NATO mulls Afghan troops, decision hinges on Obama |
- NATO mulls Afghan troops, decision hinges on Obama
- Arctic to be ice-free in summer in 20 yrs - scientist
- INTERVIEW - Japan-US ties more important with China rise - minister
- Pakistan police targeted as attacks kill 24
- Grenade blast at Moldova rock concert, 40 hurt
- North Korea accuses South of entering its waters
- Palace says Thai king getting better, markets tumble
- Chinese Premier hails cooperation with Iran
- Pakistan police targeted as attacks kill 17
- US reverses stance on treaty to regulate arms trade
- Thai king's condition improving - palace official
- INTERVIEW - Japan-US ties more important as China rises-minister
- China announces more death sentences for Xinjiang riot
- North Korea accuses South of entering its waters
- Colombia says won't turn general over to Ecuador
- Britain's wild seed bank hits 10 percent target
- Honduras de facto leader dampens hope of Zelaya deal
- Post-coup Honduras euphoric with World Cup place
- Obama to survey New Orleans recovery effort
- US 'to boost Afghanistan troops'
| NATO mulls Afghan troops, decision hinges on Obama Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:48 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - NATO's top defence officials will examine proposals on Saturday for a big troop surge to contain Afghanistan's escalating insurgency but any such move hinges on a decision by the U.S. president, NATO military officials said.
|
| Arctic to be ice-free in summer in 20 yrs - scientist Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:48 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Global warming will leave the Arctic Ocean ice-free during the summer within 20 years, raising sea levels and harming wildlife such as seals and polar bears, a leading British polar scientist said on Thursday.
|
| INTERVIEW - Japan-US ties more important with China rise - minister Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:48 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's alliance with the United States will become more important with China's rise as a military power, Japanese Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazawa said on Thursday, dismissing concerns that ties could weaken.
|
| Pakistan police targeted as attacks kill 24 Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:48 AM PDT LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Militants launched a string of attacks on police in Lahore in the Pakistani heartland and in the troubled northwest on Thursday, killing 24 people after a week of violence in which more than 100 people died.
|
| Grenade blast at Moldova rock concert, 40 hurt Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:48 AM PDT CHISINAU (Reuters) - A grenade exploded at a crowded concert in the main square of the Moldovan capital of Chisinau late on Wednesday, hurting at least 40 people.
|
| North Korea accuses South of entering its waters Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:48 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea accused the South on Thursday of intruding into its territorial waters, further raising tension on the peninsula already heightened by the North's launch this week of a barrage of short-range missiles.
|
| Palace says Thai king getting better, markets tumble Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:48 AM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai king's health is improving but he needs time-consuming therapy, a palace official said on Thursday after concerns over his health sparked a second day of foreign selling in Thailand's financial markets.
|
| Chinese Premier hails cooperation with Iran Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:14 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China, reluctant to isolate Iran in its standoff with the West over its nuclear programme, will maintain cooperation with Tehran and foster "close coordination in international affairs", Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday.
|
| Pakistan police targeted as attacks kill 17 Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:14 AM PDT LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Militants launched a string of attacks on police offices in Lahore in the Pakistani heartland and in the troubled northwest region on Thursday, killing 17 people after a week of violence in which more than 100 people died.
|
| US reverses stance on treaty to regulate arms trade Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States reversed policy on Wednesday and said it would back launching talks on a treaty to regulate arms sales as long as the talks operated by consensus, a stance critics said gave every nation a veto.
|
| Thai king's condition improving - palace official Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - The health of Thailand's king is improving but he needs time-consuming physical therapy, a palace official said on Thursday after concerns over his health sparked a second day of foreign selling in Thailand's financial markets.
|
| INTERVIEW - Japan-US ties more important as China rises-minister Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT TOKYO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Japan's alliance with the United States will become more important with China's rise as a military power, Japanese Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazawa said on Thursday, dismissing concerns that ties could weaken.
|
| China announces more death sentences for Xinjiang riot Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Thursday handed out a further three death sentences to people convicted of violent crimes during ethnic rioting in far western Xinjiang in July in which almost 200 people died.
|
| North Korea accuses South of entering its waters Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea accused the South on Thursday of intruding into its territorial waters, further raising tension on the peninsula already heightened by the North's launch this week of a barrage of short-range missiles.
|
| Colombia says won't turn general over to Ecuador Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT BOGOTA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Colombia on Wednesday rejected an order from an Ecuadorean judge to arrest Colombia's military chief over a bombing raid carried out on Ecuador's side of the border last year, which led to a break-off of diplomatic ties.
|
| Britain's wild seed bank hits 10 percent target Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT LONDON - Britain's seed bank, the only one in the world aiming to collect all of the planet's wild plant species, has reached its goal of banking 10 percent by 2010.
|
| Honduras de facto leader dampens hope of Zelaya deal Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti appeared to back away on Wednesday from a deal to end a political crisis sparked when the army ousted President Manuel Zelaya in a coup.
|
| Post-coup Honduras euphoric with World Cup place Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Screams of joy and flag waving took the place of street protests and tear gas in Honduras on Wednesday night as a months-long political crisis was temporarily forgotten when the national soccer team won a rare ticket to the World Cup.
|
| Obama to survey New Orleans recovery effort Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama makes his first presidential visit to New Orleans on Thursday to reassure residents of his commitment to the city's recovery four years after the Bush administration's botched response to Hurricane Katrina.
|
| US 'to boost Afghanistan troops' Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:51 PM PDT US President Barack Obama may announce a substantial surge in US troops to Afghanistan, the BBC has been told.
|
| You are subscribed to email updates from "World" via xBlog® in Google Reader To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
