Polish president to sign EU treaty Sunday-aide

Polish president to sign EU treaty Sunday-aide

Polish president to sign EU treaty Sunday-aide

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 01:02 AM PDT

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish President Lech Kaczynski will sign the European Union's Lisbon Treaty into law on Sunday October 11, a presidential aide said on Thursday.


Blast outside Indian embassy in Kabul kills 12

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 01:02 AM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - A large bomb exploded near the Indian embassy in the centre of the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing 12 people and wounding 83, the Interior Ministry said.


Israel FM to tell U.S. envoy no peace deal possible

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 01:02 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's foreign minister said on Thursday he would tell a visiting U.S. Middle East envoy that there was no chance of reaching a comprehensive peace deal with the Palestinians for many years.


Polish president to sign EU's Lisbon Treaty Sunday

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 12:30 AM PDT

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's President Lech Kaczynski will sign the European Union's Lisbon Treaty into law on Sunday, a presidential aide said on Thursday.


Reformist website: Iran protester gets death sentence

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 12:30 AM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian court has handed down the death penalty against a man who took part in opposition protests over a disputed election in June, a reformist website reported on Thursday.


Indonesia's Golkar to back Yudhoyono in second term

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 11:58 PM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Golkar Party plans to back President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in his second term, in a move that will give his government more support in parliament but could impede reforms of key areas such as the bureaucracy.


Seven killed in blast outside Indian embassy in Kabul

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 11:58 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - A large bomb exploded near the Indian embassy in the centre of the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding 45, two police sources said.


Iran warns gasoline sellers against any supply cut

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 11:58 PM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Any gasoline seller that stops providing the fuel to Iran will be "eliminated" from the Islamic Republic's list of suppliers, Iran's oil minister said in remarks published on Thursday.


Seven killed in blast outside Indian embassy in Kabul

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 11:31 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - A large bomb exploded near the Indian embassy in the centre of the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding 45, two police sources said.


Philippines' Arroyo growing more unpopular - poll

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 11:31 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has grown more unpopular over the past three months and nearly two out of three people disapprove of her performance, the country's leading pollster said on Thursday.


UN defends Afghan election action

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT

The United Nations has defended itself over claims that it ignored fraud in Aghanistan's election.


One year on from Icelandic crash

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:40 PM PDT

A year on from the banking crisis which crippled the Icelandic economy the country is debating whether to join the EU.


Kabul blast kills 7 civilians, wounds 45 - police

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:50 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Seven Afghan civilians were killed and 45 more were wounded in a blast outside the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, police sources said.


Typhoon Melor buffets Japan, disrupts industry

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:50 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Typhoon Melor barrelled into Japan's main island on Thursday, tearing roofs off houses, disrupting flights and trains and closing some factories, but the storm was weakening and heading into the Pacific.


Indonesia police investigate Sulawesi explosion

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:50 PM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police were investigating on Thursday a big explosion heard in South Sulawesi island, local television said.


North Korea not near restoring nuclear plant - South

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:57 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister said on Thursday there were no signs that the North was in the final stages of restoring an ageing nuclear plant, knocking down a report that operations could soon resume at the facility.


Large blast heard in Afghan capital, cause unknown

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:57 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - A large explosion was heard in the centre of the Afghan capital on Thursday, Reuters witnesses said.


U.S. raising Central Asia supply role in Afghanistan

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:57 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is looking for ways for Central Asian nations to supply more goods and services to operations in Afghanistan in order to help their economies, a U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.


Conservative leader to promise tough love for UK

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:44 PM PDT

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The leader of Britain's opposition Conservatives will on Thursday promise to shrink the state if elected next year and tackle a "culture of irresponsibility" that helped trigger the economic crisis.


Violence against US children unacceptable - AG Holder

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:44 PM PDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - American children are suffering an epidemic of violence and the country should not tolerate it, Attorney General Eric Holder said during a visit on Wednesday to Chicago where the beating death of a teenager has triggered outrage and frustration.


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