China leader-in-waiting Xi to visit White House next month

China leader-in-waiting Xi to visit White House next month

China leader-in-waiting Xi to visit White House next month

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:22 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Jan 24 — President Barack Obama will host China's likely next leader, Vice President Xi Jinping, at the White House on February 14, in a visit set to boost Xi's credentials as the man who will steer Beijing's close but quarrelsome ties with Washington. Obama and Xi will discuss "a broad range of bilateral, regional, and global issues," ...

Chinese forces break up Tibetan protest with tear gas

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:30 PM PST

BEIJING, Jan 24 — Chinese security forces fired tear gas to break up a protest by Tibetans in the southwest province of Sichuan, an advocacy group said, the latest sign of spreading unrest in the region. Reports from advocacy groups earlier said that in a separate clash, coinciding with this week's Chinese New Year celebrations, troops fired on ...

Two car bombs kill 10, wound 38 in Iraq capital

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:12 PM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two car bombs exploded in Baghdad's Sadr City on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 38 in the latest attack targeting Shi'ite areas as a political crisis threatens to revive sectarian strife in Iraq.

Too early to say if Taliban behind French attack-NATO

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:09 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Tuesday it was premature to say the Afghan Taliban were behind last week's killing of four French troops.

Aggressive Romney takes new tack in Florida

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:33 PM PST

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney looked to get his White House campaign back on track on Tuesday, releasing two years of tax records hours after he battered rival Newt Gingrich in his most aggressive debate performance.

Japan task force kept no records of nuclear crisis response

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:32 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's energy minister admitted on Tuesday that no records were kept of top level discussions in the critical early days on how to respond to the world's worst nuclear disaster in 25 years.

China leader-in-waiting Xi to visit White House next month

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:25 PM PST

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will host China's likely next leader, Vice President Xi Jinping, at the White House on February 14, in a visit set to boost Xi's credentials as the man who will steer Beijing's close but quarrelsome ties with Washington.

Chinese forces break up Tibetan protest with tear

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:57 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese security forces fired tear gas to break up a protest by Tibetans in the southwest province of Sichuan, an advocacy group said, the latest sign of volatile ethnic unrest in the region.

VIDEO: Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon on trial

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:35 PM PST

The Spanish Judge who indicted the former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet is himself going on trial.


VIDEO: Food shortage risk for West Africa

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:43 PM PST

International efforts are being stepped up to tackle the threat of a new food crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa.


Two car bombs kill 10 in Iraq capital - sources

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:32 PM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombs in two parked cars exploded in a mainly Shi'ite area of Iraq's capital on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 31, police and hospital sources said.

East Afghan frontline emerges as major hurdle

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:28 PM PST

COMBAT OUTPOST ZEROK/JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Jan 24 (Reuters) - With snow past their ankles and their view of forbidding mountains blocked by low-slung cloud, U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's restive east are taking advantage of a bitter winter to brace for fresh fighting in spring.

Romney reports tax bill of $6.2 million for 2010-11

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:24 PM PST

TAMPA, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released tax records on Tuesday indicating he will pay $6.2 million (3.9 million pounds) in taxes on a total of $45.2 million in income over the years 2010 and 2011.

Indonesia's tin crown dented, but still fits

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:16 PM PST

JAKARTA (Reuters) - When Johan "Jim" Murod joined Indonesia's tin rush some three years ago and began his family-run smelting business, prices of the industrial metal were about to go through the roof.

Romney scores points in debate with attacks on Gingrich

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:49 PM PST

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Mitt Romney was desperate for a strong debate performance in Florida's Republican debate Monday night to restore momentum for his campaign, and delivered repeated sharp attacks on rising rival Newt Gingrich.

VIDEO: Romney and Gingrich tussle over integrity

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:04 PM PST

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich tussled over integrity and leadership at the NBC Republican debate in Florida.


Yemen sends more troops to militant-held town

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:06 PM PST

SANAA, Jan 24 — Yemen's military has sent extra forces to a town seized by Islamists last week after negotiations with the militant group's leader broke down, residents and witnesses said yesterday. Tanks and armoured vehicles were making their way towards Radda, about 170km southeast of the capital Sanaa, a day after outgoing President Ali ...

Putin warns ethnic tensions risk tearing Russia apart

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 05:22 PM PST

MOSCOW, Jan 24 — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned ethnic tensions could tear Russia apart, saying he would toughen migration rules on reassuming the presidency and keep a tight rein on Russia's regions to prevent it following the Soviet Union into oblivion. Putin, in power since 2000 and favored to win a six-year presidential term in ...

Egypt’s Islamist-led parliament meets, rivalries on display

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:46 PM PST

CAIRO, Jan 24 — Egypt's first free parliament in six decades got to work yesterday with Islamists holding by far the most seats and opponents comparing their grip on the chamber to that enjoyed by the now defunct party of deposed President Hosni Mubarak. With almost half the seats in the assembly, the Muslim Brotherhood is promising to cooperate ...

Gaddafi supporters seize control of Libyan town

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:25 PM PST

TRIPOLI, Jan 24 — Fighters loyal to Libya's overthrown leader Muammar Gaddafi took control of a town south-east of the capital yesterday, flying their green flags in defiance of the country's fragile new government. The fightback by Gaddafi supporters defeated in Libya's civil war, though unlikely to spread elsewhere, added to the problems ...

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