IMF boss tries to ease Greek fears

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• IMF boss tries to ease Greek fears
• "Butcher of Beijing's" son to get promotion - sources
• Sandstorm, snow close air link to China quake zone
• Apology over Pope 'condom' memo
• Bangkok braces for more unrest after peace plan rejected
• Spain protests against Franco-era immunity
• Q+A - What happens if N. Korea is culprit in deadly naval strike
• Ten dead in Mississippi tornado
• Bangkok braces for more unrest after peace plan rejected
• Armenians mark WWI killings, ties with neighbours fray
• Obama calls 1915 Armenia massacre an atrocity
• Britain apologises over papal "condoms" document
• U.S. senators postpone climate bill unveiling
• Qaeda confirms deaths of leaders in Iraq-statement
• Well beneath sunken U.S. rig has serious oil leak
• Deaths after tornadoes hit Mississippi
• Greek views on EU-IMF bailout
• INTERVIEW - U.S. climate bill has 50 pct chance - Gore
• Anti-US cleric offers Iraq govt help after bombings
• Jailed Chilean cult leader Schaefer dies at 89

IMF boss tries to ease Greek fears Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:30 AM PDT Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has said the Greek people should not fear the IMF.

"Butcher of Beijing's" son to get promotion - sources Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:50 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Li Xiaopeng, whose father former Chinese premier Li Peng is reviled by many as the "Butcher of Beijing" for his role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, will be promoted to a ministerial position, two sources said.

Sandstorm, snow close air link to China quake zone Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:50 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A choking sandstorm and heavy snow have severed a vital air link to the remote quake-hit Chinese county of Yushu, severely affecting relief efforts, state media said on Sunday.

Apology over Pope 'condom' memo Posted: 24 Apr 2010 11:23 PM PDT The Foreign Office has apologised for a "foolish" document suggesting the Pope could launch "Benedict" condoms during his visit to the UK.

Bangkok braces for more unrest after peace plan rejected Posted: 24 Apr 2010 10:26 PM PDT By Jason Szep

Spain protests against Franco-era immunity Posted: 24 Apr 2010 10:26 PM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators took to streets across Spain on Saturday to protest against immunity for Civil War crimes and charges against a prominent judge for investigating deaths under Francsico Franco's 1939-1975 dictatorship.

Q+A - What happens if N. Korea is culprit in deadly naval strike Posted: 24 Apr 2010 09:20 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has raised the pieces of its warship that exploded and sank near a contested sea border with North Korea and will look for clues that may point to Pyongyang as the culprit in the deadly incident.

Ten dead in Mississippi tornado Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:51 PM PDT Storms in the US state of Mississippi have left at least 10 people, including children, dead.

Bangkok braces for more unrest after peace plan rejected Posted: 24 Apr 2010 08:20 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Bangkok braced on Sunday for more unrest a day after the Thai government rejected a peace overture from demonstrators offering to end increasingly violent protests in return for early polls.

Armenians mark WWI killings, ties with neighbours fray Posted: 24 Apr 2010 08:20 PM PDT By Matt Robinson and Hasmik Mkrtchyan

Obama calls 1915 Armenia massacre an atrocity Posted: 24 Apr 2010 08:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday marked the World War One-era massacre of Armenians by Turkish forces, calling it one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century, but avoiding any mention of "genocide."

Britain apologises over papal "condoms" document Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:48 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Office apologised on Saturday for a memorandum by a civil servant suggesting Pope Benedict should open a hospital abortion ward when he visits Britain this year.

U.S. senators postpone climate bill unveiling Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of President Barack Obama's top priorities -- tackling global warming -- suffered a severe setback on Saturday when a fight over immigration derailed plans to unveil a compromise climate change bill.

Qaeda confirms deaths of leaders in Iraq-statement Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:38 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in Iraq has confirmed in a statement posted on the Internet that two of its leaders were killed in a joint raid a week ago by U.S. and Iraqi troops.

Well beneath sunken U.S. rig has serious oil leak Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:38 PM PDT HOUSTON (Reuters) - An oil well on the ocean floor beneath a drilling rig that exploded and sank into the Gulf of Mexico began spewing oil on Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Deaths after tornadoes hit Mississippi Posted: 24 Apr 2010 05:44 PM PDT Tornadoes in the American state of Mississippi have flattened buildings and killed several people.

Greek views on EU-IMF bailout Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:44 PM PDT Greeks give their opinions on the EU-IMF package to rescue the debt ridden economy.

INTERVIEW - U.S. climate bill has 50 pct chance - Gore Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:46 PM PDT PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - A draft U.S. climate bill to be unveiled on Monday has a 50 percent chance of winning Senate approval, said former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.

Anti-US cleric offers Iraq govt help after bombings Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:46 PM PDT * Offer comes amid fears of sectarian violence

Jailed Chilean cult leader Schaefer dies at 89 Posted: 24 Apr 2010 12:46 PM PDT SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Former Nazi Paul Schaefer, who founded a secretive German cult in Southern Chile in the 1960s and was later convicted of sexually abusing children, died of heart failure in a prison hospital on Saturday, officials said.

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