Australia govt steps up pressure over carbon laws

Australia govt steps up pressure over carbon laws

Australia govt steps up pressure over carbon laws

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:40 AM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government stepped up pressure on a divided opposition over climate policy on Monday, saying it would only negotiate changes to controversial carbon trade laws if the amendments did not hurt the budget.


Czech leader seeks treaty opt-out

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:29 PM PDT

The EU's Lisbon Treaty is facing a new hurdle as the Czech Republic, the last country holding out on ratification, is seeking an amendment to it.


Pakistan bombs militants, ground offensive imminent

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:11 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani aircraft attacked Taliban militants in their South Waziristan stronghold near the Afghan border as the government said a ground offensive against the al Qaeda-linked fighters was imminent.


Chinese authorities extend Rio probe by a month

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:11 PM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has extended by a month a probe into suspected corporate espionage by employees of Rio Tinto, a defence lawyer said, a case which strained ties between Australia and its second-largest trade partner.


ANALYSIS - Are white working-class blues bad for Democrats?

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:40 PM PDT

DALLAS (Reuters) - White working-class males have been among the biggest U.S. losers in this recession. Does that mean that President Barack Obama's Democratic Party will be the big loser in the 2010 congressional elections?


Clinton hopes for NI devolution

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 04:15 PM PDT

American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Belfast to urge political leaders to work together to end a long-running dispute which threatens the future of devolved government.


Boyzone bandmates in Majorca

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:16 PM PDT

The other four members of pop group Boyzone have arrived in Majorca following the death of their bandmate, Stephen Gately, on Saturday.


Pakistan bombs militants, ground offensive imminent

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:13 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani aircraft attacked Taliban militants in their South Waziristan stronghold near the Afghan border as the government said a ground offensive against the al Qaeda-lnked fighters was imminent.


FACTBOX - Ties between China and Russia as Putin visits

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:13 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits China from Monday, with deals worth $5.5 billion expected to be signed during his visit.


Australia braces for "highest-risk" bushfire season

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:39 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia has begun preparing more than 1,000 fire refuges and will recast its national alert system to warn of "catastrophic" bushfires as a new fire season threatens to eclipse blazes this year which killed 173 people.


Opposition says Kremlin fails democracy pledge test

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:39 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Opposition candidates and election observers said significant violations in regional votes across Russia on Sunday showed President Dmitry Medvedev was failing to follow through on a promise to boost democracy.


Abbas defends delay of Gaza war crime report vote

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:39 PM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday defended his decision to back the deferral of a vote on a U.N. war crimes report, saying he wanted to secure broad support for the document.


U.S. arrests suspected 1968 Pan Am flight hijacker

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:39 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man wanted in connection with the hijacking of a Pan Am flight to Cuba nearly 41 years ago was arrested in New York on Sunday, a Justice Department official said.


FEATURE - Dutch ban frees eels, angers fishermen

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:39 PM PDT

NUMANSDORP, Netherlands (Reuters) - When Aart van der Waal chose 20 years ago to fish for eel rather than join the legal profession, he didn't expect to be told someday to make a choice between making a living and breaking the law.


Mitterrand, hit by sex furore, wins fresh support

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:39 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand won the backing of fellow politicians on Sunday against calls for his resignation for having written about paying young male prostitutes in Thailand.


South Korea seeks talks with North on deadly floods

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:39 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea proposed on Monday holding talks with the North on preventing flooding from a river flowing across their border that killed six South Koreans last month when the communist state released a surge of water without warning.


Republican senator backs climate-change effort

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:39 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for climate-change legislation in Congress improved on Sunday when a Republican senator broke ranks with his party to outline a compromise with a leading Democrat on the issue.


Mexico plant closure sparks protest

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:04 PM PDT

Mexico's government is facing a confrontation with trade unions over its plans to close down a state-owned electricity company which provides power to the capital and surrounding states.


N.Irish militants end war, Clinton urges devolution

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:13 PM PDT

DUBLIN (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Britain on Sunday to give Northern Ireland authority over its justice system to complete a peace process that was boosted when a paramilitary group said it would end violence.


Senator: Obama should get Pentagon support on gays

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:13 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading U.S. Senate Democrat said on Sunday he expects President Barack Obama to keep a renewed vow to end discrimination against gays in the military, but that Obama should do so with the support of the Pentagon.


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