Debate rages over Garzon trial

Debate rages over Garzon trial

Debate rages over Garzon trial

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 10:36 PM PDT

A debate is raging in Spain over the fate of top judge Baltasar Garzon who is facing trial for investigating atrocities carried out by General Franco's forces during the civil war of the 1930s, ignoring an amnesty law.


US support for Kyrgyz interim government

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 10:43 PM PDT

A senior US State Department official has promised his country's support for the interim government that seized power in Kyrgyzstan a week ago.


China sifts rubble for survivors

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 10:34 PM PDT

China has been sifting rubble for survivors of the deadly quake which hit the remote Qinghai region and left thousands of people homeless.


Palin rallies Tea Party supporters

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 03:14 PM PDT

It has been more than 235 years since the Tea Party was held in Boston Harbor, but on Wednesday the conservative political movement held its own rally just steps away from the original site.


Obama aims to reform Wall Street

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 02:50 PM PDT

President Obama has held bipartisan meetings to try to agree on reforms for Wall Street, some 18 months after the financial crisis.


Pentagon: Iran needs 3-5 yrs to build usable atom bomb

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 02:33 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran could produce enough highly enriched uranium for a single nuclear bomb in as little as one year but would probably need three to five years to assemble, test and deploy a "usable" atomic weapon, top Pentagon officials said on Wednesday.


Big powers pursue talks on new Iran sanctions

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 02:04 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Big power envoys met on Wednesday to pursue the quest for fresh U.N. sanctions to try to halt Iran's nuclear program, but diplomats forecast weeks of haggling over a text the Security Council can pass.


U.S.: Concerned Syria may be giving Scuds to Hezbollah

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 02:04 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House expressed concern on Wednesday about allegations Syria has transferred long-range Scud missiles to the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah and said it had raised the issue at the highest level.


Four South African peacekeepers kidnapped in Darfur

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 02:04 PM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Four South African peacekeepers have been kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region, their joint U.N./African Union force said on Wednesday.


ElBaradei says democracy is priority for Egypt

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:39 PM PDT

The man emerging as the main challenger in next year's elections in Egypt, Mohammad ElBaradei, has told the BBC his priority is moving the country towards democracy.


Michelle Obama meets Mexico first lady in solo visit

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 01:31 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama danced with school children in a working-class area of Mexico City on Wednesday during her first solo foreign trip aimed at boosting ties between the neighbouring countries.


DNA egg swap prevents rare diseases in babies

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 01:31 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have mastered a controversial technique using cloning technology to prevent some incurable inherited diseases by swapping DNA between two fertilised human eggs.


Iraq diverts holy city flights amid plot reports

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 01:31 PM PDT

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities have rerouted air traffic over Najaf because of possible plots by Sunni Islamist insurgents to fly hijacked planes into one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines in the city, officials said.


NASA grapples with space station cooling problem

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 01:31 PM PDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A problem with a cooling system aboard the International Space Station may prompt NASA to extend shuttle Discovery's mission for an unplanned fourth spacewalk, NASA officials said on Wednesday.


Survey shows how depression and smoking intertwine

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 01:04 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 40 percent of U.S. adults who have depression are also smokers, meaning people need help with both if they want to quit, according to a U.S. government survey published on Wednesday.


Pandemic still threat to young, expert says

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:29 PM PDT

GENEVA (Reuters) - The H1N1 flu pandemic is as severe as influenza pandemics in 1957 and 1968 and remains a threat, especially to healthy young adults, a leading health expert said on Wednesday.


British terrorism cop makes civil liberties warning

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:29 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top counter-terrorism officer warned on Wednesday that the balance between defending civil liberties and national security was in danger of "getting out of kilter" and could damage efforts to stop future attacks.


Israel says no point in pressuring it to sign NPT

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 11:58 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel reiterated its resistance to signing the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty on Wednesday after U.S. President Barack Obama said he wanted it to be universally observed.


Big powers pursue talks on new Iran sanctions

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 11:20 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Big power envoys were to meet on Wednesday to pursue the quest for fresh U.N. sanctions to try to halt Iran's nuclear program, but diplomats forecast weeks of haggling over a text the Security Council can pass.


INTERVIEW - Citizen Thaksin to boost Montenegrin economy

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 11:20 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Montenegro will draw a direct economic benefit from granting citizenship to ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the Balkan country's finance minister told Reuters on Wednesday.


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