Russia's Lavrov says "reset" with U.S. cannot last forever

Russia's Lavrov says "reset" with U.S. cannot last forever


Russia's Lavrov says "reset" with U.S. cannot last forever

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 12:11 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States must do more to strengthen relations because the "reset" in ties cannot continue forever, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Wednesday.



Two car bombs hit main square in government controlled Aleppo

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:59 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two car bombs exploded on a main square in a government controlled central district of Syria's second city Aleppo on Wednesday morning, a pro-government television channel said.



Probe into fatal Hong Kong ferry collision may take six months

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:58 PM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities began inspecting the wreckage of a leisure ship on Wednesday amid questions over how a collision with a commuter ferry in relatively calm weather could have killed 38 people in one of the city's worst accidents in recent decades.



U.S. had early indications Libya attack tied to organised militants

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:37 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Within hours of last month's attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, President Barack Obama's administration received about a dozen intelligence reports suggesting militants connected to al Qaeda were involved, three government sources said.



VIDEO: Taiwan moves to cut noise levels

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:34 PM PDT

Taiwan's government has received an increasing number of complaints about noise levels in the capital. That has forced the EPA to announce plans to toughen regulations.


VIDEO: Obama and Romney in first tv debate

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:21 PM PDT

Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney will face off in their first televised presidential debate .


Cambodian parties team up to fight PM Hun Sen

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:47 PM PDT

Cambodia's two main opposition parties have joined forces to challenge Prime Minister Hun Sen's 27-year grip on power at a general election next July, a spokesman for the new group said Wednesday.

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Romney under pressure to score debate win against Obama

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:25 PM PDT

DENVER, Oct 3 — Republican candidate Mitt Romney is under pressure to produce a strong performance today at his first face-to-face debate with President Barack Obama to try and turn around a race for the White House that has been edging away from him. The 90-minute encounter offers the chance to reach more than 60 million people on television, a ...



Trudeau scion hopes for Trudeaumania 2.0 in Canada

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:36 PM PDT

MONTREAL, Oct 3 — The charismatic son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau yesterday declared his candidacy for the leadership of the Liberal Party, hoping to recreate the sort of buzz that made his father prime minister in 1968. Justin Trudeau said he was entering the race to lead Canada's oldest political party t o serve his ...



US Border Patrol agent shot dead in Arizona, another wounded

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 08:22 PM PDT

NACO, Arizona, Oct 3 — A US Border Patrol agent was shot dead and another wounded when they came under fire yesterday while responding to a tripped ground sensor in a drug-smuggling corridor in Arizona near the border with Mexico, authorities said. Authorities said three agents were on foot about 8 km north of the border in rocky terrain when ...



US Border Patrol agent shot dead in Arizona, another wounded

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 08:22 PM PDT

NACO, Arizona, Oct 3 — A US Border Patrol agent was shot dead and another wounded when they came under fire yesterday while responding to a tripped ground sensor in a drug-smuggling corridor in Arizona near the border with Mexico, authorities said. Authorities said three agents were on foot about 8 km north of the border in rocky terrain when ...



Romney under pressure to score debate win against Obama

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:17 PM PDT

DENVER (Reuters) - Republican candidate Mitt Romney is under pressure to produce a strong performance on Wednesday at his first face-to-face debate with President Barack Obama to try to turn around a race for the White House that has been edging away from him.



U.S. had early indications Libya attack tied to organised militants

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:56 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Within hours of last month's attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, President Barack Obama's administration received about a dozen intelligence reports suggesting militants connected to al Qaeda were involved, three government sources said.



Who benefits most from subsidies?

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:53 PM PDT

The existing subsidy system has failed to lead the poor out of poverty while the resources have flown into the pockets of the rich. Subsidies are easily misused or abused and it is now the time to change the course.

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VIDEO: Seven arrested over HK boat crash

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:01 PM PDT

Seven crew members have now been arrested from the two boats that collided in the waters off Hong Kong, leaving 38 people dead.


Six dead as vintage plane wreck found in Australia

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:34 PM PDT

All six people on board a vintage red 1930s de Havilland biplane that vanished this week were confirmed dead Wednesday after the wreckage was found in a dense Australian forest.

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Thai nightclub owner charged over deadly blaze

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:22 PM PDT

Thai police have charged a nightclub owner with gross negligence over a fire that killed four people, including two foreigners, on the holiday island of Phuket, an official said Wednesday.

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Hong Kong seeks answers after deadly ferry crash

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:22 PM PDT

The wreck of a boat that sank in a collision off Hong Kong, killing 38 people, was examined Wednesday after being hauled to shore as the city sought answers to its worst maritime accident in decades.

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Bollywood favourite pushes sari revival

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:20 PM PDT

As the platform heeled-models sashay past the flash of cameras to the sound of U2, Sabyasachi Mukherjee surveys the progress of his campaign to drag the sari from the back of the closet onto the catwalk.

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Bhutan aims to be first 100% organic nation

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 10:13 PM PDT

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, famed for seeking "happiness" for its citizens, is aiming to become the first nation in the world to turn its home-grown food and farmers 100 percent organic.

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