U.S. financier Pang may have killed himself-police

U.S. financier Pang may have killed himself-police

U.S. financier Pang may have killed himself-police

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 11:18 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Financier Danny Pang, who died last weekend while facing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that he ran a massive Ponzi scheme, likely committed suicide, police said on Friday.


Beijing cancels National Day rehearsal after disruptions

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 10:46 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has cancelled a final rehearsal for a massive National Day parade after disruptions caused by preparations this week in the Chinese capital shut roads and large parts of the subway system.


Obama: Race not 'overriding issue' in criticism

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday some of the opposition he faced was because of his race but denied former President Jimmy Carter's charge that racism was a leading factor in angry criticism of his healthcare agenda.


Ex-CIA chiefs urge Obama to drop abuse investigation

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seven former heads of the CIA urged President Barack Obama on Friday to end the probe into allegations of abuse of prisoners held by the agency, arguing that it would hamper intelligence operations.


NATO proposes new era of cooperation with Russia

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO proposed a new era of cooperation with Russia on Friday, calling for joint work with Moscow and Washington on missile defence after the United States scrapped a planned anti-missile system.


U.S. financier Pang may have killed himself - police

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Financier Danny Pang, who died last weekend while facing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that he ran a massive Ponzi scheme, likely committed suicide, police said on Friday.


Some injuries after quake near Indonesia's Bali

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - An earthquake struck offshore from Indonesia's island of Bali on Saturday, causing some injuries, the meteorology agency and the health ministry said.


Son kept NY socialite Astor in squalor - prosecutors

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The son of the late U.S. philanthropist Brooke Astor used his mother's dementia to enrich himself at the expense of her favorite charities, prosecutors said on Friday in the high-society trial.


Swine flu travel responses seen undermining message

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global public health campaign to convey a realistic view of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic is being undermined by a babble of contradictory reactions at international airports, experts said on Friday.


White House plays down climate finance role at G20

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The contentious issue of industrial nations providing financial support for developing countries dealing with climate change was not expected to be a major focus of next week's G20 meeting, a top White House adviser said on Friday.


Clinton says Iran faces nuclear choice

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran should use next month's talks with major powers to ease fears over its nuclear program or risk greater isolation and economic pressure, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.


Ahmadinejad says Holocaust a lie, Israel has no future

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the Holocaust a lie on Friday, raising the stakes against Israel just as world powers try to decide how to deal with the nuclear ambitions of an Iran in political turmoil.


Pakistan police to arrest militant sought by India

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani police plan to arrest an Islamist militant leader accused by India of masterminding last year's Mumbai attack, a move likely to help ease fraught relations with New Delhi.


Canadian officer charged with murdering Afghan

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:46 PM PDT

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian army officer has been charged with shooting dead a wounded Afghan insurgent in October 2008, the military said on Friday. It is the first case of its kind since Canada sent troops to Afghanistan in 2002.


African Union's weapons plea for Somalia

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 07:04 PM PDT

The African Union has called on the international community to send weapons to the UN-backed Somali government to help it fight Islamist militants.


Nato thaws relations with Russia

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 01:58 PM PDT

Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for a new strategic partnership with Russia.


Nepal appeals for sacrificial goats

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 01:22 PM PDT

Nepalese officials have been ordered to bring goats to the country's capital Kathmandu so that they can be sacrificed.


Top brand values fall in recession

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 08:07 AM PDT

Banks and carmakers see their brand values drop sharply as the recession knocks their earnings - and their reputation.


German minister calls Ahmadinejad disgrace to Iran

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 11:33 AM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier condemned on Friday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's latest denial of the Holocaust, calling him a disgrace to his country.


Lockerbie bomber launches website claiming innocence

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 11:33 AM PDT

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi launched a website on Friday with the aim of proving his innocence in the 1988 bombing of a U.S. airliner over Scotland in which 270 people died.


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