Greece Gets Aid, Promises Austerity

Greece Gets Aid, Promises Austerity

Greece Gets Aid, Promises Austerity

Posted: 03 May 2010 10:53 AM PDT

Euro-zone countries and the IMF, seeking to halt a widening European debt crisis that has threatened the stability of the euro, agreed to extend Greece an unprecedented $147 billion rescue in return for Draconian budget cuts.


Ahmadinejad Slams U.S. Nuclear Policy

Posted: 03 May 2010 12:30 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a speech before the U.N., called for a vast remaking of the global institutions guarding the development of nuclear technologies, while denying his nation was seeking atomic weapons.


Darfur Rebels Freeze Peace Talks

Posted: 03 May 2010 09:37 AM PDT

Darfur's most powerful rebel group broke off peace talks with Sudan's government, accusing it of carrying out a new military offensive in the western region.


Militia Members Released Until Trial

Posted: 03 May 2010 11:43 AM PDT

A judge ordered the release on bond of eight men and one woman who are members of a radical, anti-government militia and were charged in March with planning violence against law-enforcement officers in Michigan.


Gunman Convicted in Mumbai Attacks

Posted: 03 May 2010 12:37 PM PDT

An Indian court convicted a Pakistani man of murder and other charges for his role in gunning down dozens of people in the 2008 terror attacks that left 166 people dead in India's financial capital of Mumbai.


U.K. Conservatives Extend Their Lead

Posted: 03 May 2010 10:55 AM PDT

The Tories extended their lead in opinion polls ahead of Thursday's election, but they still face a fight to convert their lead into a clear parliamentary majority.


Tories Fight For Swing Districts

Posted: 03 May 2010 11:57 AM PDT

The U.K.'s opposition Conservative Party is scrambling to convert a popular-poll lead into a majority of seats in the new Parliament.


U.S. Helped Bring Abbas Back to Talks

Posted: 03 May 2010 01:15 AM PDT

The White House brought Palestinians back on board for derailed Mideast peace talks with assurances related to condemnation of Israel at the U.N. Security Council.


Bomb Kills One Near Afghan CIA Base

Posted: 03 May 2010 12:47 AM PDT

A suicide attack outside a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency base killed one civilian and wounded two security guards Monday in eastern Afghanistan, an Afghan official said.


Merkel Faces Tough Regional Vote

Posted: 03 May 2010 04:49 AM PDT

Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition appears headed for defeat in regional elections, where voters are focused on local issues such as education and jobs.


IMF's Sweeping Demands Signal Shift

Posted: 03 May 2010 08:01 AM PDT

With its $40 billion loan program for Greece, the International Monetary Fund is back in the nation-building business.


Iraq Begins Baghdad Vote Recount

Posted: 03 May 2010 12:48 PM PDT

Iraqi election officials argued publicly with supporters of Maliki who demanded a halt to a partial recount of votes just as the process got under way, in a sign of tensions over the measure that could change the outcome of the closely fought contest.


Pentagon in Race for Raw Materials

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:54 PM PDT

The U.S. military is gearing up to become a more active player in the global scramble for raw materials, as competition raises concerns about the availability of resources deemed vital to national security.


Nepal Strike Hits Second Day

Posted: 03 May 2010 01:33 AM PDT

A strike to force the resignation of Nepal's prime minister shut down the capital for a second day Monday as political parties struggled to reach a compromise to end the standoff between the government and the former Maoist rebels.


Egyptians Seek Rise in Minimum Wage

Posted: 02 May 2010 05:26 PM PDT

An estimated 600 Egyptian activists and laborers demanding a rise in the minimum wage, shouted antigovernment slogans in Cairo, in the latest of a wave of labor protests that have swept the Arab world's most populous nation.


Kim Jong Il Reported on Train to China

Posted: 03 May 2010 12:31 PM PDT

South Korean media reports say the North Korean dictator may be taking his son, and heir apparent, to meet with Chinese officials, in what may be Mr. Kim's first visit to China since 2006.


Polanski Breaks Silence

Posted: 02 May 2010 03:36 PM PDT

Roman Polanski broke his silence, saying authorities violated their sentencing agreement three decades ago and were now dragging the case through the media.


Tories Walk Fine Line on Bank Rules

Posted: 03 May 2010 10:56 AM PDT

The U.K.'s Conservatives are bashing banks in public, but behind the scenes their candidate to become the next Chancellor of the Exchequer is striking a more conciliatory tone with London's financial community.


Beijing Steps Up School Patrols

Posted: 03 May 2010 12:08 AM PDT

Chinese authorities issued an emergency decree for police to strengthen security following attacks against schoolchildren, but the response offered little comfort to those who see the atrocities as a symptom of deep-seated social problems in China.


