FEATURE - Timor lures tourists with historic independence sites

FEATURE - Timor lures tourists with historic independence sites

FEATURE - Timor lures tourists with historic independence sites

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 01:08 AM PDT

DILI (Reuters) - East Timor's struggle against Indonesian occupation may soon become a tidy earner, with the government considering plans to promote key sites of the 25-year fight for independence as part of a tourism campaign.


U.S. House members under ethics inquiry - report

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 01:08 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly half the members of a U.S. House of Representatives panel in control of Pentagon spending are under scrutiny by ethics investigators in Congress, The Washington Post reported on Friday.


FACTBOX - U.N. scheme aims to bring clean energy to millions

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 01:08 AM PDT

The Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism provides for offsets from clean energy projects in developing countries to be sold to governments and companies, such as utilities, that need to meet mandatory emissions targets.


Honduras agreement signed

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 12:24 AM PDT

An agreement to end the political crisis in Honduras has been signed. It apparently allows ousted President Manuel Zelaya to return to power


EU clears hurdle to Lisbon treaty

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:50 PM PDT

EU leaders meeting in Brussels have agreed a deal designed to win Czech backing of the Lisbon Treaty, clearing a major hurdle to its ratification.


Police fight drug gangs in Colombia

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:42 PM PDT

The BBC's Mark Doyle joins Colombian police as they go on the hunt for illegal cocaine laboratories.


Mandelson warns against backsliding in trade talks

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:40 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson urged countries on Thursday not to reverse previous pledges in world trade talks, saying a deal would provide an important stimulus for the recession-hit world economy.


Honduras' Zelaya set to return to power

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:40 PM PDT

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' de facto government buckled under international pressure on Thursday and agreed to allow the return to power of President Manuel Zelaya, who was toppled in a military coup four months ago.


Philippines braces for new storm, grounds ferries

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 11:07 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - Schools were closed and domestic ferry services in the capital Manila were suspended on Friday as Philippine authorities braced for a third strong typhoon in five weeks.


U.S. water use down but migration to West a concern

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Steady migration to the hot and dry Western states along with water use by coal and nuclear plants are undermining conservation efforts that have kept U.S. water use steady in recent years, a study said on Thursday.


U.S. Congress passes bill to fund gov't through Dec 18

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A temporary measure that would keep the U.S. government running through Dec. 18 cleared Congress on Thursday, giving lawmakers more time to work on spending bills for the current fiscal year.


North Korea behind cyber attacks - South's spy chief

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:07 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's communications ministry was behind a series of cyber attacks against South Korean and U.S. websites in July, the South's spy chief was quoted on Friday as saying.


USDA finds more show pigs with H1N1 flu virus

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 10:07 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six pigs shown at the Minnesota State Fair last month have been confirmed as having had the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday.


Obama review of Afghan war strategy at end stages

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:41 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military chiefs plan to present recommendations on troop strength and strategy in Afghanistan to President Barack Obama on Friday as White House deliberations reach an end stage, Pentagon officials said.


U.S. economy stabilized, credit risk remains - Geithner

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:26 PM PDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. economy's return to growth during the third quarter shows stability has been regained but recovery is fragile and needs nurturing, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday.


Sen. Boxer to move ahead on climate bill

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:26 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will advance climate-change legislation quickly, aiming to pass a bill as early as next week, committee Chair Barbara Boxer said on Thursday.


U.S judge sentences al Qaeda agent to 100 months

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:07 PM PDT

PEORIA, Ill. (Reuters) - An accused al Qaeda sleeper agent, who was labeled an "enemy combatant" and held in isolation in a U.S. Navy brig, was sentenced on Thursday to 100 months in prison, with the judge worrying he might return to the terror group.


Honduran talks resume, radio says deal may be near

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:07 PM PDT

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and de facto rulers in power since a June coup returned to the negotiating table on Thursday under U.S. pressure, with a pro-Zelaya radio station saying a deal may be close.


Chamber faces dissent from big U.S. firms on climate

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:07 PM PDT

BOSTON (Reuters) - The biggest U.S. business organization has fallen out with influential parts of Corporate America because of its trenchant opposition to climate-change legislation making its way through Congress.


U.S. House takes new step with healthcare bill

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:07 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Thursday that would transform the insurance market, create a government-run insurance plan and levy new taxes on the rich.


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