Clinton arrives in Pakistan for talks on security, aid

Clinton arrives in Pakistan for talks on security, aid

Clinton arrives in Pakistan for talks on security, aid

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 12:11 AM PDT

ISLAMABAD, July 18 — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Pakistan today, hoping to buttress a shaky partnership that US officials say is key to the escalating war in neighbouring Afghanistan. Clinton's two-day visit will include talks with top military and civilian leaders as well as pledges of economic aid. — Reuters ...


Australia govt holds poll lead as campaign gears up

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 12:52 AM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is on course for a narrow win in an Aug. 21 election, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, although issues such as border protection and population will be key in the campaign.


6.7 magnitude quake hits off coast of Alaska

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 12:23 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska on Sunday, but no widespread threat of a tsunami was seen, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.


Suicide bomber attacks Sunni militia in Baghdad

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 11:24 PM PDT

BAGHDAD, July 18 — A suicide bomber today attacked government-backed Sunni militia as they lined up to be paid in western Baghdad, killing at least three and wounding nine, Iraqi police said. The blast in the Sunni district of Radwaniya occurred as political deadlock continued in the war-damaged country following a March election that produced no ...


Major earthquake off the Alaska coast

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 11:21 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, July 18 — A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska today, but no widespread threat of a tsunami was seen, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. — Reuters


U.S. to send stern message to N.Korea in Seoul talks

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 11:16 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top diplomat and defence chief head to Seoul this week to discuss ways to respond to North Korea and deter it from any future attack after the sinking of a South Korean warship.


Britain should not seek burqa ban, says UK government

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 05:10 PM PDT

LONDON, July 18 — Britain's parliament should not try to ban wearing full-length veils in public after France's lower house passed a bill which could see Muslim women fined for wearing the burqa, immigration minister Damian Green said. "It's very unlikely and it would be undesirable for the British Parliament to try and pass a law dictating what ...


Storm batters Vietnam, thousands evacuated

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 07:13 PM PDT

HANOI, July 18 —The Vietnamese navy searched for six fishermen near the Paracels archipelago, and thousands of people were evacuated in the north of the country today due to threats of flash flooding and landslides. Typhoon Conson, which killed 39 in the Philippines and two in China, was downgraded to a tropical storm as it hit northern Vietnam ...


BP extends test of Gulf of Mexico oil well

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 09:01 PM PDT

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc extended for another 24 hours a critical test of its blown-out Gulf of Mexico well that so far has shut off the huge oil leak, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said on Saturday.


AIDS group fears annual HIV costs may hit $35 bln

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 08:28 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - The International HIV/AIDS Alliance warned on Saturday that the annual cost of tackling the HIV epidemic could balloon to $35 billion by 2030 if governments fail to invest in efficient, targeted and cost-effective prevention measures.


Britain should not seek burqa ban - government

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 08:28 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliament should not try to ban wearing full-length veils in public after France's lower house passed a bill which could see Muslim women fined for wearing the burqa, immigration minister Damian Green said.


Storm batters Vietnam, thousands evacuated

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 07:13 PM PDT

HANOI, July 18 —The Vietnamese navy searched for six fishermen near the Paracels archipelago, and thousands of people were evacuated in the north of the country today due to threats of flash flooding and landslides. Typhoon Conson, which killed 39 in the Philippines and two in China, was downgraded to a tropical storm as it hit northern Vietnam ...


Britain should not seek burqa ban, says UK government

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 05:10 PM PDT

LONDON, July 18 — Britain's parliament should not try to ban wearing full-length veils in public after France's lower house passed a bill which could see Muslim women fined for wearing the burqa, immigration minister Damian Green said. "It's very unlikely and it would be undesirable for the British Parliament to try and pass a law dictating what ...


Abbas clarifies terms for direct Mideast talks

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 01:43 PM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel must agree to the idea of a third party guarding the borders of a future Palestinian state before direct peace talks can start.


Many forks loom in road to AIDS vaccine

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 01:43 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AIDS experts and advocates gathering in Vienna this weekend for a conference on the pandemic will hear about progress in protecting people from the deadly virus using drugs, and ways to affect behavior.


Seven missing as weakened typhoon lands in Vietnam

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 01:43 PM PDT

HANOI (Reuters) - At least seven people were missing as typhoon Conson weakened to a tropical storm and made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday, after crossing the Chinese island of Hainan where two people died.


Wildfire near Athens, holiday camps evacuated

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 11:48 AM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Dozens of wildfires broke out in Greece on Saturday, threatening homes and forcing the evacuation of a nunnery and a children's camp near Athens.


Yemen to free rebels - opposition leader

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 10:43 AM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's government has agreed to free more than 400 people, mostly northern rebels, as the Arab state tries to launch a dialogue with opposition groups, an opposition leader said on Saturday.


China warns tourists on "forced shopping" in Hong Kong

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 10:23 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's National Tourism Administration has issued an advisory on travel to Hong Kong after a video of mainland tourists being insulted and "forced to shop" by a Hong Kong tour guide sparked outrage on the Internet.


China crude pipelines explode, burn in Dalian port

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 09:07 AM PDT

BEIJING, July 17 — Chinese firefighters extinguished a blaze that raged for over 15 hours after two oil pipelines exploded in the northeastern port of Dalian, Xinhua news agency said today. The fire threatened a tank farm in Dalian, a port which is home to part of China's strategic petroleum reserves, although it appears to have been contained ...


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