NY police defuse car bomb in Times Square

NY police defuse car bomb in Times Square

NY police defuse car bomb in Times Square

Posted: 02 May 2010 12:37 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police have "rendered safe" a car bomb found inside a sport utility vehicle that triggered the evacuation of New York's Times Square on Saturday night in an incident that the city's mayor said early on Sunday could have turned into a very deadly event.


NY's Times Square evacuated over apparent car bomb

Posted: 01 May 2010 10:25 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An apparent failed car bomb in a vehicle that was smoking and emitted a small "flash" caused police to evacuate New York's Times Square as bomb specialists worked to dismantle the device on Saturday night, Broadway's busiest night.


Thai PM talks tough, police told to clear protesters

Posted: 01 May 2010 09:20 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva warned anti-government protesters on Sunday there was a risk of "losses" if they did not end a rally that has closed down a shopping district in Bangkok for a month. "From now on, what the government will do may risk clashes and losses, but the government knows what it's doing. What needs to be done must be done," he said, speaking on his normal Sunday television slot. It was not clear what he meant by "losses".


U.N. says Congo pull-out would undermine aid work

Posted: 01 May 2010 09:20 PM PDT

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - A hasty withdrawal of U.N. peacekeepers from Democratic Republic of Congo will undermine humanitarian work in the restive central African state, the top U.N. aid official said.


"Inevitable" oil slick will hit U.S.; Obama to visit

Posted: 01 May 2010 08:47 PM PDT

VENICE, La. (Reuters) - U.S. officials on Saturday conceded it is "inevitable" that oil from an uncontrolled leak in the Gulf of Mexico will hit the U.S. coast, threatening an environmental and economic catastrophe.


Times Sq evacuation was for failed explosive device

Posted: 01 May 2010 08:47 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dark-coloured sports utility vehicle which triggered the evacuation of Times Square on Saturday night was found to contain explosives, gasoline, propane and burned wires, a New York Fire Department officer told Reuters.


Arab League backs resumption of Middle East talks

Posted: 01 May 2010 08:47 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab League nations on Saturday endorsed a resumption of negotiations on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, raising hopes that indirect talks brokered by the United States could revive the stalled peace process.


Obama defends government power ahead of elections

Posted: 01 May 2010 08:47 PM PDT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, whose legislative priorities include reforms that critics say make the government too powerful, offered a broad defence on Saturday of government itself before November elections.


New polls point to Labour loss days before UK vote

Posted: 01 May 2010 08:47 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Four new polls on Saturday reinforced the Conservative party's momentum just five days before Britain's closely fought parliamentary election, which increasingly looks set to end Labour's 13-year rule.


Thai PM warns of "clashes and losses" in Bangkok

Posted: 01 May 2010 08:20 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva warned anti-government protesters on Sunday that there was a risk of "losses" if they did not end a rally that has closed down a shopping district in Bangkok for a month.


New York's Times Sq. evacuated for suspicious vehicle

Posted: 01 May 2010 08:20 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police evacuated New York's Times Square on Saturday night after a dark-coloured sports utility vehicle was found to be smoking and a small "flash" was observed by firefighters on the scene.


Bolivia takes over energy firms

Posted: 01 May 2010 07:13 PM PDT

Bolivian President Evo Morales has ordered the nationalisation of four private electricity companies.


Arizona immigration law protests

Posted: 01 May 2010 01:01 PM PDT

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of cities in the US to protest against a new immigration law in Arizona.


'Spill threatens our way of life'

Posted: 01 May 2010 03:19 PM PDT

Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal has told reporters the Gulf of Mexico oil slick literally threatens the local way of life.


Somali blasts kill 'at least 30'

Posted: 01 May 2010 01:58 PM PDT

At least 30 people have been killed by two bomb blasts in a mosque in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, reports say.


May Day marked around the world

Posted: 01 May 2010 11:06 AM PDT

Traditional May Day rallies and marches have been held all around the world.


Protesters confront Greek police

Posted: 01 May 2010 10:30 AM PDT

Greek riot police have used tear gas to disperse angry protesters in Athens, during a march against government cuts to tackle the country's crippling debt.


U.S. fights to protect shore from massive oil spill

Posted: 01 May 2010 09:20 AM PDT

VENICE, La (Reuters) - The U.S. government scrambled on Friday to ward off an environmental disaster that could cost billions of dollars as a huge oil spill reached coastal Louisiana, imperiling shrimp fishing grounds, oyster beds and fragile wetlands with a rich variety of wildlife.


UK's Brown hit by poll, media back rivals

Posted: 01 May 2010 09:20 AM PDT

LONDONReuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's faltering election campaign suffered fresh blows on Friday as support for his Labour Party slid in one new poll and leading newspapers came out in support of his rivals.


Arizona police chief criticizes immigration law

Posted: 01 May 2010 09:20 AM PDT

PHOENIX/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The police chief of Arizona's largest city said on Friday the state's controversial new crackdown on illegal immigrants would likely create more problems than it solved for local law enforcement.


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