Thai protesters cancel march to avert clashes

Thai protesters cancel march to avert clashes


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.


Five bodies found after "miracle" China mine rescue (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:53 PM PDT

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.


Timor police declare war on mysterious 'ninjas' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:33 PM PDT

Members of East Timor's national police force undergo training conducted by the Portuguese national guard under the auspices of the United Nations in Dili in February. The police have declared war on mysterious AFP - East Timor police have declared war on mysterious "ninjas" accused of murder and subversion in a new twist to the young country's struggle to establish security.



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.


Five bodies found in flooded China mine: state TV

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 09:11 PM PDT

XIANGNING, China -Five bodies have been found in a flooded coal mine in north China, from which 115 workers have so far been rescued, state television reported Tuesday, quoting the rescue headquarters.

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China executes Japanese drug smuggler: state media

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 06:55 PM PDT

BEIJING -China executed a convicted Japanese drug smuggler on Tuesday, making him the first Japanese citizen to be put to death in the country since diplomatic ties were re-established in 1972.

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Terre'Blanche murder reveals S. Africa racial divide (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:15 PM PDT

A supporter of African far-right leader Euguene Terre'Blanche looks at flowers and pays tribute in front of the entrance of the farm in Ventersdorp. South Africa's ruling party on Monday brushed off accusations of fuelling racial tension amid fears of a bloody backlash over the killing of far-right leader Eugene Terre'Blanche.(AFP/Alexander Joe)Time.com - The bludgeoning to death of South Africa's most infamous white racist, Eugene Terre'Blanche, focuses attention on his most notorious black successor, Julius Malema



Vietnam denies Google's hacking accusation (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:15 PM PDT

AP - Vietnam has dismissed what it called "groundless" accusations from Google and McAfee that the communist country had apparently used malicious computer programs to hack Web sites and spy on political opponents.


Australia lifts rates for fifth time since October (AFP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:19 PM PDT

Two workmen delivering soft drink boxes walk past the Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney on April 6, 2010. Australia raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.25 percent and flagged further rises to come as the economy returns to normal after the global downturn.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - Australia announced its fifth rate hike since October on Tuesday and said borrowing costs would continue to rise as growth and inflation return to normal after the global crisis.



Pakistani Taliban bomb attack: U.S. consulate a target (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:15 PM PDT

Security forces stand guard at the site of a bomb attack targeting the U.S. consulate in Peshawar April 5, 2010. Militants using a car bomb and firing weapons attacked the U.S. consulate in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday hours after a suicide bomber killed 38 people elsewhere in the northwest, officials said. Pakistani Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the attack on the consulate, in which eight people including three militants were killed but no one in the mission was hurt.    REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)Time.com - The Pakistani Taliban's attack on the U.S. consulate on Monday suggests that they are undettered by U.S. drones and Islamabad's forces



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.


Thai red shirts step up pressure

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Hundreds of riot police deployed as protesters defy orders to clear Bangkok streets.


Malaysia passes law to curb nuclear trafficking (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 09:53 PM PDT

AP - Malaysia has passed a law to curb the trafficking of nuclear weapon components after being linked to the illegal supply of sensitive technology to countries including Iran and Libya.


Barrier Reef ship accident 'outrageous': Australia PM (AFP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 09:47 PM PDT

Oil leaks from the Chinese coal carrier the Shen Neng 1 after the vessel ran aground on Australia's Great Barrier Reef off the coast of the state of Queensland late on April 3. Australia's leader Tuesday voiced anger over a coal carrier which ran aground and spewed oil over the pristine Great Barrier Reef, as officials probed alleged short cuts through the world heritage site.(AFP/Queensland Government /Ho)AFP - Australia's leader Tuesday voiced anger over a coal carrier which ran aground and spewed oil over the pristine Great Barrier Reef, as officials probed alleged short cuts through the world heritage site.



Bodies recovered from China mine

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 09:34 PM PDT

Search teams urged to "keep fighting" to reach 33 miners still trapped after rescue of 115.


