on Wednesday to toughen immigration rules and impose strict penalties on anyone employing foreigners without work permits, raising howls of protest from human rights groups.


FACTBOX - Britain's new corporate carbon trading scheme

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:18 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRCEES) is a mandatory scheme which will force some 5,000 companies to monitor and report their energy usage and related carbon emissions.


Haiti quake may undo years of progress on HIV/AIDS

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:18 PM PDT

RABAT (Reuters) - The earthquake that devastated Haiti in January has endangered years of progress in fighting the spread of AIDS in the Caribbean country, a senior U.N. health official said on Wednesday.


Obama to S. Korea: U.S. able to help on sunken ship

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday that the U.S. Navy is prepared to offer further help to South Korea in its search for sailors believed trapped on a sunken ship.


Obama opens new oil drilling offshore in climate drive

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama unveiled plans on Wednesday for a limited expansion of U.S. offshore oil and gas drilling in an effort to win Republican support for new proposals to fight climate change.


Iceland's erupting volcano forms new craters

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:05 PM PDT

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - A volcano blasting steam and ash into the atmosphere in the south of Iceland formed new craters spewing lava on Wednesday, Icelandic radio said.


Study links chemical exposure to breast cancer

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:05 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Exposure to certain chemicals and pollutants before a woman reaches her mid-30s could treble her risk of developing breast cancer after the menopause, Canadian scientists said on Thursday.


Costs, confusion greet new UK carbon trade scheme

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:05 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new scheme to cut corporate energy usage and carbon emissions will slash billions from power bills, according to the government, but companies remain confused over compliance and concerned over its costs.


Six powers to start work on Iran sanctions - U.S. envoy

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 08:14 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Six world powers, including China, agreed on Wednesday to start drawing up new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program in the next few days, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said.


Iran envoy goes to China as sanctions talk rises

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 08:14 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili heads to China on Thursday for talks with the government that could hold the key to whether Tehran faces a fresh round of United Nations sanctions.


Q+A - Where does China stand on Iran sanctions?

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 08:14 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Iran's top nuclear negotiator is heading to China for talks on Thursday as Western governments become increasingly confident that Beijing will back sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear activities.


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