Under blockade, coastal Gaza now a fish importer (AP) |
- Under blockade, coastal Gaza now a fish importer (AP)
- Iraq's oil deals dominate PM election campaign (AP)
- S.Africa celebrates 100 day countdown to World Cup (AFP)
- Six NATO troops killed in bloody Afghan day (AFP)
- Irish town snubs Israel envoy in protest
- Top US diplomat in China to mend ties
- British scientist in climate row admits 'awful' emails
- Clinton balks at Argentine request for Falklands mediation
- Russia edges closer to Iran sanctions
- Nato sinks Somali pirate mothership
- Troops deployed amid Chile unrest
- Farage called before EU Parliament
- Azerbaijan 'ancients' under threat
- Deaths in Yemen building collapse
- Former Bosnian leader Ganic arrested in London (AFP)
- Bombs in southern Thailand target banks, wound 2 (AP)
- Chile struggles to keep order in quake-hit city
- ANALYSIS - Obama faces moment of truth with Iraq election
- FEATURE - Youthful Brazil faces challenge of rapid aging
- U.S. seeks to smooth China ties, win backing on Iran
| Under blockade, coastal Gaza now a fish importer (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:55 PM PST AP - Gaza's desperate fishermen, hemmed in by an Israeli sea blockade, have found new ways of hauling in their daily catch: They're sneaking into Egyptian waters in tiny motorboats and buying fish from their Egyptian counterparts.
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| Iraq's oil deals dominate PM election campaign (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:42 PM PST AP - Backed by armed bodyguards, international oil executives have flocked to this southern Iraqi city to survey their potentially lucrative prizes: the fields that it is hoped will one day dramatically increase output of cheap, plentiful crude.
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| S.Africa celebrates 100 day countdown to World Cup (AFP) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:00 PM PST
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| Six NATO troops killed in bloody Afghan day (AFP) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:01 PM PST
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| Irish town snubs Israel envoy in protest Posted: 01 Mar 2010 07:57 PM PST LONDON -An Irish town council has removed a page in its guestbook signed by the Israeli ambassador after the alleged use of fake Irish passports by the Jewish state's spies, the BBC reported Tuesday.
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| Top US diplomat in China to mend ties Posted: 01 Mar 2010 07:14 PM PST BEIJING -A senior US diplomat was due in China Tuesday for talks aimed at getting Sino-US relations back on track, with tensions high over US arms sales to Taiwan and a White House visit by the Dalai Lama.
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| British scientist in climate row admits 'awful' emails Posted: 01 Mar 2010 05:34 PM PST LONDON -A British climate researcher at the centre of a row over global warming science has admitted he wrote some "pretty awful" emails to sceptics when he was refusing their requests for data.
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| Clinton balks at Argentine request for Falklands mediation Posted: 01 Mar 2010 05:23 PM PST BUENOS AIRES -Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered to help Britain and Argentina resolve a simmering row over a south Atlantic archipelago but balked at an Argentine request for US mediation.
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| Russia edges closer to Iran sanctions Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:01 PM PST PARIS – President Dmitry Medvedev gave his clearest signal yet yesterday that Russia is ready to back sanctions against Teheran's nuclear programme, but warned they must not hurt the Iranian population.
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| Nato sinks Somali pirate mothership Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:33 AM PST BRUSSELS – A Danish warship, the Absalon, sunk a Somali pirate "mothership" in the Indian Ocean, a Nato spokesman said Monday.
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| Troops deployed amid Chile unrest Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:29 PM PST Thousands of Chilean troops are heading to the country's earthquake zone as reports emerge of survivors turning to looting.
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| Farage called before EU Parliament Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:32 PM PST UKIP MEP Nigel Farage has been summoned before an European Parliamentary committee after insulting the President of the European Council.
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| Azerbaijan 'ancients' under threat Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:37 PM PST The Talysh community in Azerbaijan says its elderly are amongst the oldest in the world, but modernity threatens their way of life.
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| Deaths in Yemen building collapse Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:47 PM PST Explosion in fireworks depot blamed for incident that has claimed 18 lives in Taaz.
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| Former Bosnian leader Ganic arrested in London (AFP) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:08 PM PST
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| Bombs in southern Thailand target banks, wound 2 (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:42 PM PST AP - Five small bombs planted by suspected insurgents exploded Tuesday outside banks and ATMs in Thailand's restive south, wounding two people, police said. Another three bombs were defused.
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| Chile struggles to keep order in quake-hit city Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:49 PM PST CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Chilean authorities extended a curfew in the country's second-biggest city on Tuesday as troops struggled to contain worsening looting and crime in the wake of a devastating earthquake.
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| ANALYSIS - Obama faces moment of truth with Iraq election Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:49 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's vow to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of August will be tested this weekend as millions of Iraqis head to the polls to elect a new government.
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| FEATURE - Youthful Brazil faces challenge of rapid aging Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:49 PM PST RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - For Lieda Sobrosa, retirement from her Brazilian government job 23 years ago was just the beginning.
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| U.S. seeks to smooth China ties, win backing on Iran Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:28 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - Top U.S. and Chinese diplomats will grapple with how to deal with the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea in meetings that Washington hopes will help ease tensions with Beijing.
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