Rising lake threatens 100,000 near Philippine capital

Rising lake threatens 100,000 near Philippine capital

Rising lake threatens 100,000 near Philippine capital

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:52 AM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - About 100,000 people living around a typhoon-swollen lake near the Philippine capital Manila should be relocated because the waters are unlikely to recede for two to three months, officials said on Friday.


Remains of four babies found in Berlin flat

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:52 AM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - The remains of four babies have been found in a high-rise apartment in Berlin, the latest in a series of infanticide cases to hit Germany in recent years.


FACTBOX - Foreign aid for Philippine floods

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:24 AM PDT

Here is a breakdown of nearly 560 million pesos ($11.67 million) worth of humanitarian assistance promised and sent by U.N. agencies and foreign countries so far:


U.S. Senate panel set to advance healthcare overhaul

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:24 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Friday wrapped up debate on a massive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system and prepared to vote on the legislation next week.


Woman freed from rubble of quake-hit Indonesia school

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:51 PM PDT

PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Rescuers pulled a woman alive from the wreckage of a school on Friday more than 40 hours after she was trapped when a powerful earthquake devastated the Indonesian city of Padang.


"Super typhoon" bears down on flood-ravaged Philippines

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:51 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines declared a nationwide state of calamity on Friday as a "super typhoon" bore down days after flash floods killed nearly 300 people in and around Manila.


Thailand may use harsh security law for Asian summit

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:25 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand may impose a harsh security law during a summit of Asian leaders this month to keep protesters away after violence forced the cancellation of an April summit, the country's army chief said on Friday.


Myanmar court upholds Suu Kyi guilty verdict

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 11:25 PM PDT

YANGON (Reuters) - A court in army-ruled Myanmar upheld its guilty verdict on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, a legal source said, a ruling likely to keep the Nobel laureate in detention until after next year's elections.


The moment the earthquake hit Sumatra

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:42 PM PDT

Rescue teams have resumed the desperate search for survivors following a devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.


Who's going for gold in 2016?

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:15 PM PDT

Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio will start their final presentations to the IOC in Copenhagen. First up is Chicago, seen by many as favourites - before Tokyo, Rio and Madrid have their turn.


'Hero' pilots fly together again

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:14 PM PDT

The pilot and co-pilot who made a successful emergency landing in New York's Hudson River back in January have made their first flight together since the accident.


Fossil finds extend human story

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 08:18 PM PDT

Scientists say a fossil found in the desert in Ethiopia could be the oldest known ancestor of modern day humans.


Frantic search as Indonesia quake toll tops 1,000

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:24 PM PDT

PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Rescuers dug feverishly on Friday through the rubble of a school and other buildings toppled by an earthquake in the Indonesian port of Padang, but few victims were being found alive two days after the tremor.


IAEA chief will go to Iran this weekend - U.S.

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:24 PM PDT

GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, is expected to go to Iran this weekend, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.


Iran's aid to Iraq insurgents less broad-based - U.S.

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:24 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran continues to provide "significant" amounts of support to insurgents in Iraq but to a smaller number of groups than it did before, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday.


Super typhoon bears down on flood-ravaged Philippines

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines ordered the evacuation of people living in low-lying coastal areas on Friday as a "super typhoon" threatened devastation a week after flash floods killed nearly 300 people in and around Manila.


Tiff over Gaddafi tent on Trump land ends

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The company that set up a huge tent for visiting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will plead guilty to zoning violations in the town of Bedford, New York, and pay a $1,000 fine, the town attorney said on Thursday.


Iran's aid to Iraq insurgents less broad-based - U.S.

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran continues to provide "significant" amounts of support to insurgents in Iraq but to a smaller number of groups than it did before, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday.


Obama bans gov't workers from texting while driving

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday signed an order banning federal workers from text messaging while driving on official business or using government vehicles.


FACTBOX - Foreign aid for Indonesia quake

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT

Aid to thousands of displaced survivors started trickling in, but rescue operations in and around the West Sumatran capital of 900,000 have been hampered by power blackouts and a lack of heavy equipment to shift fallen masonry.


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