Blasts kill at least 3 in Iraq's Kerbala

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• Blasts kill at least 3 in Iraq's Kerbala
• Clooney to launch film festival
• 'Magnetic electricity' discovered
• Alarming rise in world hunger
• Palestinians, in Reversal, Press U.N. Gaza Report
• On Gulf Coast, Praise for Obama, Criticism of Visit
• Clinton, Putin Appear at Odds Over Iran
• Violent Robbery Underscores Iraqis' Distrust of Security Forces
• Pakistani jets again strike Taliban targets
• Iraq-Syria Tensions Remain
• PA: Punish Israel for Gaza crimes
• The Mayor Who Added Jobs, and Lost Some, Too
• Dow Jones breaks through 10,000
• Live - Wednesday's football
• Complete retirement 'bad for you'
• Gene tweak boosts fly sex appeal
• For the Dow, a Toe-Touch Above 10,000 Points
• Iraq says 85,000 violently killed
• For Insurers, a Question of Trust (and Antitrust)
• Gaza Report Stirs U.N. Debate

Blasts kill at least 3 in Iraq's Kerbala Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:24 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three explosions killed at least three people and wounded 40 in Iraq's Kerbala on Wednesday, security and health officials said, in a rare attack in one of the holiest cities for Shi'ite Muslims.

Clooney to launch film festival Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:47 AM PDT George Clooney is due on the red carpet to launch the London Film Festival - but his Fantastic Mr Fox co-star Meryl Streep has flu.

'Magnetic electricity' discovered Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:53 PM PDT Researchers discover a magnetic equivalent to electricity: single magnetic "charges" that behave and interact like electrical ones.

Alarming rise in world hunger Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:35 PM PDT New UN report blames high prices and global economic crisis for worsening situation.

Palestinians, in Reversal, Press U.N. Gaza Report Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:28 PM PDT The Palestinian leadership tried to regain credibility by pressing forward a report on the Gaza war.

On Gulf Coast, Praise for Obama, Criticism of Visit Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:29 PM PDT Some residents are unhappy with President Obama's plans to spend only a few hours in New Orleans Thursday.

Clinton, Putin Appear at Odds Over Iran Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:23 PM PDT As Clinton played down differences with Moscow over tougher moves against Iran, Putin highlighted the contrasts, saying it is "premature" to threaten sanctions against Tehran.

Violent Robbery Underscores Iraqis' Distrust of Security Forces Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:25 AM PDT BAGHDAD, Oct. 14 -- Armed Iraqi men killed at least eight people and wounded nine others Wednesday during a robbery of three jewelry stores in Baghdad, a brazen, daytime crime that residents blamed on security forces.

Pakistani jets again strike Taliban targets Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:18 AM PDT Pakistani fighter jets bombed a village in South Waziristan on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, said military officials and a local Taliban leader.

Iraq-Syria Tensions Remain Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:19 AM PDT Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said he didn't believe there would be a quick resolution in the dispute that led to severed ties between Iraq and Syria and, for now, he saw no purpose in having more talks with Damascus.

PA: Punish Israel for Gaza crimes Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:10 PM PDT Palestinian Authority minister demands UN action over last winter's offensive.

The Mayor Who Added Jobs, and Lost Some, Too Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:28 PM PDT In the midst of a downturn, New York City has 131,000 more jobs than it had when Michael R. Bloomberg became mayor. But many of them pay less than jobs that have been lost.

Dow Jones breaks through 10,000 Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:39 PM PDT The Dow Jones index tops the 10,000 mark for the first time in a year, boosted by better-than-expected results from JP Morgan.

Live - Wednesday's football Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:59 AM PDT England, Northern Ireland and Wales are in World Cup qualifying action, with the vital Uruguay v Argentina match to come at 2300 BST.

Complete retirement 'bad for you' Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:43 AM PDT Giving up work completely on retirement could be bad for your health, US research suggests.

Gene tweak boosts fly sex appeal Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:47 AM PDT Removing chemical signals can make fruitflies 'irresistible' to other flies - regardless of gender or species, scientists find.

For the Dow, a Toe-Touch Above 10,000 Points Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:28 PM PDT The milestone, last seen in October 2008, was a sign of the market's recovery from the depths of the crisis, but the index is still more than 4,000 points off its high.

Iraq says 85,000 violently killed Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:24 AM PDT More than 85,000 Iraqis were killed between 2004 and 2008, says Iraq's first official estimate since the conflict began.

For Insurers, a Question of Trust (and Antitrust) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT Senate majority leader Harry Reid calls for an end to the insurance industry's limited exemption from antitrust law.

Gaza Report Stirs U.N. Debate Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:09 AM PDT Israel and the Palestinian Authority clashed during a debate in the United Nations Security Council over a U.N. report that accuses Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes in last winter's war in Gaza.

