VIDEO: China to announce new leader

VIDEO: China to announce new leader

VIDEO: China to announce new leader

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 05:47 AM PST

Delegates have met at a Beijing conference before unveiling the new leadership team.


Croatia's deputy PM sentenced to prison for car crash

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 04:54 AM PST

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Radimir Cacic was sentenced to 22-months in prison by a Hungarian court on Wednesday for causing a fatal car crash in Hungary in 2010, a court spokesman and his lawyer said.

Rains swell Rome's Tiber river, flooding suburbs

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 04:47 AM PST

ROME (Reuters) - One of Rome's most historic bridges was closed on Wednesday as the swollen Tiber River roared through the capital and flooded outlying neighbourhoods.

Japan PM honours pledge with December 16 vote date, to lose job

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 04:21 AM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is set to dissolve parliament's lower house on Friday for a snap election next month, which is likely to cost him his job and return to power a party that has governed Japan for most of the past 50 years.

Russia's Putin signs law extending definition of treason

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 04:17 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law broadening the definition of treason which opponents say could be used to smother dissent and put almost anyone who has contact with foreigners at risk.

Hungary court gives Croatia deputy PM prison sentence

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:58 AM PST

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Croatia's deputy prime minister, Radimir Cacic, has been given a 22-month prison sentence by a Hungarian court for causing a fatal car crash in Hungary in 2010, a court spokesman and Cacic's lawyer told Reuters on Wednesday.

Iran to ration diesel to stem smuggling surge

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:48 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran plans to ration diesel supplies in a bid to curb rampant smuggling of the scarce fuel to neighbouring countries, its oil minister said on Wednesday.

Ivory Coast's Ouattara dissolves government

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:48 AM PST

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara dissolved his government on Wednesday ahead of a planned government reshuffle, the secretary general of the president's office said.

Pakistan agrees to free several Afghan Taliban - officials

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:33 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has agreed to free some Afghan Taliban prisoners who could be useful in reconciliation efforts, officials from both countries said on Wednesday, the clearest sign that Islamabad will put its weight behind the troubled Afghan peace process.

France recognises new Syria opposition

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:14 AM PST

CAIRO/PARIS (Reuters) - France became the first European power to recognise Syria's new opposition coalition as the sole representative of its people and said on Tuesday it would look into arming rebels against President Bashar al-Assad once they form a government.

France recognises new Syria opposition, U.S. hangs back

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:09 AM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - France became the first Western power to recognise a fledgling Syrian opposition coalition fully, stepping out beyond the United States, which said on Wednesday the body must first show its clout inside Syria.

VIDEO: Damon Albarn inspired by BBC pips

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:36 AM PST

A composition by Blur frontman Damon Albarn will be played to radio listeners around the world on Wednesday to mark 90 years of BBC broadcasting.


VIDEO: Petraeus scandal engulfs US general

Posted: 13 Nov 2012 11:44 AM PST

The top US commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is being investigated in connection with the scandal surrounding the former CIA director David Petraeus.


An uphill task

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:18 AM PST

The elevation of the status of Southern College to that of a university college is by right a cause for celebration. However, Chinese Malaysians living in the northern, central and eastern parts of the country do not seem to get excited about this good news. I am not sure whether this has something to do with the geographical mentality.

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Anti-austerity strikes sweep Europe

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:05 AM PST

MADRID/LISBON (Reuters) - Police and protesters clashed in Spain on Wednesday as millions of workers went on strike across Europe to protest spending cuts they say have made the economic crisis worse.

Russia expands definition of treason under new law

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:04 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that expands the definition of treason and could put virtually any Russian who has contacts with foreigners at risk, despite a promise to take a closer look at the law.

Respected China vice-premier tipped to head anti-graft effort

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:59 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - One of China's most senior financial officials is likely to lead the fight against corruption, a top priority in the world's second-biggest economy, following his appointment to a key council at the end of the Communist Party's 18th congress on Wednesday.

Qaeda chief rejects nation states, U.N. as conflict mediator

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:52 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's leader has rejected the notion of nation states and any United Nations role in arbitrating solutions to conflict - long the pillars of international order - in a document outlining how Muslims should run their affairs.

France recognises new Syria opposition, U.S. hangs back

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:15 AM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - France became the first Western power to recognise a fledgling Syrian opposition coalition fully, stepping out beyond the United States, which said on Wednesday the body must first show its clout inside Syria.

Respected China banker tipped to head anti-graft effort

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:09 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A respected trade negotiator and former banker is likely to head China's fight against corruption, a top priority for the world's second-biggest economy, following his appointment to a key council at the end of the 18th congress of the Communist Party.

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