Turkey opposes sanctions against Iran

Turkey opposes sanctions against Iran

Turkey opposes sanctions against Iran

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 01:13 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has voiced scepticism over the effectiveness of any further sanctions against Iran in the dispute over its nuclear programme, saying he still supported a diplomatic solution.


Defiant Thai protesters resume city march

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 01:13 AM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters streamed towards parts of the Thai capital declared no-go zones by the government on Tuesday, reversing an earlier decision to call off the march to avert possible clashes with security forces.


U.N. calls for restraint in Central Asia water row

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 01:13 AM PDT

DUSHANBE (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Central Asian leaders on Tuesday to resolve disputes over cross-border water use that have threatened stability in the region.


Baghdad blasts kill 11, wound at least 30 - police

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 01:13 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Coordinated blasts killed at least 11 people and wounded at least 30 in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, a police source told Reuters.


FACTBOX - Policy differences ahead of Australian election

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 01:13 AM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Rising Australian interest rates may undermine Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's stellar poll ratings as his government heads towards elections in late 2010, with mortgage holders crucial to the election outcome.


Iran urges Russia to resist missile sale pressure

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 01:13 AM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran urged Russia on Tuesday not to bow to Western pressure over the sale of a Russian missile defence system to the Islamic Republic which could protect its nuclear facilities from air strikes.


Jackson's doctor appears in court

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 12:26 AM PDT

Michael Jackson's relatives have attended a court appearance by the doctor accused of giving him a lethal dose of powerful anaesthetic.


British PM Brown to call election for May 6

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 12:43 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will later on Tuesday set May 6 as the date for a parliamentary election which could bring down the curtain on 13 years of rule by his centre-left Labour Party.


Buildings collapse in Baghdad blasts, two dead

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 12:43 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Coordinated blasts collapsed at least two buildings in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding 12, civil defence and police sources said.


Toyota faces record US $16m fine

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:14 PM PDT

Toyota is facing a record $16.4m fine from the US government over its handling of the mass recall of its vehicles because of safety faults.


L'Aquila marks quake anniversary

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 09:10 PM PDT

The Italian city of L'Aquila is holding a series of events to mark the first anniversary of the earthquake that killed 300 and left 60,000 homeless.


Pompeii's frozen victims display

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 05:58 PM PDT

The skeletal remains of some of the victims of Pompeii have gone on display, nearly 2,000 years after Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried the Roman city.


Five bodies found after "miracle" China mine rescue

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:43 PM PDT

XIANGNING, China (Reuters) - Chinese rescuers on Tuesday pulled five bodies from a flooded coal mine a day after the "miracle" rescue of 115 fellow miners who survived a week underground for a week by eating bark and drinking filthy water.


Thai protesters cancel march to avert clashes

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:14 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai anti-government activists cancelled plans to stage protests at nearly a dozen no-go zones across Bangkok on Tuesday but continued their siege of the capital's upmarket shopping and hotel district.


Obama poised to limit U.S. use of nuclear arms

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:14 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will formally unveil a new policy on Tuesday restricting U.S. use of nuclear arms, renouncing development of new atomic weapons and heralding further cuts in America's stockpile.


China says faulty vaccines not cause of children's deaths

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:14 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Health Ministry said on Tuesday faulty vaccines were not to blame for the deaths of four children in northern Shanxi province, after a domestic newspaper pointed the finger of blame at substandard vaccinations.


West Virginia mine blast kills 12 with 10 missing

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:43 PM PDT

MONTCOAL, West Virginia (Reuters) - Rescuers raced to find 10 coal miners missing deep underground after an explosion killed 12 of their colleagues on Monday at a West Virginia mine owned by Massey Energy.


Thai protesters cancel march over fears of clashes

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:13 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters cancelled a planned march to 11 no-go zones in Thailand's capital on Tuesday to avert possible clashes after thousands of security forces were deployed to block their movements.


Aquino's lead widens in Philippine opinion poll

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:13 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - Frontrunner Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino widened his lead in Philippine presidential race ahead of the May 10 election, as support for his nearest rival dropped for a second month, a Pulse Asia opinion poll showed on Tuesday.


New Obama strategy would narrow nuclear arms use

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 09:43 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced a retooled nuclear strategy on Monday that would limit the conditions under which the United States would use nuclear weapons.


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