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Australian minister urges China to speed up Rio case

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• Australian minister urges China to speed up Rio case
• U.S. hails cooperation on North Korea, sees new steps
• Future Karzai cabinet to balance 'warlords' and West
• FEATURE - After Haider, Austrian far-right could grow
• DNA study of humpback whales reveals mating habits
• ANALYSIS - Embattled Pakistan faces its worst-case scenario
• SCENARIOS - Could Australia have early elections?
• SCENARIOS - Can things get any worse for Pakistan?
• CORRECTED - Clinton winds up trip with focus on Russian society
• Aquino leading Philippine presidential race - poll
• North Korea expresses rare regret over flood deaths
• INTERVIEW - Ebadi says U.S. turns blind eye to Iranian rights
• Taiwan, China negotiators plan meeting in December
• U.S. official hails close cooperation on North Korea
• U.S. House begins assembly of financial reform plan
• FEATURE - Will solar speed up emerging cellphone revolution?
• FACTBOX - Cracking the Copenhagen climate code
• Sarkozy says son being "thrown to wolves"
• Spain police move against ETA's political wing
• Lebanese army says one wounded in Lebanon blast

Australian minister urges China to speed up Rio case Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:00 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Australia's climate change minister said on Wednesday she had urged China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang to expedite the case of four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto, currently held on suspicion of corporate espionage.

U.S. hails cooperation on North Korea, sees new steps Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:30 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's neighbours and the United States are coordinating closely to draw the isolated state back to nuclear disarmament talks and reviewing possible next steps, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday.

Future Karzai cabinet to balance 'warlords' and West Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:30 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - It may have looked like a done deal for President Hamid Karzai and many Afghans when, one by one, key ethnic chiefs and regional power brokers threw their weight behind the incumbent ahead of the Aug. 20 presidential election.

FEATURE - After Haider, Austrian far-right could grow Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:30 AM PDT KLAGENFURT, Austria (Reuters) - A year after his death in a car crash, a new memorial to Joerg Haider has become a temple to the man who shook up European politics with his anti-foreigner campaigns.

DNA study of humpback whales reveals mating habits Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:30 AM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - A 15-year genetic study of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales has opened a window into the little known mating habits of the giant cetaceans, revealing some whales travel between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans to mate.

ANALYSIS - Embattled Pakistan faces its worst-case scenario Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:56 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The worst-case scenario facing Pakistan -- prolonged insecurity with militants launching bloody attacks on the key pillars of the state -- is no longer just a risk for markets and Western policymakers to fret over.

SCENARIOS - Could Australia have early elections? Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:56 PM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - A lifting of interest rates by Australia's central bank and a forthcoming vote in parliament on an emissions trade scheme, likely to be defeated, has some political analysts tipping an early election.

SCENARIOS - Can things get any worse for Pakistan? Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:56 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pakistan's military is gearing up for an offensive against Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan, following a week of violence in which militants killed more than 100 people and stormed the army's headquarters.

CORRECTED - Clinton winds up trip with focus on Russian society Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:56 PM PDT (Corrects population figure of Tatarstan in para 11)

Aquino leading Philippine presidential race - poll Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:25 PM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - The son of revered former Philippine President Cory Aquino has taken a commanding lead among potential candidates for the 2010 presidential elections, an opinion poll said on Wednesday.

North Korea expresses rare regret over flood deaths Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:25 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Wednesday expressed regret that its release of water into a river that flows across a military border with the South killed six campers downstream last month, a rare admission of fault by the reclusive state.

INTERVIEW - Ebadi says U.S. turns blind eye to Iranian rights Posted: 13 Oct 2009 10:59 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi accused the United States on Tuesday of turning a blind eye to human rights violations in Iran as it seeks to rein in Tehran's nuclear program.

Taiwan, China negotiators plan meeting in December Posted: 13 Oct 2009 10:59 PM PDT TAIPEI (Reuters) - Top negotiators from Taiwan and China are planning a meeting in the second half of December in the island to further boost trade, Taiwan officials said on Wednesday.

U.S. official hails close cooperation on North Korea Posted: 13 Oct 2009 10:59 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's neighbours and the United States are working closely together to press the isolated state back to nuclear disarmament talks, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said.

U.S. House begins assembly of financial reform plan Posted: 13 Oct 2009 10:59 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House Financial Services Committee is to begin work on Wednesday on a top priority for the U.S. Congress -- legislation to mend regulatory holes exposed by last fall's financial crisis.

FEATURE - Will solar speed up emerging cellphone revolution? Posted: 13 Oct 2009 10:32 PM PDT KAMPALA/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Watching his sons kick around a makeshift ball made from tightly bound plastic bags, Ugandan handyman Jackson Mawa marvels at the way business has improved since he bought a solar-powered mobile phone.

FACTBOX - Cracking the Copenhagen climate code Posted: 13 Oct 2009 10:32 PM PDT Except that you won't find AOSIS in a desert, MRV isn't something you can drive, minding your NAMAs has nothing to do with being polite and you can't have a BAP for breakfast.

Sarkozy says son being "thrown to wolves" Posted: 13 Oct 2009 09:59 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday his undergraduate son was being unfairly victimised for trying to take charge of the public agency that oversees development of Paris's business district.

Spain police move against ETA's political wing Posted: 13 Oct 2009 09:59 PM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police have arrested six senior members of Basque guerrillas ETA's outlawed political wing, state radio RNE reported on Tuesday.

Lebanese army says one wounded in Lebanon blast Posted: 13 Oct 2009 09:59 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - One person was wounded when a shell exploded in a house in the southern Lebanese village of Tayr Filsi on Monday, the Lebanese army and Hezbollah said on Tuesday.

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