New Year revellers welcome 2010 |
- New Year revellers welcome 2010
- Pakistan's Karachi shuts to protest violence
- Nigerian VP says hopes Yar'Adua will return soon
- U.S. drone attack in Pakistan kills three militants
- Pakistani stock market shut on security worries
- U.S. drone attack in Pakistan kills two militants
- Bus accident kills 18 in Bangladesh
- Brazil storms kill at least 18
- Russian measure to tackle alcoholism
- Obama summons U.S. intel chiefs for security talks
- N.Korea says it wants end to hostile U.S. ties
- China says 5,394 arrested in Internet porn crackdown
- Obama summons intel chiefs for Washington talks
- U.S., foreign officials to discuss airport security
- Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges
- Arrests at anti-Kremlin protest
- UK reviews security, screening after Detroit attack
- Israel's Netanyahu proposes Egypt peace summit - officials
- N.Korea says it wants end to hostile U.S. ties
- Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges
| New Year revellers welcome 2010 Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:54 PM PST Hundreds of thousands of people across the UK have gathered to see in 2010 amid spectacular firework displays.
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| Pakistan's Karachi shuts to protest violence Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:59 PM PST KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's commercial capital nearly shut down on Friday as religious and political leaders called for a strike to protest against violence after a suicide bomber killed 43 people at a religious procession this week.
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| Nigerian VP says hopes Yar'Adua will return soon Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:10 PM PST ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday he was hopeful that President Umaru Yar'Adua, who is in hospital in Saudi Arabia, would return soon and continue to govern Africa's most populous nation.
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| U.S. drone attack in Pakistan kills three militants Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:10 PM PST MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A missile fired by a pilotless U.S. drone aircraft on Friday killed at least three militants travelling in a car in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, security officials said.
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| Pakistani stock market shut on security worries Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:10 PM PST KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's main stock market was closed on Friday due to security concerns as religious and political leaders called for a strike to protest against violence after a bomb attack in the city.
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| U.S. drone attack in Pakistan kills two militants Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:10 PM PST MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A missile fired by a pilotless U.S. drone aircraft killed at least two militants on Friday in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, security officials said.
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| Bus accident kills 18 in Bangladesh Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:10 PM PST DHAKA (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed and 40 injured on Friday when a crowded bus crashed into a tree about 150 km (90 miles) southwest of Dhaka, police said.
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| Brazil storms kill at least 18 Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:05 PM PST Heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in Brazil, leaving at least 18 people dead.
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| Russian measure to tackle alcoholism Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:04 PM PST Russia is introducing a new minimum price for a bottle of vodka in a move designed to tackle alcoholism.
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| Obama summons U.S. intel chiefs for security talks Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:10 PM PST KANEOHE, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday summoned U.S. intelligence chiefs to a meeting next week at the White House to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on Dec. 25.
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| N.Korea says it wants end to hostile U.S. ties Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:10 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called for an end to hostile ties with the United States and an atomic-free peninsula in a New Year message that comes weeks after it indicated it could end its year-long boycott of nuclear disarmament talks.
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| China says 5,394 arrested in Internet porn crackdown Posted: 31 Dec 2009 07:40 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police arrested thousands in a drive against Internet pornography throughout 2009, officials said, vowing a deepening crackdown that critics say is being used to tighten overall censorship.
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| Obama summons intel chiefs for Washington talks Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:09 PM PST KANEOHE, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday summoned U.S. intelligence chiefs to a meeting next week to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on Dec. 25.
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| U.S., foreign officials to discuss airport security Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:09 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will dispatch senior agency officials to meet with airport executives around the world to review security and technology used to screen passengers on U.S.-bound flights, the department said.
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| Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:09 PM PST WASHINGTON1 (Reuters) - A federal judge threw out all charges on Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, saying the U.S. government had recklessly violated the defendants' constitutional rights.
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| Arrests at anti-Kremlin protest Posted: 31 Dec 2009 05:50 PM PST Russian police have detained dozens of people at an anti-government protest in Moscow.
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| UK reviews security, screening after Detroit attack Posted: 31 Dec 2009 05:09 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it was reviewing airport security and passenger screening procedures after a Nigerian who had studied in Britain was charged over last week's failed plot to bomb a U.S. passenger jet.
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| Israel's Netanyahu proposes Egypt peace summit - officials Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:09 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed an Egyptian-hosted summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as a possible way to resume stalled peace talks, Israeli officials said on Thursday.
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| N.Korea says it wants end to hostile U.S. ties Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:09 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called for an end to hostile ties with the United States and an atomic-free peninsula in a New Year message that comes weeks after it indicated it could end its year-long boycott of nuclear disarmament talks.
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| Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:09 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge threw out all charges on Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, saying the U.S. government had recklessly violated the defendants' constitutional rights.
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