Medvedev prepares for key Russia speech

Medvedev prepares for key Russia speech

Medvedev prepares for key Russia speech

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:34 PM PST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is due to give his annual state of the nation address.


Refugee camps 'create aid dependency'

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:38 PM PST

There needs to be a change in the way that refugees who have to flee their countries are treated, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.


Lobbying gathers pace for top EU jobs

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:37 PM PST

Intense lobbying is going on as time runs out for European Union leaders to reach a consensus on who should fill two big new posts created by the Lisbon Treaty.


Protesters storm town hall in Mexico

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 05:54 PM PST

Hundreds of protesters have tried to storm a public building outside Mexico City, where a group of suspected kidnappers was being held.


'Weak borders' threaten Pakistan

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 02:12 PM PST

Taliban militants from Pakistan are making regular forays across the border into Afghanistan because coalition forces cannot keep the border secure.


U.S.keeps pressure on Abbas after Netanyahu visit

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:29 PM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's low-profile White House visit, widely portrayed as frosty, in fact broke the ice in his relations with President Barack Obama, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday.


Abbas resists U.S. pressure to resume peace talks

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:29 PM PST

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian president on Wednesday resisted U.S. pressure for a resumption of peace talks with Israel, repeating his demand for a complete halt to West Bank settlement building before negotiations.


Why can't chimps talk? It's more than just genes

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 11:17 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Why can humans talk and chimps cannot? Researchers said on Wednesday they have another clue and it lies not simply in the genetic code, but in how the genes function.


Children at risk from poor nutrition

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:49 AM PST

Poor child nutrition still causes major problems in the developing world - despite some progress, with a new Unicef report suggesting a third of deaths in children under five in those countries are linked to poor diet.


EXCLUSIVE - Iranian enrichment has not grown, diplomats say

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:29 AM PST

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has effectively stopped expanding active uranium enrichment since September, diplomats said, while considering a big power offer to fuel a medical reactor if it turns over enriched material seen as an atomic bomb risk.


SCENARIOS - Outlook for Palestinians' muddled politics

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:29 AM PST

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he does not want to run for a second term as president in a January election, though many observers doubt the poll will even happen.


Experts fear Africa "pandemic" from rise in smoking

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:29 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Africa faces a surge in cancer deaths unless action is taken in the next decade to stem rising smoking levels in a continent where anti-tobacco laws remain rare, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday.


Ukraine PM accuses Yushchenko over H1N1 swine flu

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:29 AM PST

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's president and prime minister hurled angry accusations at each other on Wednesday over ways of fighting an influenza epidemic, now a major factor in campaigning for a January election in which they are rivals.


German courtroom killer gets life

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:46 AM PST

A man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murdering a pregnant Egyptian woman in a German courtroom.


Thaksin extradition demand denied

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:06 AM PST

Cambodia has rejected an extradition request from Thailand for former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, further escalating a diplomatic row.


NATO expects more resources for Afghan training

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:59 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - NATO's secretary-general said on Wednesday he expected alliance members to provide more resources for training Afghan troops and police, but would not comment on exact troop numbers.


Karadzic seeking appeal to remove appointed counsel

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:59 AM PST

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic asked the Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal on Wednesday to hear his appeal against the court's decision to appoint legal counsel after he boycotted proceedings.


Tanzania landslide kills at least 20 after rains

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:59 AM PST

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A landslide on a mountainside in northern Tanzania triggered by four days of heavy rain has killed at least 20 people, a senior local official said on Wednesday.


Ahmadinejad suggests Iran role in atom fuel bank

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:01 AM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday declared Iran's readiness for international nuclear cooperation, including on a global fuel bank, but made clear again that Tehran would not halt its own atomic activities.


Steal our gas, Europe will suffer: Putin warns Kiev

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:01 AM PST

MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Russia will cut gas deliveries to Europe if Ukraine siphons off supplies crossing its territory, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, in a warning that raised the spectre of another gas dispute.


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