China restates yuan policy after Obama comments

China restates yuan policy after Obama comments

China restates yuan policy after Obama comments

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 12:49 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday restated its long-standing policy to maintain the basic stability of the yuan at a reasonable and balanced level.


Two Koreas in brief naval clash, vessels hit

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 12:24 AM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - Navies from the rival Koreas exchanged gunfire for the first time in seven years on Tuesday, damaging vessels on both sides and raising tension just days before U.S. President Barack Obama travels to Asia.


Australian govt: carbon deal will be difficult

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:19 PM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Forging a political deal on Australia's carbon trade laws will be difficult after a new round of opposition infighting, the government said on Tuesday, casting fresh doubts on whether parliament will endorse the plan.


PREVIEW - Obama to visit Asia as issues smolder back home

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:19 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama this week makes his first trip to Asia as president, leaving behind a host of domestic problems with a visit that recognizes the region's economic and diplomatic importance to the United States.


Q+A - Obama's first presidential tour of Asia

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:19 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama leaves on Thursday on his first Asian tour since becoming president on Jan. 20.


US sniper execution appeal denied

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:48 PM PST

The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal for a stay of execution from lawyers for the man behind the 2002 sniper attacks in Washington DC.


Fort Hood suspect contacted Islamist -sources

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:48 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies learned an Army psychiatrist contacted an Islamist sympathetic to al Qaeda and they relayed the information to authorities before the man allegedly went on a shooting spree that killed 13 people in Texas last week, U.S. officials said on Monday.


Two Koreas in brief naval clash; no casualties

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:48 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea's navies clashed briefly in the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, just ahead of a visit to Asia this week by U.S. President Barack Obama, in an incident that left a northern vessel damaged.


Ousted Thai premier Thaksin arrives in Cambodia

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:48 PM PST

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, wanted at home for a graft conviction, arrived in Cambodia on Tuesday to take up a job offer from the government that has set off a diplomatic row with Bangkok.


TIMELINE - Major incidents along border of rival Koreas

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:48 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea increased regional tension just ahead of a trip to Asia this week by U.S President Barack Obama by sparking a small-scale naval skirmish with the South on Tuesday.


Obama says not soft-pedaling China rights issue

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:20 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday rejected criticism that he was giving short shrift to human rights issues in his approach toward China.


Japan aid to Afghanistan ahead of Obama visit

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:20 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it would give Afghanistan up to $5 billion in new aid, a package Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama hopes will improve strained security ties with Washington ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit this week.


FEATURE - Climate change makes English winemakers see red

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:20 PM PST

DORKING, England (Reuters) - The pickers working their way along the hillside, clipping bunches of small, dark purple grapes from the rows of vines and dropping them into plastic buckets are harbingers of a warmer planet.


Fort Hood suspect contacted Islamist - sources

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:48 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies learned an Army psychiatrist contacted an Islamist sympathetic to al Qaeda and that the information was relayed to authorities before the man allegedly went on a shooting spree that killed 13 people in Texas last week, U.S. officials said on Monday.


ANALYSIS - North Korea takes calculated step for attention

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:48 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea increased regional tension just ahead of a trip to Asia this week by U.S. President Barack Obama by sparking a small-scale naval skirmish with the South on Tuesday.


Venezuela keeps up war of words with Colombia

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:48 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela stoked a diplomatic feud with Colombia on Monday by accusing its South American neighbor of "lies" and "hypocrisy" in a growing dispute that is threatening trade and regional stability.


U.S. senator proposes paid sick leave for swine flu

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:23 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans infected by the H1N1 flu virus would be guaranteed paid sick lead under emergency legislation U.S. Senator Chris Dodd plans to unveil on Tuesday in response to the swine flu pandemic.


U.N.'s Ban to lobby U.S. Congress on climate change

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 08:48 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Washington on Tuesday to lobby U.S. congressional leaders and government officials over next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen, U.N. officials said.


Two Koreas in brief naval clash, no casualties - Yonhap

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 08:48 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - The two Koreas had a brief naval skirmish in Yellow Sea waters on Tuesday, but there were no casualties in the incident that came just ahead of a visit to Asia by U.S. President Barack Obama, Yonhap news agency reported.


Japan vows aid to Afghanistan ahead of Obama visit

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 08:48 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it would give Afghanistan up to $5 billion in new aid, a package Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama hopes will improve strained security ties with Washington ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit this week.


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