Blast in Pakistan's Rawalpindi kills 24

Blast in Pakistan's Rawalpindi kills 24

Blast in Pakistan's Rawalpindi kills 24

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:56 AM PST

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suspected Taliban suicide bomb killed at least 24 people in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi on Monday, officials said, as the government announced a reward for the capture, dead or alive, of the group's leader.


Civilian deaths in Iraq jump higher in October

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:20 AM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq jumped higher in October after two huge suicide bombings in Baghdad while the two U.S. soldiers killed in combat in October was the lowest monthly number this year, data showed.


Q+A - What is the Pakistani Taliban trying to achieve?

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:20 AM PST

(Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 20 people in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi on Monday as security forces pressed ahead with their offensive to wrest control of the Taliban strongholds in their South Waziristan bastion on the Afghan border.


U.N. chief in Kabul as pressure mounts over run-off vote

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:20 AM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-Moon made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Monday as pressure grew to abandon plans for a risky run-off vote after the withdrawal of President Hamid Karzai's only rival.


Japan minister trip to U.S. not set, ties strained

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:20 AM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - A trip by Japan's foreign minister to Washington to try to soothe strained ties was up in the air on Monday as doubts simmered over whether a feud about a military base will be resolved before a visit by President Barack Obama.


Blast in Pakistan's Rawalpindi kills 15, bounty announced

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 11:50 PM PST

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A bomb blast in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi killed at least 15 people on Monday, officials said, the latest in a wave of attacks since the military launched an offensive against militants in the northwest.


Typhoon disrupts drying in Vietnam's coffee belt

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 11:50 PM PST

HANOI (Reuters) - Typhoon Mirinae brought strong wind to Vietnam's central coast and heavy rain to the nearby coffee region on Monday, disrupting early harvesting, after killing at least two people in the Philippines at the weekend.


Boat with 40 people sinks near remote Cocos Islands

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 11:50 PM PST

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A boat carrying around 40 people, possibly asylum seekers, has sunk off the remote Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean, with 19 people rescued and aircraft searching for other survivors, Australian officials said on Monday.


Miliband in Russia to repair ties

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:34 PM PST

UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is in Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.


Himalayan glaciers under threat

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 11:06 PM PST

The Himalayan glaciers are the largest body of ice outside the polar caps, and they appear to be under threat from global warming.


Australian oil rig catches fire

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 11:00 PM PST

An oil rig at the centre of a massive spill in the Timor Sea off the north-west coast of Australia is on fire.


At least 15 killed in Rawalpindi blast - Pakistan police

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 11:20 PM PST

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed in a bomb blast in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi on Monday, officials said.


Putin warns EU of possible gas disruption - agency

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 11:20 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has warned EU president Sweden of possible disruption to natural gas supplies to European consumers because of problems with main transit nation Ukraine over energy payments, Interfax news agency reported.


ANALYSIS - N.Korea's broken economy the key to nuclear talks

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:56 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - A promise by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to improve the state's broken economy is forcing him to ask for massive aid and may even bring him back to nuclear talks that Pyongyang once declared dead.


Blast in Pakistani city of Rawalpindi - witnesses

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:56 PM PST

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A large blast wounded several people on Monday in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, near the capital, Islamabad, police and witnesses said.


Putin warns EU of possible gas disruption - agency

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:56 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has warned EU president Sweden of possible disruption to natural gas supplies to European consumers because of problems with main transit nation Ukraine over energy payments, Interfax news agency reported.


Blast in Pakistani city of Rawalpindi - police and witnesses

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:20 PM PST

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A large blast was heard on Monday in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, police and witnesses said.


Iran says wants U.N. fuel plan reviewed

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 09:19 PM PST

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Iran wants the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to establish a committee to review a U.N.-drafted deal aimed at easing international tension over Tehran's atomic activities, its foreign minister said on Monday.


Taiwan president safe after smoke pours from plane

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 09:19 PM PST

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Smoke poured from an aircraft carrying Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou after a domestic flight, but the president was taken off the plane and no one was hurt, military officials said on Monday.


Japan says foreign minister trip to U.S. not set

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 09:19 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - A trip by Japan's foreign minister to Washington to try to soothe strained ties ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit was up in the air on Monday after the Japanese government's top spokesman said attending parliament took precedence.


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