Thai Premier: No Plan for Martial Law

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:30 PM PDT

Thailand's prime minister said that he had no plans to declare martial law despite growing demands the government take firmer measures to end protests that have paralyzed parts of Bangkok.


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U.S. investigators hunt New York car bomb culprits

U.S. investigators hunt New York car bomb culprits

U.S. investigators hunt New York car bomb culprits

Posted: 03 May 2010 01:31 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investigators combed through security video and other evidence on Monday in the hunt for suspects in a failed car bombing in New York's Times Square and officials expressed optimism that the culprits will be found.


North Korea's Kim seeking lifeline in China

Posted: 03 May 2010 01:01 AM PDT

DALIAN, China (Reuters) - Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly went to China seeking aid and protection from his only major ally after bungled policies at home and military grandstanding that has exasperated the region.


Pakistan Taliban leader alive, threatens U.S. attacks

Posted: 03 May 2010 01:01 AM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, who was reported killed in a CIA drone aircraft attack in January, has appeared in Internet videos threatening suicide strikes in the United States.


ANALYSIS - UK poll may speed change in U.S. special relationship

Posted: 03 May 2010 01:01 AM PDT

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's 'special relationship' with the United States, already past its heyday, may become increasingly humdrum if Thursday's parliamentary election delivers a weak, minority government.


Indonesia girl dies from bird flu, 3 undergo tests

Posted: 03 May 2010 01:01 AM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A four year-old Indonesian girl has died from H5N1 bird flu virus, and three other people in the area -- who did not have contact with the child -- are being tested for the virus, an official said on Monday.


North Korea's Kim Jong-il visits China - reports

Posted: 03 May 2010 12:42 AM PDT

DANDONG, China (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has arrived in China, his destitute state's biggest benefactor, for a rare trip abroad that could defuse regional tensions and bring him much-needed aid, reports said on Monday.


More than a dozen die as floods sweep Tenn., Ky.

Posted: 03 May 2010 12:42 AM PDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Severe storms and flash floods left more than a dozen people dead in Tennessee and Kentucky over the weekend as rising river waters closed portions of interstate highways leading in and out of Nashville.


FACTBOX - Thailand's resilient "red shirts" movement

Posted: 03 May 2010 12:04 AM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government "red shirt" protests have entered their eighth week in Thailand's capital, deepening an intractable five-year political crisis and raising the spectre of more violence.


Thai government meets over demos

Posted: 02 May 2010 11:38 PM PDT

An emergency meeting has been held in Thailand by the country's cabinet to decide how to deal with the anti-government protesters who have brought parts of Bangkok to a standstill for the past seven weeks.


NY bomb plot hunt CCTV released

Posted: 02 May 2010 11:05 PM PDT

Investigators in New York are looking for a man who appears in new CCTV footage captured on Saturday evening.


Heli-skiers cause flurry in Alps

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:05 PM PDT

As the snow begins to melt in the Alps, some skiers are finding novel ways to get up to the slopes that chair lifts and cable cars cannot reach.


Nuclear non-proliferation under spotlight

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:26 PM PDT

World leaders are due to gather at the United Nations in New York to try and strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.


WITNESS - Out of the theater, into the drama in New York

Posted: 02 May 2010 10:58 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - We emerged, like many others on a Saturday night in Times Square, from a dark theater into a real drama on the streets outside.


Hunt on for culprits in failed New York car bomb

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:51 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investigators are treating a car bomb defused in New York's Times Square as an attempted terrorist attack but have no evidence to support a Taliban claim of responsibility, police said on Sunday.


Ahmadinejad, Clinton face off at U.N. nuclear meeting

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:51 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's president faces off with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday at the start of a meeting on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, a pact Washington and Tehran accuse each other of violating.


FACTBOX - Ties between China and North Korea

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:51 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il may be visiting China, bolstering ties between the two neighbours as tensions rise on the Korean peninsula over the sinking of a South Korean navy ship.


N.Korea's Kim fears flying, likes trains - bodyguard

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:51 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's Kim Jong-il is so terrified of being shot out of the skies by one of his many enemies that he never travels by plane, said a man who spent years guarding the reclusive leader.


SCENARIOS - Troubled paths for North Korea nuclear diplomacy

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:21 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il went to China, South Korean media reported on Monday, for a trip that could revive international talks on ending Pyongyang's atomic ambitions in exchange for aid and better global standing.


NY street vendors praised for spotting car bomb

Posted: 02 May 2010 09:21 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Street vendors in New York's Times Square are as ubiquitous as yellow taxis, but on Sunday some of those traders were being called heroes after alerting police to a smoking vehicle that turned out to be a failed car bomb.


Pakistani Taliban claim failed New York bomb attack

Posted: 02 May 2010 08:47 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attempted car bomb attack in New York's Times Square, a statement on an Islamist website said on Sunday.


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