Thai Protesters Clash With Police

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 09:48 PM PDT

Thousands of antigovernment demonstrators clashed with Thai police and military troops trying to prevent them from leaving from the capital's commercial district to stage protests elsewhere in Bangkok.


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.


South Africa's neo-Nazis drop revenge vow

South Africa's neo-Nazis drop revenge vow


South Africa's neo-Nazis drop revenge vow

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:50 PM PDT

A South African white supremacist group has retracted its statement vowing to avenge the killing of its leader, Eugene Terreblanche, a spokesman for the group said Monday.


Live - St Johnstone v Dundee Utd

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:17 AM PDT

St Johnstone take on Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League, with much to play for both teams.


Protesters in Thailand Defy Orders to Disperse

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 09:05 AM PDT

Convoys of anti-government protesters coursed through Bangkok while thousands more remained in the commercial heart of the city, defying government orders to disperse.


Woods Denies Using Performance Enhancing Drugs

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:59 AM PDT

Tiger Woods said he was stunned by the positive reaction he received on the golf course and apologized to his fellow players for the questions they have had to face since his fall from grace.


Nigeria's ill leader holds second prayer meeting

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:32 PM PDT

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua, who has not been seen in public in five months, prayed with Christian leaders at his residence in the capital Abuja on Monday, his second meeting with religious leaders in five days.


WikiLeaks posts 'killing' video

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:35 AM PDT

The website WikiLeaks posts a video its says shows the 2007 killing by US military personnel of civilians in Baghdad


Woods targets fifth Masters win

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:14 AM PDT

Tiger Woods says he can win his fifth Masters this week, despite having been out of action for five months because of a sex scandal.


Newcastle promoted to top flight

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton hails his side's "wonderful achievement" after they secure promotion to the Premier League.


Reprieve for 'sorcerer' sentenced to death by Saudi court

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 09:38 AM PDT

A Lebanese man who had been condemned by a court in Saudi Arabia to die last week for "sorcery" has not been executed, his lawyer said Monday.


Interpol ramps up hunt for Saddam Hussein's daughter

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:19 AM PDT

The international police organization Interpol has stepped up the hunt for Saddam Hussein's eldest daughter, who is wanted by Iraqi authorities on terrorism charges.


Pirates seize South Korean tanker

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:28 AM PDT

A South Korean oil tanker has been hijacked by pirates, the European Union Naval Force Somalia said Monday.


Sri Lanka opposition vows to stop leader's poll plan

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:20 AM PDT

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's opposition on Monday vowed to deny the ruling coalition a two-thirds majority at this week's parliamentary election, saying it would give an already powerful president too free a hand to rule.


'Debate needed' on digital bill

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:14 AM PDT

Opponents of the Digital Economy Bill call on Parliament to give it "the debate it deserves" ahead of its second reading.


Taliban claims Peshawar attack

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:28 AM PDT

Blasts in Pakistan's northwest kill more than 50 people and leave over 100 wounded.


Unruly Crowds Cited as 4 Shot Near Times Square

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:48 PM PDT

The police said they arrested 54 people as crowds spilled into Midtown Manhattan after an auto show Sunday night.


Tense standoff in Peru as protest turns deadly

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:54 AM PDT

AREQUIPA, Peru (Reuters) - Thousands of Peruvian wildcat miners were locked in a tense standoff with police on Monday after six people were killed during a protest against stricter environmental controls imposed by the government.


Video shows 'US attack' on Iraqis

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:41 PM PDT

WikiLeaks releases footage believed to show civilian deaths in Iraq in 2007.


Woods Begins Busy Day at Augusta With a Quiet Practice Round

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:12 AM PDT

Tiger Woods walked softly to the first tee for his practice round, and the on hand silently parted to let him pass, their reception as cool as the dew that sparkled on manicured grass.


Karzai, White House escalate war of words

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:13 AM PDT

KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A war of words between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the White House escalated on Monday, with Washington expressing frustration that an attempt to smooth over the feud had so far failed.


Troops retake airport in DR Congo

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 08:43 AM PDT

A joint operation by DR Congo troops and UN peacekeepers seizes control of Mbandaka airport from a local militia.