Taiwan will not show relics demanded by China

Taiwan will not show relics demanded by China

Taiwan will not show relics demanded by China

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:04 PM PDT

TAIPEI (Reuters) - The top museum in Taiwan, which seeks to improve ties with long-time rival China, has declined to exhibit two imperial Chinese sculptures whose return is demanded by Beijing, the director said on Wednesday.


Obama aware of Afghan differences

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:28 PM PDT

On the eighth anniversary of war beginning in Afghanistan the conflict is causing fresh problems for the US and UK governments.


Israeli woman potential Nobel chemistry winner (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:16 PM PDT

AP - If Nobel judges are looking to improve the balance of women winning the chemistry prize, Israeli scientist Ada Yonath could be a strong candidate when the award is announced Wednesday.


Nepal's Tibetans squeezed as China flexes muscles (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:26 PM PDT

This picture taken on October 5 shows a Tibetan Buddhist woman spinning a prayer wheel at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu. As Beijing marked the 60th anniversary of Communist rule last week, police in Nepal quietly rounded up dozens of Tibetan exiles they said were suspected of planning to hold anti-China protests here.(AFP/Prakash Mathema)AFP - As Beijing marked the 60th anniversary of Communist rule last week, police in Nepal quietly rounded up dozens of Tibetan exiles they said were suspected of planning to hold anti-China protests here.

UN in Philippines flood aid appeal

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:19 PM PDT

Humanitarian chief calls for $74m in aid in wake of two deadly storms.


Nobel honours 'masters of light'

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:01 PM PDT

Three scientists who corralled light to transform our communications systems share this year's physics Nobel Prize.


Obama aware of Afghan differences

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:28 PM PDT

On the eighth anniversary of war beginning in Afghanistan the conflict is causing fresh problems for the US and UK governments.


Relief effort for India flood

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:41 PM PDT

Rescue and relief operations are under way in southern India after severe flooding left about 250 people dead and millions displaced.


Honduras talks hopes brighter, Zelaya doubts rival

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:31 PM PDT

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The chance of a negotiated end to the Honduran crisis crept closer on Tuesday as mediators set up talks between de facto leaders and ousted President Manuel Zelaya, trapped by soldiers inside Brazil's embassy.


US troop build-up in Afghanistan may be gaining favor

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:31 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is strongly considering a war strategy that incorporates at least some additional forces in Afghanistan alongside a stepped up campaign against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Pakistan.


Green group says US climate bill won't hurt farms

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:31 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global warming poses more of a threat to U.S. farm incomes than does the climate change bill passed by the U.S. House, which will have a "negligible" impact on American agriculture's bottom line, an environmental group said on Wednesday.


Nobel honours 'masters of light'

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:01 PM PDT

Three scientists who corralled light to transform our communications systems share this year's physics Nobel Prize.


Relief effort for India flood

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:41 PM PDT

Rescue and relief operations are under way in southern India after severe flooding left about 250 people dead and millions displaced.


China dissidents top Nobel Peace Prize speculation (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:15 PM PDT

AP - Chinese dissidents are leading the odds of winning the Nobel Peace Prize this year, the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and the 60th since the establishment of the People's Republic of China.


Malaysians to hang for Singaporean actress murder (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 09:47 PM PDT

File photo shows a Malaysian police officer in the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. Two Malaysian men have been sentenced to death by hanging for the 2001 murder of a Singaporean actress, according to reports.(AFP/File)AFP - Two Malaysian men have been sentenced to death by hanging for the 2001 murder of a Singaporean actress, according to reports Wednesday.

U.S. lawmakers press Obama on Afghan war strategy

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told congressional leaders on Tuesday his decision on a new Afghan war strategy would not make everyone happy, while Republicans urged him to heed his military commander's call for more troops.


Swine flu mild for now, but could worsen

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new pandemic of H1N1 swine flu is causing a strong second wave of disease in many Northern Hemisphere countries, according to the World Health Organization.


NATO says kills 100 fighters in huge Afghan battle

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - NATO forces said on Tuesday they had killed more that 100 fighters in a huge weekend battle in eastern Afghanistan in which eight Americans died, the deadliest firefight for U.S. troops in more than a year.


Iranian women's rights activists win courage award

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - A group of women who are risking imprisonment to collect one million signatures on a petition demanding greater women's rights in Iran were presented on Tuesday with the Anna Politkovskaya award for courage.


