Body of missing U.S. soldier found in Afghan river

Body of missing U.S. soldier found in Afghan river

Body of missing U.S. soldier found in Afghan river

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:58 AM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - The body of one of two U.S. soldiers, missing since last week, has been found by a military diving team in a river in western Afghanistan, NATO-led forces and the U.S. military said on Wednesday.


SPECIAL REPORT - Food: Is Monsanto the answer or the problem?

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:58 AM PST

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Norman Borlaug, the father of the Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, had only months to live when he received a visit from an old friend, Rob Fraley, chief of technology for Monsanto Co.


Two Koreas' naval clash won't deter U.S. visit - Clinton

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:27 AM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - This week's naval clash between North and South Korea will not affect the decision to send a U.S. special envoy to North Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday.


Oversight of U.S. aid to Afghanistan "sloppy"

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:27 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oversight and controls for more than $40 billion in U.S. funds to rebuild Afghanistan have been "sloppy" so far despite lessons from Iraq, the U.S. chief inspector for Afghanistan reconstruction said on Tuesday.


German goalkeeper dies in 'suicide'

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 11:34 PM PST

The manager of Germany's national football team, Olivier Bierhoff, has said he is "shocked and speechless" after his goalkeeper, Robert Enke, apparently committed suicide.


Cambodia rejects Thai request to extradite Thaksin

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:02 AM PST

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia refused a request from Thailand on Wednesday to extradite fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, in a widening diplomatic row that threatens to worsen Thailand's political crisis.


Bangladesh army probes links to attack on lawmaker

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:02 AM PST

DHAKA (Reuters) - The Bangladesh army is investigating allegations that army officers were behind a failed bomb attack last month on a ruling party lawmaker related to the country's prime minister, the army said.


Footballer helps tackle Greece racism

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 11:30 PM PST

A quarter of a million migrant children are to be granted Greek citizenship as part of the new socialist government's initiative to tackle discrimination.


Armistice Day builds Franco-German ties

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 10:44 PM PST

A German chancellor is to participate in the commemoration of Armistice Day on French soil for the first time.


Brazil's largest cities hit by blackout

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 09:57 PM PST

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A major electricity outage left tens of millions of people in Brazil's two biggest cities without power on Tuesday night due to problems with the transmission lines that connect to the massive Itaipu dam.


Thailand seeks Thaksin extradition as row deepens

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 09:24 PM PST

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Thailand formally asked Cambodia on Wednesday to extradite fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a widening diplomatic row that threatens to worsen Thailand's political crisis.


U.S. missile defense may backfire if too robust: general

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 09:24 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. missile defense system that is too robust could actually backfire and become destabilizing, prompting countries like China to expand their nuclear arsenals, a U.S. general said on Tuesday.


Japan's Ozawa: Christianity "self-righteous" - media

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 09:24 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - A top politician in Japan's ruling Democratic Party has praised Buddhism while calling Christianity "exclusive and self-righteous" and Islam only somewhat better, domestic media reported on Wednesday.


Philippine Senate wants Arroyo investigated for graft

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 09:24 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine Senate committee has recommended further investigation of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and charges filed against her husband in connection with kickbacks in a $329 million broadband deal with China's ZTE Corp.


Japan greenhouse emissions fell 6.4% last yr - media

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 08:57 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese greenhouse gas emissions fell 6.4 percent to 1.286 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the last financial year, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said on Wednesday, quoting a survey by the environment ministry.


Brazil's largest cities hit by blackout

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 08:26 PM PST

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A major electricity outage left tens of millions of people in Brazil's two largest cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro without power on Tuesday night due to problems at the massive Itaipu dam that straddles its border with Paraguay.


Sniper who terrorized Washington area is executed

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 08:01 PM PST

JARRATT, Va. (Reuters) - John Allen Muhammad was executed on Tuesday for masterminding and carrying out with his teenage accomplice the 2002 sniper shootings that killed 10 people and terrified the Washington, D.C., region a year after the Sept. 11 and the deadly anthrax attacks.


EU president to be chosen on Nov 19 - FT

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 08:01 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's first full-time president will be chosen on Nov. 19, the Financial Times reported in its Wednesday edition, citing Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.


U.S. says Iran shipped arms to Lebanese fighters

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 07:06 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States accused Iran in the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday of illicit arms deliveries to Lebanese guerrillas, endorsing charges by Israel after it seized a ship in the Mediterranean last week.


Q+A - What is next for North Korea nuclear dealings?

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 07:06 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - The Obama administration will send its first envoy to North Korea to try to revive dormant nuclear disarmament talks, just as tension has heightened on the peninsula after a naval clash between the two Koreas.


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