Fifteen Iran Guards among killed in Sunday attack

Fifteen Iran Guards among killed in Sunday attack

Fifteen Iran Guards among killed in Sunday attack

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:52 AM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Fifteen members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards were among those killed in Sunday's suicide bombing in the Islamic Republic's volatile southeast, state radio reported on Tuesday.


No alternative to U.S. troop rejig deal in Japan - Gates

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:52 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States wants to stick to a deal on realigning U.S. troops in Japan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday, giving Japan's new government little room to move on an issue that could test ties.


U.S. official invited to visit Taiwan

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:52 AM PDT

TAIPEI (Reuters) - U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has been invited to Taiwan in what would be Washington's first high-level visit to the island since 2000, officials said on Tuesday.


Afghanistan's Karzai likely to agree run-off election

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:20 AM PDT

KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai, under intense global pressure, looked set to agree to a run-off in Afghanistan's disputed election on Tuesday after a U.N.-backed panel rejected as fraudulent tens of thousands of his votes.


Q+A - Japan and U.S. differ over defence issues

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:20 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - A visit to Japan by U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates will put the focus on security issues between the two allies.


Dig to find Spanish Civil War poet

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:35 PM PDT

Archaeologists think they may have found the site where the poet Federico Garcia Lorca was killed during the Spanish Civil War.


US troops on patrol in Kirkuk

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:51 PM PDT

With under three months to go until parliamentary elections in Iraq, attention is focussing on the disputed city of Kirkuk. The area's divided, principally, between Arabs and Kurds. Neither side can agree on who should control it or indeed how to share the region's vast oil wealth.


Fifteen Iran Guards among killed in Sunday attack

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:55 PM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Fifteen members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards force were among those killed in Sunday's suicide bombing attack in the Islamic Republic's volatile southeast, state radio reported on Tuesday.


No alternative to U.S. troop realignment in Japan - Gates

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:20 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States wants to stick to a deal on realigning U.S. troops in Japan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday, giving Japan's new government little room to move on an issue that could test ties.


Honduras de facto gov scolds Zelaya, talks stall

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:20 PM PDT

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The de facto Honduran government relaxed curbs on protests and media on Monday but toughened criticism of ousted President Manuel Zelaya as talks to end a three-month political crisis stalled.


Afghan election run-off 'likely'

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:04 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to announce whether he will accept a run-off in his country's presidential election.


'Human crisis' looming in Pakistan

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:10 PM PDT

More than 100,000 civilians are thought to have been displaced by fighting between the Pakistani army and the Taliban in South Waziristan.


Iran atom talks off to "good start" despite tensions

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:17 PM PDT

VIENNA (Reuters) - Talks between Iran and world powers on a deal to allay concerns about Tehran's nuclear drive started well on Monday, the U.N. atomic agency chief said, despite Iran's reported refusal to negotiate with France.


Any North Korea meeting must lead to six-way talks - U.S.

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:17 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States wants any bilateral contacts with North Korea to result in the resumption of stalled six-country nuclear negotiations, the top U.S. diplomat for Asia said on Monday.


Climate talks "in the balance"; hints of progress

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:17 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Prospects for a new U.N. climate pact in December remained in the balance after talks among big emitters on Monday but with signs of action by Brazil, India and Australia.


No alternative to U.S. troop realignment in Japan - Gates

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:17 PM PDT

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - The United States wants to stick to a deal on realigning U.S. troops in Japan despite concerns expressed by Japan's new government, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said as he flew to Tokyo.


Manhunt for Rio helicopter gunmen

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:06 PM PDT

Military police in Brazil are carrying out a manhunt in several of Rio's slums to find the men who shot down a police helicopter.


Test flight for new Nasa rocket

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:05 PM PDT

The rocket designed to replace Nasa's space shuttle fleet will have its first test flight on Tuesday.


Philippines starts evacuation ahead of new typhoon

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:58 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines began evacuating thousands of people in northern areas prone to floods and landslides on Tuesday ahead of a powerful typhoon that has gained strength over the Pacific, officials said.


Honduras de facto gov scolds Zelaya, cools talks

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:58 PM PDT

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The de facto Honduran government relaxed curbs on protests and media on Monday but toughened its criticism of ousted President Manuel Zelaya as talks to end a three-month political crisis limped on.


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