Gambler awaits extradition result

Gambler awaits extradition result

Gambler awaits extradition result

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 12:15 PM PST

A British poker champion accused of killing his wife and dumping her body in a US national park will find out in April if he is to be extradited.


Man charged with terror offences

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 12:16 PM PST

A 30-year-old Tyneside man has been charged with a series of terror offences, police said.


Canada Parliament eats seal to defy "ignorant" EU

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:46 AM PST

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat on Wednesday to defy both animal right activists and the European Union, which has banned imports of seal products.

Biden scolds Israel over settlement plan

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:54 AM PST

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to U.S.-mediated talks.

Ex-chief warns over defence funds

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 12:01 PM PST

Ministers will have to cut back all but the most essential projects to meet a funding shortfall, a former defence chief warns.


Spanish hostage freed in Mali arrives home

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 12:07 PM PST

MADRID (Reuters) - One of three Spanish aid workers kidnapped by a group believed to be al Qaeda's wing in North Africa arrived back in Spain Wednesday after she was released in Mali.

Swedish cartoonist receives fresh death threats

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:44 AM PST

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish cartoonist whose sketch of the Prophet Mohammad has made him the target of Muslim anger said on Wednesday he had received more death threats since arrests were made this week over an alleged plot to kill him.

Kenya imprisons seven Somalis for piracy

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:38 AM PST

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A Kenyan court sentenced seven Somalis to 20 years in prison for piracy on Wednesday after they tried to attack a Danish cargo vessel.

Key Pakistan spy chief gets one-year extension

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 10:16 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister has extended the term of the head of the country's main intelligence agency by a year in a move expected to preserve continuity in the fight against Islamist militancy.

Obama Tells Haitian Leader That U.S. Aid Will Continue

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 10:50 AM PST

President Obama made the pledge after meeting with President Rene Preval of Haiti on Wednesday, even as the U.S. military begins withdrawing forces.

Sebelius to Insurers: It's Not Too Late to Work Together

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:12 AM PST

How long "before the business model collapses of its own weight?,'' the secretary of health and human services asked insurers on Wednesday.

Two Large Multinationals Pull Back From Iran

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:38 AM PST

The announcements by Ingersoll-Rand and Royal Dutch Shell come as the U.S. is pressing for new sanctions.

Support for European economic fund

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:52 AM PST

French and German leaders in positive talks over scheme to help states in times of need.


Climate Panel to Face Review

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:06 AM PST

An international scientific body will conduct a wide-ranging review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and make recommendations by August about how the organization should change.


BA strike talks end without deal

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 12:31 PM PST

Talks between BA and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down without agreement.


Haiti's 'orphans' kept from parents

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:15 AM PST

Children US missionaries tried to take out of quake-hit capital remain in orphanage.


Lethal US drone raid in Pakistan

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 10:52 AM PST

At least 12 people are reported killed in two US missile strikes in North Waziristan.


Live - Wednesday football

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 10:50 AM PST

David Beckham returns to Old Trafford as his AC Milan side try to overcome Man Utd and reach the Champions League quarter-finals, while Burnley host Stoke in the Premier League.


Bulger error man in plea to Straw

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 10:51 AM PST

A man subjected to a hate campaign over false claims he is Jon Venables pleads with Jack Straw to reveal his new identity.


Israel under pressure over homes

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 10:29 AM PST

Israel comes under growing international pressure following its approval of new building in occupied East Jerusalem.


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Head of Egypt's al-Azhar dies in Saudi Arabia - TV

Head of Egypt's al-Azhar dies in Saudi Arabia - TV

Head of Egypt's al-Azhar dies in Saudi Arabia - TV

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 12:43 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Egyptian religious leader Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of al Azhar, has died on a visit to Saudi Arabia, Al Jazeera television reported on Wednesday, quoting its correspondent.


Q+A - What does Kim Jong-il want from China?

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 11:43 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly may soon visit China for the first time in four years for talks that could pave the way for a return to nuclear negotiations and win aid to prop up his state's broken economy.


Gunmen attack Western aid agency in Pakistan; 5 dead

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 11:16 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants attacked the office of a U.S.-based Christian aid agency in Pakistan on Wednesday with a bomb and gunfire on Wednesday, killing 5 people, police said.


North Korea trade falls for first time in decade - report

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 11:16 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's international trade dropped last year for the first time in more than a decade after the destitute state was hit by U.N. sanctions to punish it for a nuclear test in May, a South Korean think tank said.


SpaceX aborts rocket engine test

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 11:16 PM PST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies aborted a test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, in what was to be a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo -- and eventually astronauts -- to the International Space Station.


Iran: US should leave Afghanistan

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 10:43 PM PST

US troops should leave Afghanistan because their presence is provoking the Taliban, Iran's president is expected to say during a visit to Kabul.


Row over EU diplomatic corps plan

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 10:46 PM PST

Proposals for a new European diplomatic corps will be outlined by the EU foreign policy chief in Strasbourg on Wednesday.


Haiti aid 'must address economy'

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 10:51 PM PST

Aid provided to Haiti in the aftermath of January's earthquake could discourage economic activity there, the country's president has said.


Israel activist case to open

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 10:48 PM PST

A court case into the killing of US protester Rachel Corrie by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003 is to begin on Wednesday.


UK PM Brown warns of bumpy economic road ahead

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 10:43 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sees risks to the economic recovery and says it is not the moment to change course as he prepares for an election by June.


Gunmen attack Western aid office in Pakistan

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 10:13 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants attacked the office of a Western aid agency in Pakistan with a bomb and gunfire on Wednesday, killing up to 5 people, police said.


Q+A - Is there a WTO case against Chinese Internet censorship?

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 10:13 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is studying whether it could launch a WTO challenge against Chinese Internet restrictions that affect Google and other U.S. companies operating in China.


U.S. general in Kyrgyzstan, rivals Russian influence

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 10:13 PM PST

BISHKEK (Reuters) - U.S. General David Petraeus arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, a day after the United States said it would build an anti-terrorism training centre for the former Soviet republic in Central Asia.


EXCLUSIVE - U.N. agency punished Somalia whistleblower

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 09:42 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations Ethics Committee has upheld complaints by a former employee of the U.N. Development Programme who said he suffered retaliation from the UNDP for alleging that its Somalia programme was corrupt.


Western sanctions fuel rare strikes in Myanmar

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 09:42 PM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - Western sanctions that have decimated Myanmar's once-thriving garment sector have led to a rare spate of strikes that have unnerved its military rulers, fearful of civil unrest in the run-up to long-awaited elections.


Bali bombing suspect killed: Indonesia president

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 09:12 PM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A leading Southeast Asian militant, wanted for the 2002 Bali bombings, was the man killed in police raids in Jakarta, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday.


Visiting Biden condemns new Israel settlement plan

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 09:12 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood, announced in the middle of his visit to help revive peace negotiations.


FACTBOX - Five facts on Indonesian Islamist militant Dulmatin

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 09:12 PM PST

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiah's bomb technician Dulmatin was killed in police raids on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said.


Israeli general says "all options" needed on Iran

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 08:13 PM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - All options "should remain on the table" to force Iran to stop its nuclear program, Israel's top general said on Tuesday during a visit to New York.


Irish arrests in cartoonist plot

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 07:45 PM PST

Police in the Irish Republic have arrested seven people in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad.


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