Tibetans mourn dead as China quake toll hits 791

Tibetans mourn dead as China quake toll hits 791

Tibetans mourn dead as China quake toll hits 791

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 12:56 AM PDT

YUSHU, China (Reuters) - Tibetans mourned dead relatives on Friday from an earthquake that killed nearly 800 people in remote western China as rescue crews found a handful of survivors, and homeless residents shivered in tents.


Volcanic ash may force delay in Polish funeral

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 12:56 AM PDT

WARSAW (Reuters) - A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano that has caused the closure of airports across northern Europe may force a delay in Sunday's funeral for Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, an official in the presidential administration said on Friday.


Thai "red shirt" leaders escape arrest

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 12:25 AM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai anti-government protest leaders staged a dramatic escape from police on Friday after the authorities vowed to crack down on "terrorists" ahead of a planned televised address by the prime minister.


Support for Japan govt drops further ahead of poll

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 12:25 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government has sunk to 23.7 percent, a poll by Jiji news agency showed on Friday, threatening his Democratic Party's chances of winning a midyear election.


Volcanic ash turns northern Europe into no-fly zone

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 12:02 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano caused air travel chaos across Europe and beyond on Friday, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded.


Kyrgyz president formally resigns after turmoil

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 12:02 AM PDT

BISHKEK (Reuters) - Deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev formally resigned in a letter faxed to Kyrgyzstan's new leaders, officials said on Friday, allaying fears of civil war in the strategic Central Asian country.


Finnair cancels flights due to ash, Finnish airspace closed

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 12:02 AM PDT

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish national carrier Finnair said it would cancel flights on Friday and probably on Saturday due to a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano that forced authorities to halt air traffic.


Thai "red shirt" leaders escape arrest

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 11:31 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai anti-government protest leaders staged a dramatic escape from police on Friday after the authorities vowed to crack down on what they termed "terrorists" ahead of a planned televised address by the prime minister.


Ash cloud set to close Frankfurt Airport

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 11:31 PM PDT

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's main airport in Frankfurt will probably have to close on Friday given the dangers posed by clouds of volcanic ash from Iceland, air traffic controllers said.


China steps up search for survivors

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:53 PM PDT

Emergency teams have been pouring into western China's Qinghai province, after a deadly earthquake devastated the mountainous region.


Bhutto murder was 'avoidable'

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:57 PM PDT

A long-awaited UN report into the killing of Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto two years ago has been highly critical of the government of the day.


Greece requests more rescue loan talks

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 11:05 PM PDT

Debt-laden Greece has asked for more talks about a financial rescue plan put together by eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).


Volcanic ash turns northern Europe into no-fly zone

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:30 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano caused air travel chaos across Europe and beyond on Friday, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded.


Thai "red shirt" leaders escape arrest

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 10:30 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai anti-government protest leaders staged a dramatic escape from police on Friday after the authorities vowed to crack down on what they termed "terrorists" ahead of a planned speech by the prime minister.


Thai security forces surround "red shirt" leaders

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 09:28 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai security forces surrounded a hotel in Bangkok on Friday where anti-government protest leaders are staying and vowed decisive action if the "red shirts" attacked television stations.


Volcanic ash turns northern Europe into no-fly zone

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 09:28 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano caused air travel chaos across Europe and beyond on Friday, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded.


Thai security forces surround "red shirt" leaders

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 08:57 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai special forces are surrounding a hotel in central Bangkok where leaders of anti-government protesters are located, the deputy prime minister said on Friday.


Venezuela investigates deaths of Amazon Indians

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 08:57 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities are investigating whether several deaths in a remote Yanomami Indian region near the source of the Orinoco river were caused by pollution from illegal gold mining.


Tibetans mourn dead as China quake toll hits 760

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 07:50 PM PDT

YUSHU, China (Reuters) - Tibetans mourned their dead relatives in the stricken Chinese town of Gyegu on Friday, as the death toll from a strong earthquake earlier this week climbed to 760.


Pakistan failed to protect Bhutto, probe death - U.N.

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 07:50 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Pakistan failed to properly protect former prime minister Benazir Bhutto or investigate her assassination and "severely hampered" a United Nations inquiry, U.N. investigators said on Thursday.


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