Japan PM prods China while party visits Beijing

Japan PM prods China while party visits Beijing

Japan PM prods China while party visits Beijing

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:46 AM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Thursday urged China to make progress on democracy and human rights, just as a 140-strong delegation of lawmakers from his ruling party set off on a trip to Beijing.


From war to peace - Obama to accept Nobel prize

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:46 AM PST

OSLO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in the Norwegian capital on Thursday to accept his Nobel Peace Prize amid criticism he does not deserve the accolade because of his Afghan war build-up and few foreign policy successes.


Human rights violations in Iran worst for 20 years - Amnesty

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:46 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Human rights violations in Iran are as poor as at any time in the past 20 years, the human rights group Amnesty International said on Thursday.


Gunmen abduct 75, mostly children, in south Philippines

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:46 AM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - Armed mountain tribesmen abducted about 75 people, most of them schoolchildren, after a raid on a remote elementary school in the southern Philippines on Thursday, a senior army general said.


Qaeda-linked militants say behind Baghdad bombings

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:46 AM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi insurgents linked with al Qaeda claimed responsibility for bombings this week that killed 112 people and said their campaign of violence would continue.


China says opposed to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:46 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday said it opposed any new U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, following comments from an Obama administration official who said Washington was weighing fresh sales to the disputed island, including submarines.


Small firms to weather Calif. climate law - study

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:46 AM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's global warming law, similar in scope to a measure under consideration by the U.S. Congress, will have a negligible effect on the bottom lines of small businesses, a study showed on Wednesday.


Obama arrives in Norway to accept Nobel prize

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 11:48 PM PST

OSLO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama arrived on Thursday in Norway to receive his Nobel Peace Prize, with live television pictures showing his plane touching down safely at Oslo's main airport.


Pakistan questions Americans suspected of jihad wish

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 11:48 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Five young Americans were being questioned in Pakistan on Thursday on suspicion they wanted to join "holy war" as security agents searched for clues from seized phone cards and computer disks, officials said.


China says opposed to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 11:48 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday said it opposed any new U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, following comments from an Obama administration official who said Washington was weighing fresh sales to the disputed island, including submarines.


From war to peace - Obama to accept Nobel prize

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 10:46 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will confront the Afghan war "head-on" when he accepts the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday and address criticism he does not deserve it so early in his presidency, officials said.


FACTBOX - Obama wins Nobel for diplomacy despite few results

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 10:46 PM PST

In his nearly 11 months in office, Obama has made a sharp break from his predecessor George W. Bush's mostly unilateral approach to diplomacy to try to fix the United States' tarnished image and deal with a formidable set of foreign policy challenges.


U.S. House to debate financial regulation overhaul

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 10:46 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will debate on Thursday the most sweeping changes to financial regulation proposed since the Great Depression, including broad new government powers over large banks and tighter regulation of capital markets.


Brown, Sarkozy urge market reform

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:54 PM PST

UK PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have issued a joint call for changes to global financial markets.


Obama set for Oslo Nobel ceremony

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 10:17 PM PST

US President Barack Obama is due to collect his Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.


Greek stocks fall 6% on debt fear

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:59 PM PST

Falling confidence in Greece's economic policies and ability to pay its debts have seen Greek shares slump 6%.


Soldiers arrested in Guinea

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:58 PM PST

The military authorities in Guinea say 100 soldiers have been arrested in connection with the assassination attempt on the country's military leader, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara.


Honduras rulers say Zelaya's planned exit on hold

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:49 PM PST

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' de facto government said on Wednesday that plans for ousted President Manuel Zelaya to leave his refuge in the Brazilian Embassy and fly to Mexico had been aborted for the time being.


China's Hu to woo central Asian energy suppliers

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:14 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China aims to deepen energy ties with Central Asian states seeking new markets for their oil, gas and uranium, an official said on Thursday, ahead of a visit to Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan by Chinese President Hu Jintao.


U.S. envoy ends "useful" trip to North Korea

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:14 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - The first envoy sent by U.S. President Barack Obama to North Korea ended a three-day trip on Thursday were he said he had a "useful meeting" aimed at bringing Pyongyang back to nuclear disarmament discussions.


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