UK leaders make frantic final push for votes |
- UK leaders make frantic final push for votes
- BP fights oil spill with welding torches, cash
- Iran to hold naval exercises in Gulf - state TV
- China to press North's Kim on economy, nuclear talks
- U.S. arrests Pakistani-American over failed car bomb
- Q+A - Will PM's peace deal ease Thai political crisis?
- Man accused in NY car bomb case to appear
- Volcanic ash closes parts of UK airspace
- Nashville under water after storms
- Thai "red shirts" study PM's election offer
- TEXT - U.S. statement on arrest in failed NY car bombing
- U.S. arrests Pakistani-American over failed car bomb
- Jewish settlers blamed for torching W.Bank mosque
- U.S. voter unrest sparks rash of primary challenges
- Flights grounded by new ash risk
- Problems for BP as oil slick grows
- U.S. says nuclear arsenal includes 5,113 warheads
- Man who bought car in New York plot arrested - source
- Voting begins in U.S. Senate on Wall Street reform
- Thai red shirts to study PM's reconciliation plan
| UK leaders make frantic final push for votes Posted: 04 May 2010 12:59 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's political leaders planned to campaign through the night on Tuesday in a final push for votes, two days before a parliamentary election that opinion polls suggest will be the closest in nearly 20 years.
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| BP fights oil spill with welding torches, cash Posted: 04 May 2010 12:59 AM PDT GOLDEN MEADOW, La. (Reuters) - BP Plc sought to stem the damage from a giant oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico with technology, welding torches and money on Tuesday as crude kept spewing from an offshore oil well deep in the Gulf of Mexico that ruptured almost two weeks ago.
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| Iran to hold naval exercises in Gulf - state TV Posted: 04 May 2010 12:59 AM PDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's navy will on Wednesday start eight days of war games in the Gulf and the Sea of Oman, state television said, less than two weeks after the country's Revolutionary Guards held manoeuvres in the Gulf.
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| China to press North's Kim on economy, nuclear talks Posted: 04 May 2010 12:29 AM PDT DALIAN, China (Reuters) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il faces pressure to embrace economic reforms and return to nuclear disarmament talks during his visit to China, but he is unlikely to make any bold moves.
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| U.S. arrests Pakistani-American over failed car bomb Posted: 04 May 2010 12:29 AM PDT NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pakistani-American man has been arrested for driving a failed car bomb into New York's Times Square last weekend as investigators continue to pursue leads, U.S. law enforcement officials said on Tuesday.
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| Q+A - Will PM's peace deal ease Thai political crisis? Posted: 04 May 2010 12:29 AM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Leaders of anti-government protesters in Thailand were considering on Tuesday a government proposal for a Nov. 14 election that could provide some respite from an increasingly deadly political crisis.
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| Man accused in NY car bomb case to appear Posted: 03 May 2010 11:57 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man accused of driving a failed car bomb into New York's Times Square will appear in Manhattan federal court later on Tuesday, authorities said.
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| Volcanic ash closes parts of UK airspace Posted: 03 May 2010 11:57 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Parts of the airspace over Britain and Northern Ireland will close on Tuesday and operations from Irish airports will be restricted because of the cloud of volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland that wreaked havoc on European air travel last month.
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| Nashville under water after storms Posted: 03 May 2010 11:21 PM PDT Parts of the US city of Nashville are flooded after severe storms killed 23 people in Tennessee and neighbouring states.
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| Thai "red shirts" study PM's election offer Posted: 03 May 2010 11:38 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters in Thailand were considering on Tuesday a proposal by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call a November election aimed at ending a two-month political crisis in which 27 people have been killed.
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| TEXT - U.S. statement on arrest in failed NY car bombing Posted: 03 May 2010 11:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday announced the arrest of a man in connection with the failed car bombing attempt in New York's Times Square.
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| U.S. arrests Pakistani-American over failed car bomb Posted: 03 May 2010 11:38 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen has been arrested in connection with the failed car bombing in New York's Times Square last weekend but investigators continue to pursue leads, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday.
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| Jewish settlers blamed for torching W.Bank mosque Posted: 03 May 2010 11:38 PM PDT RAMALLAH (Reuter) - Fire damaged a mosque in a Palestinian West Bank village on Tuesday and a mosque official blamed Jewish settlers in the latest such attack that could hamper renewed Middle East peace efforts.
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| U.S. voter unrest sparks rash of primary challenges Posted: 03 May 2010 11:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rising tide of voter anger has produced serious primary challenges in both parties this year, with Republicans facing a political revolt that could sweep away powerful U.S. incumbents like Senator John McCain.
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| Flights grounded by new ash risk Posted: 03 May 2010 10:40 PM PDT All flights in the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland are to be banned later amid fresh concerns over Icelandic volcanic ash.
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| Problems for BP as oil slick grows Posted: 03 May 2010 10:53 PM PDT As the massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico grows, so too are the problems for the BP.
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| U.S. says nuclear arsenal includes 5,113 warheads Posted: 03 May 2010 10:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States disclosed for the first time on Monday the current size of its nuclear arsenal, lifting the veil on once top-secret numbers in an effort to bolster non-proliferation efforts.
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| Man who bought car in New York plot arrested - source Posted: 03 May 2010 10:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have arrested a man of Pakistani descent who purchased the vehicle used in the failed car bombing attempt in New York's Times Square, a law enforcement official said early on Tuesday.
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| Voting begins in U.S. Senate on Wall Street reform Posted: 03 May 2010 10:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will cast its first votes on Tuesday on a sweeping Wall Street reform bill, with passage of a handful of uncontroversial amendments expected and a key procedural question still unsettled.
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| Thai red shirts to study PM's reconciliation plan Posted: 03 May 2010 10:43 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - "Red shirt" protesters in Thailand will consider on Tuesday a proposal by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva for an election on Nov. 14, aimed at ending a two-month political crisis in which 27 people have been killed.
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