Obama seeks rebalancing, Asia warns of protectionism |
- Obama seeks rebalancing, Asia warns of protectionism
- Fire in S.Korea shooting range kills 10 - report
- India train accident kills seven
- APEC leaders row back on 2050 emissions cut target
- Obama renews commitment to Asia
- Obama offers Myanmar better ties if it reforms
- SNAP ANALYSIS - Japan, U.S. ties still troubled after summit
- Obama pledges greater U.S. engagement in Asia
- Japan atomic bomb-hit city applauds Obama speech
- Turkey launches Kurd reform plans
- SNAP ANALYSIS - Obama outlines vision for U.S.-Asia ties
- Balloon boy parents face sentence in December
- SNAP ANALYSIS - Obama outlines vision for U.S.-Asia ties
- FEATURE - Top Brazil coffees judged berry-flavored, buttery
- Blasts rip through Russian arms depot killing two
- US 'not seeking to contain China'
- U.N.'s Ban to fast in solidarity with world's hungry
- Sept. 11 suspects face battles in NY prosecution
- Madoff possessions auctioned
- Afghan war taking psychological toll on troops - Army
| Obama seeks rebalancing, Asia warns of protectionism Posted: 14 Nov 2009 12:46 AM PST SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called on Saturday for a new strategy to rebalance global growth, but leaders around the Pacific rim, gathering for a weekend summit, took aim at signs of U.S. trade protectionism.
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| Fire in S.Korea shooting range kills 10 - report Posted: 14 Nov 2009 12:24 AM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - Fire raced through a South Korean indoor shooting range on Saturday, killing at least 10 people, including seven Japanese visitors and their Korean guide, local media reported.
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| India train accident kills seven Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:23 PM PST At least seven people have been killed and dozens more were injured when an express train crashed near the Indian city of Jaipur.
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| APEC leaders row back on 2050 emissions cut target Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:46 PM PST SINGAPORE (Reuters) - APEC leaders have watered down draft text on emissions cuts, dropping a reference to reductions of minus 50 percent by 2050, pledging instead to "substantially" cut carbon pollution by 2050, the latest draft leaders' statement says.
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| Obama renews commitment to Asia Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:16 PM PST US President Barack Obama has said his country's commitment to the security of the Asia-Pacific region is "unshakeable".
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| Obama offers Myanmar better ties if it reforms Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:18 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday offered Myanmar the prospect of better ties with Washington if it pursued democratic reform and freed political prisoners, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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| SNAP ANALYSIS - Japan, U.S. ties still troubled after summit Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:18 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama stressed the importance of the U.S-Japan alliance in a speech on Saturday, but his 24-hour stay in Tokyo has left unresolved a feud over a U.S. military base and deeper questions about the future.
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| Obama pledges greater U.S. engagement in Asia Posted: 13 Nov 2009 09:22 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Saturday to deepen dialogue with China rather than seek to contain the rising power, as he laid out a vision for greater engagement with a vibrant Asia-Pacific region.
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| Japan atomic bomb-hit city applauds Obama speech Posted: 13 Nov 2009 09:22 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - The mayor of the Japanese city of Nagasaki praised U.S. President Barack Obama's speech laying out his vision for engagement with Asia on Saturday, saying he had paved the way to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
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| Turkey launches Kurd reform plans Posted: 13 Nov 2009 07:26 PM PST A peace plan to try to end the conflict in the mainly Kurdish south-east of Turkey has been launched by the country's interior minister.
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| SNAP ANALYSIS - Obama outlines vision for U.S.-Asia ties Posted: 13 Nov 2009 08:43 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sees the future U.S. relationship with Asia as one of ever-closer ties and increased trade, but with far more of it in the form of U.S. exports to the region.
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| Balloon boy parents face sentence in December Posted: 13 Nov 2009 08:43 PM PST FORT COLLINS (Reuters) - The parents of a Colorado boy whose apparent brush with death in a helium balloon transfixed millions pleaded guilty on Friday to staging a publicity-seeking hoax and will be sentenced next month.
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| SNAP ANALYSIS - Obama outlines vision for U.S.-Asia ties Posted: 13 Nov 2009 08:01 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sees the future U.S. relationship with Asia as one of ever-closer ties and increased trade, but with far more of it in the form of U.S. exports to the region.
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| FEATURE - Top Brazil coffees judged berry-flavored, buttery Posted: 13 Nov 2009 08:01 PM PST MACHADO, Brazil (Reuters) - Some of the coffee world's most discerning palettes came together in the heart of Brazil's coffee belt on Friday to judge which brews in the world's top grower are best for an expanding specialty market.
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| Blasts rip through Russian arms depot killing two Posted: 13 Nov 2009 07:45 PM PST ULYANOVSK, Russia (Reuters) - At least two people were killed on Friday when a chain of explosions ripped apart a Russian arms depot on Friday, shattering windows for miles around and forcing the evacuation of 3,000 people.
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| US 'not seeking to contain China' Posted: 13 Nov 2009 05:59 PM PST President Barack Obama has said the United States "does not seek to contain China", and is looking forward to improved relations with the country.
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| U.N.'s Ban to fast in solidarity with world's hungry Posted: 13 Nov 2009 06:21 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will join a 24-hour fast called by the U.N. food chief to show solidarity with the world's 1 billion hungry ahead of a food security summit next week, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
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| Sept. 11 suspects face battles in NY prosecution Posted: 13 Nov 2009 05:15 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rights groups and legal scholars on Friday praised the Obama administration's decision to bring Sept. 11 suspects to trial in civilian court in New York, but they questioned whether defendants could get a fair trial so close to Ground Zero.
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| Posted: 13 Nov 2009 03:58 PM PST The possessions of jailed financier Bernie Madoff are being auctioned in New York to help compensate some of his fraud victims.
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| Afghan war taking psychological toll on troops - Army Posted: 13 Nov 2009 03:14 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fierce combat and multiple deployments are taking a heavy psychological toll on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, where one in five fighters at lower ranks suffer mental health problems, the Army said on Friday.
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