U.S., allies to set demands for Iran nuclear talks: NYT

U.S., allies to set demands for Iran nuclear talks: NYT


U.S., allies to set demands for Iran nuclear talks: NYT

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 10:14 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and other Western nations plan to demand that Iran immediately close and ultimately dismantle a recently completed nuclear facility deep under a mountain as part of new talks with Tehran over its nuclear program, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The Obama administration and its European allies also will call for a halt in the production of higher-level enrichment of uranium fuel, and the shipment of existing stockpiles of that fuel out of Iran, the newspaper said, citing U.S. and European diplomats. ...


Nuclear-armed foes Pakistan, India to talk peace over lunch

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 10:09 PM PDT

Pakistani President Zardari and Indian Prime Minister Singh proceed to line up for a family photo at SCO summit in YekaterinburgNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will sit down to lunch with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Sunday in the highest-level meeting on each other's soil in seven years as the nuclear-armed foes seek to normalize relations. Relations have warmed since Pakistan promised its neighbor most favored nation trade status in 2011, although a $10 million bounty offered by Washington for a Pakistani Islamist blamed for the 2008 attacks on Mumbai stirred old grievances. ...



Blacks targeted in Oklahoma shooting spree

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 10:25 PM PDT

Community in Tulsa caught between news of five shootings and distrust of police as federal authorities investigate.


Mali junta sees civilian government "in days"

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 10:26 PM PDT

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's coup leader said on Saturday the junta would hand power to civilians within days in a deal under which neighboring nations agreed to lift sanctions and help tackle Tuareg rebels who have seized much of the north.


VIDEO: Newscaster splattered with eggs live on air

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 09:08 PM PDT

Epiros TV1 said 17 intruders, whose faces were hidden behind handkerchiefs, broke into the studio during the Friday evening newscast.


Nuclear-armed foes Pakistan, India to talk peace over lunch

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 10:09 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will sit down to lunch with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Sunday in the highest-level meeting on each other's soil in seven years as the nuclear-armed foes seek to normalize relations.


U.S., allies to set demands for Iran nuclear talks: NYT

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 10:14 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and other Western nations plan to demand that Iran immediately close and ultimately dismantle a recently completed nuclear facility deep under a mountain as part of new talks with Tehran over its nuclear program, the New York Times reported on Saturday.


China worried about situation on Korean peninsula

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 10:00 PM PDT

China's foreign minister told his Japanese and South Korean counterparts that Beijing is worried about the situation on the Korean peninsula, remarks that come ahead of a planned rocket launch by Pyongyang that has rattled nerves and raised tensions in the region.


Chavez returns to Cuba for more cancer treatment

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 09:13 PM PDT

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, accompanied by his mother Elena Frias de Chavez, attends a mass in Barinas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 5, 2012. Chavez, who attended the mass accompanied by relatives Thursday after returning from his latest round of radiation therapy treatment in Cuba, vowed to overcome cancer and to run for re-election in October. (AP Photo/Francisco Batista/Miraflores Press Office)Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez flew back to Cuba late Saturday for another round of radiation therapy, telling his countrymen that he has faith a "miracle" will help him survive cancer.



Chávez to Raise Pay, Resume Treatment

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 10:34 PM PDT

Venezuela President Hugo Chávez announced an increase of the minimum wage that will be implemented in two 15% increases. He also said he would be leaving for Cuba to resume cancer treatment.


Taiwan's Koo-Backed KGI Securities Climbs 6.6% On Merger Offer

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 08:32 PM PDT

Shares in big Taiwan brokerage KGI Securities, controlled by the island's billionaire Koo family, closed up by their 6.6% daily limit on Friday after China Development Financial Holding offered to buy it in a cash and stock deal worth as much as $1.9 billion. China Development, an investment company that is also affiliated with the ...


Violence dims Syria truce hopes, over 100 killed

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 08:46 PM PDT

A boy flashes a victory sign during a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in KafranbelBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops pounded opposition areas, activists said, killing 74 civilians in an offensive that has sent thousands of refugees surging into Turkey before next week's U.N.-backed ceasefire aimed at staunching a year of bloodshed. At least 15 rebels and 17 security force members were also killed, raising the death toll in violence to over 100. Each side has accused the other of intensifying assaults in the run-up to the truce due to take effect early on Thursday if government forces begin pulling back from towns 48 hours earlier in line with U.N. ...



Chavez hikes Venezuela's minimum wage before vote

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 07:34 PM PDT

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attends a mass to pray for his health in his hometown of BarinasCARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez hiked Venezuela's minimum wage by almost a third on Saturday as the ailing socialist leader aimed to solidify his political base among the poor and win re-election in October. Chavez is flying back and forth for cancer treatment in Cuba, fueling doubts about his future and removing himself from the daily political debate as his rival, state Governor Henrique Capriles, pushes ahead with a national campaign tour. ...



Violence dims Syria truce hopes, over 100 killed

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 08:46 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops pounded opposition areas, activists said, killing 74 civilians in an offensive that has sent thousands of refugees surging into Turkey before next week's U.N.-backed ceasefire aimed at staunching a year of bloodshed.


Pakistan president set to arrive in India

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 10:48 PM PDT

Zardari to meet Manmohan Singh, Indian PM, during one-day "private" visit before heading to Sufi shrine in Ajmer.


VIDEO: Search for avalanche survivors in Kashmir

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 07:37 PM PDT

Hundreds of troops, plus sniffer dogs and helicopters are involved in the rescue operation in a remote region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir; close to the disputed border with India


Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai Said Looking To Sell Next Media's Taiwan Business

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 07:22 PM PDT

Taiwan, which boasts one of Asia's most competitive media, may soon be losing a friend of free speech. ??Island elite enraged by his company's aggressive reporting, on the other hand, would likely be happy??to see him go. Hong Kong-based Media, publisher of the saucy Daily newspaper and magazine in Hong Kong and Taiwan, is reportedly ...


Chavez hikes Venezuela's minimum wage before vote

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 07:34 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez hiked Venezuela's minimum wage by almost a third on Saturday as the ailing socialist leader aimed to solidify his political base among the poor and win re-election in October.


Colombia: 6 soldiers, 3 rebels die in fighting

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 06:15 PM PDT

Colombia's military says six of its soldiers have been killed in an attack that it blames on the country's main rebel movement, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.


Peru: Hose gets food, drink to 9 trapped miners

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 05:50 PM PDT

Peruvian authorities say nine trapped miners are being supplied with sports drinks, soup and food while police, firefighters and other workers work to free them.