Myanmar's Suu Kyi gives backing to U.S. engagement

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• Myanmar's Suu Kyi gives backing to U.S. engagement
• Olmert corruption trial opens in Jerusalem
• Japan's defeated LDP begins search for revival
• Climate change threatens rare species in Mekong - WWF
• Water found in rocks on Moon
• Tamil refugees begin the return home
• G20 takes center stage in new economic world order
• G20 leaders debate economic future
• Chavez: 'Smell of sulphur' has left UN
• Q+A - Any chance of a thaw between India and Pakistan?
• Afghan aid is priority for U.S. ties - Japan PM
• Netanyahu attacks Ahmadinejad's Holocaust denial
• U.S. rethinks plans to give Libya $2.5 million in aid
• U.S. charges Afghan-born man with bombing plot
• Taiwan ex-president appeals in U.S. court for release
• Honduras edges toward possible crisis talks
• Palau agrees to take 12 Uighurs from Guantanamo - U.S.
• U.S. warns 15 Kenyans they are blocking reforms
• Clashes at G20 summit
• 'Informal' talks in Honduras

Myanmar's Suu Kyi gives backing to U.S. engagement Posted: 25 Sep 2009 01:05 AM PDT YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will support U.S. plans to engage with the isolated nation but only if opposition groups are involved in any dialogue, her party said.

Olmert corruption trial opens in Jerusalem Posted: 25 Sep 2009 12:36 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert went on trial in Jerusalem on Friday on corruption charges, confidently predicting he would be acquitted of fraud, breach of trust and failure to report income.

Japan's defeated LDP begins search for revival Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:59 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - The three candidates in the race to head Japan's defeated Liberal Democratic Party stressed on Friday the need to win back voters by rebuilding and redefining the party that ruled for most of the past 54 years.

Climate change threatens rare species in Mekong - WWF Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:59 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Climate change is threatening 163 rare species discovered only last year in the Greater Mekong region, conservation group WWF said on Friday.

Water found in rocks on Moon Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:25 AM PDT Scientists have found evidence that there is much more water on the Moon than previously thought.

Tamil refugees begin the return home Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:36 PM PDT Sri Lankan authorities are beginning to allow some Tamil war refugees in government-run camps to return home.

G20 takes center stage in new economic world order Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:37 PM PDT PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Group of 20 rich and developing countries were set to anoint themselves as caretakers of the global economy on Friday, giving rising stars such as China and India more say in world affairs.

G20 leaders debate economic future Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:04 PM PDT Leaders at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh have been debating the safest way to steer the world's economies - after a day in which anti-capitalist demonstrators clashed with security forces.

Chavez: 'Smell of sulphur' has left UN Posted: 24 Sep 2009 03:51 PM PDT The Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, has told the United Nations General Assembly that its podium smelled more of hope than of sulphur, now that there was a new administration in Washington.

Q+A - Any chance of a thaw between India and Pakistan? Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:02 PM PDT Ties went into deep freeze after attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai in November. India has put on hold the five-year-old peace process, saying Pakistan must act decisively against the militants India holds responsible for the assault.

Afghan aid is priority for U.S. ties - Japan PM Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:02 PM PDT PITTSBURGH, United States (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Thursday the first topic he wants to address in relations with the United States was to come up with a plan for contributing to Afghan security.

Netanyahu attacks Ahmadinejad's Holocaust denial Posted: 24 Sep 2009 10:28 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brandished at the U.N. on Thursday Nazi-era documents on the extermination of Jews, dramatically rebutting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Holocaust denial.

U.S. rethinks plans to give Libya $2.5 million in aid Posted: 24 Sep 2009 10:28 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said it is rethinking a decision to give $2.5 million in aid to Libya, including to foundations run by the Libyan leader's sons, after lawmakers on Thursday asked it to cancel the plan.

U.S. charges Afghan-born man with bombing plot Posted: 24 Sep 2009 10:28 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Colorado airport shuttle bus driver was charged under federal anti-terrorism laws with plotting to set off explosives in the United States and accused of acquiring the same bomb-making chemicals used in the 2005 London transit attacks.

Taiwan ex-president appeals in U.S. court for release Posted: 24 Sep 2009 10:28 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-Bian has asked a U.S. court to order his release from prison in his homeland, arguing that the United States still has authority over the island.

Honduras edges toward possible crisis talks Posted: 24 Sep 2009 10:28 PM PDT HONDURAS (Reuters) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and the country's de facto government on Thursday edged toward possible talks to end a standoff triggered after the toppled leftist took refuge in the Brazilian embassy.

Palau agrees to take 12 Uighurs from Guantanamo - U.S. Posted: 24 Sep 2009 10:28 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has agreed with Palau to transfer up to 12 of the 13 Uighur Chinese detainees still held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Pacific island nation, according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Thursday.

U.S. warns 15 Kenyans they are blocking reforms Posted: 24 Sep 2009 10:28 PM PDT NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United States has sent warning letters to 15 prominent Kenyans it says are blocking reform in east Africa's biggest economy following last year's post-election violence, the U.S. ambassador said on Thursday.

Clashes at G20 summit Posted: 24 Sep 2009 03:52 PM PDT Trouble has flared as world leaders gather in Pittsburg for the G20 summit. Riot police have used teargas to disperse hundreds of protestors.

'Informal' talks in Honduras Posted: 24 Sep 2009 10:06 PM PDT The interim government in Honduras has confirmed that it's begun what it describes as informal talks with the deposed president, Manuel Zelaya.

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