Joint U.S.-Israel military exercise postponed: source

Joint U.S.-Israel military exercise postponed: source

Joint U.S.-Israel military exercise postponed: source

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 01:06 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States and Israel have postponed a joint military exercise due to be held in the coming weeks until later in the year, an Israeli security source told Reuters Sunday.

UK's Cameron offers talks on Scottish independence vote

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 12:47 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron offered on Sunday to hold talks with Scottish leader Alex Salmond to thrash out their differences over arrangements for a referendum on Scottish independence that could lead to a breakup of the United Kingdom.

Some Shoppers Rebel Against Giant Web Retailers

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 12:34 PM PST

As sprawling e-commerce companies like Amazon act more like their big-box brethren, little sites are fighting back with some tactics of their own.

Ratings Cut Deals a Blow to Sarkozy

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 12:19 PM PST

S&P's decision to strip France of its triple-A debt rating exposes President Nicolas Sarkozy to hard criticism three months ahead of the election.


Iran warns of consequences if Arabs back oil sanctions

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 12:24 PM PST

(Reuters) - Iran warned Gulf Arab neighbors on Sunday they would suffer consequences if they raised oil output to replace Iranian crude facing an international ban.

Protesters gather for fourth straight day in Romania

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 12:03 PM PST

Protesters seeking the ouster of Romanian President Traian Basescu and early elections gathered for a fourth straight day Sunday in a main square of Bucharest, the capital, and 18 other cities in the Eastern European nation.

More Survivors of Wreck Found

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 11:26 AM PST

Rescue operations continued on Sunday inside the cruise ship that ran aground off the shore of Tuscany, Italy, late Friday, triggering a confused evacuation of thousands of passengers in which five people died.


Insurgents Storm Iraqi Police Compound

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 11:24 AM PST

Iraqi security forces clashed with insurgents who blasted their way into a police compound west of Baghdad in a deadly battle Sunday. Meanwhile, a meeting in the capital failed to make progress toward ending a political crisis.


Iran Warns Gulf Arabs on Oil

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 11:37 AM PST

Iran warned Gulf Arab oil producers against boosting production to offset any potential drop in Tehran's crude exports in the event of an embargo affecting its oil sales, the latest salvo in the dispute between the West and the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program.


U.N. Chief Says Syria's Assad Must End Violence

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 12:11 PM PST

The U.N. chief demanded Sunday that Syria's president stop killing his own people and said the "old order" of one-man rule and family dynasties is over in the Middle East, on a day when activists said 27 people died.


Pakistan: Local Taliban Head May Be Dead

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 12:11 PM PST

Intercepted militant radio communications indicate the leader of the Pakistani Taliban was killed in a recent U.S. drone strike, Pakistani intelligence officials said on Sunday, but a Taliban official denied the report, which coincided with a bomb blast that killed 14 people in a Shiite religious procession.


Taiwan-China Relations Set to Progress

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 11:11 AM PST

Ma Ying-jeou's victory in Taiwan's presidential elections gave him a renewed mandate to press ahead with economic opening to China, but analysts said the vote underlined suspicions among voters toward their neighbor.


Bomb Plot Averted, Thai Police Say

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:33 AM PST

Thai police said they had broken up a terrorist plot aimed at tourist sites in Bangkok, after U.S. warnings triggered in part by worsening tensions with Iran following the killing of a nuclear scientist in Tehran.


Nigerian Unions to Resume Strikes

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 08:45 AM PST

A nationwide strike in Nigeria over spiraling fuel prices will continue, two major unions said Sunday after negotiations with the government failed.


Chinese Forces Clash with Tibetans, Activists Say

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 08:47 AM PST

Security forces clashed with angry Tibetans in southwestern China, shooting one person, after a man set himself on fire in the latest protest against Chinese rule, activist groups said.


Explosion on South Korean Ship Kills 5

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:33 AM PST

A South Korean cargo ship was rocked by an explosion off the country's west coast Sunday, leaving five people dead and six missing. The coast guard said it doesn't suspect the North was involved.


U.S. Warns Israel on Strike

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 08:57 AM PST

U.S. defense leaders are increasingly concerned that Israel is preparing to take military action against Iran, over U.S. objections, and have stepped up contingency planning to safeguard U.S. facilities in the region in case of a conflict.


Iran Looms Over China In Mideast

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 02:14 AM PST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's heads to the Middle East on Saturday to boost energy ties with key oil exporters that are also U.S. partners, as the U.S. puts pressure on Beijing to reduce Iranian oil imports.


Kazakhs Set for Second Party

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:20 AM PST

Kazakhs voted in an election that will permit a second party to enter parliament, a tiny concession that poses no challenge to President Nursultan Nazarbayev's hold over the legislature in an oil-rich country unsettled by deadly riots last month.


Japan to Keep Talking With Iran

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:23 AM PST

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said that Japan will continue its dialogue with Iran despite increasing pressure to join sanctions proposed by the U.S. and Europe, saying its ties with Iran go beyond oil imports.


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