Philippine weather forecasters face angry storm (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 09:26 PM PDT

Nathaniel Cruz (left), operations chief of the Philippines government weather service, at the government agency's offices in Manila on October 6. Weather service officials said Manila residents were not given ample warning of the deadly floods that swept through the Philippines' capital due to inadequate radar equipment(AFP/Jay Directo)AFP - A storm threatens to wallop the Philippines but a huge computer that dominates the forecasting room of the nation's weather service is in screensaver mode showing a cartoon pattern of unexploded bombs.
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Saudis Consider IMF Contribution

Saudis Consider IMF Contribution

Saudis Consider IMF Contribution

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia's central banker, Muhammed al Jasser, said his country is negotiating a substantial contribution to the International Monetary Fund in large part to assure that its ownership share of the fund isn't reduced.


Protests as IMF and World Bank meet

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:34 PM PDT

Turkish police fight running battles with protesters trying to reach venue of meeting.


Madagascar rivals 'agree cabinet'

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:49 PM PDT

Madagascar's political rivals have agreed cabinet posts in a unity government, officials at power-sharing talks say.


Man grows new skull after decades

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:42 AM PDT

The damaged skull of a man involved in a car crash 50 years ago has regenerated itself, a process thought to be rare.


U.S. warns Iran may face more sanctions

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:00 PM PDT

WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United States and its allies may impose sweeping sanctions on Iran if Tehran fails to allay fears it is building nuclear weapons, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.

Ex-SA police chief 'took bribes'

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:21 PM PDT

A drugs smuggler says he paid ex-South African police chief Jackie Selebi more than $150,000 in bribes, at the latter's trial.


NBA ponders regular London games

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:17 PM PDT

NBA officials hope to organise annual matches at the O2 Arena in London's Docklands.


Truck Bomb Kills 9 in Western Iraq

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:54 AM PDT

BAGHDAD, Oct. 6-- A pickup truck piled with explosives blew up in front of a restaurant frequented by Iraqi police near Fallujah on Tuesday, killing nine people and wounding dozens more in the second attack in as many days in western Iraq.


Study Asks $10 Trillion for Climate

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:41 AM PDT

An investment of $10 trillion in renewable energy and other technology will be necessary over the next two decades to limit the rise in the Earth's temperature.


Hizb-e Islami leader slams US

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:07 PM PDT

Afghan with alleged links to Taliban and al-Qaeda says US used false pretext for war.


Many dead in Iraq market blast

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:50 AM PDT

Nine dead and 31 injured as car bomb explodes in market in Anbar province, police say.


Zelaya mistrusts Honduras talks

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:27 AM PDT

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, holed up in an embassy three months after being toppled in a coup, was skeptical on Tuesday about the chances of holding talks with the divided country's de facto leader.

South Yemenis rally for self-rule

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:22 AM PDT

Thousands of Yemeni separatists stage rallies on streets to demand south secession.


Hamas Digs In, Dimming Hopes for Mideast Peace Talks

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:52 AM PDT

GAZA -- In the two years since it seized power here, the militant Hamas movement has undercut the influence of the Gaza Strip's major clans, brought competing paramilitary groups under its control, put down an uprising by a rival Islamist group, weathered a three-week war with Israel, worked arou...



UK TV appeal for Asia victims

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:10 AM PDT

Aid agencies launch a major TV appeal to help the victims of the recent earthquakes and typhoons in south east Asia.


Gay Marriage Bill Introduced in D.C.

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:58 AM PDT

The measure is expected to face opposition from Republicans and conservative Democrats in Congress, who could act to block or overturn it.

The Caucus: Obama Sees Progress in Terrorism Fight

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 12:38 PM PDT

President Obama said on Tuesday that Al Qaeda has "lost operational capacity" after a series of recent missile strikes and special forces raids.

Key Rwanda Genocide Suspect Arrested

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 09:52 AM PDT

Interpol agents arrested one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's 1994 genocide who is accused of sending soldiers to execute the Rwandan queen.


'Nine dead' in Iraq market blast

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:12 AM PDT

A car bomb in a market near the Iraqi city of Falluja kills at least nine people and wounds dozens more, police say.


Stocks and Gold Gain as Investors Shun the Dollar

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:54 AM PDT

Shares rose ahead of the start of earnings season, and the value of the dollar skidded as investors fretted over a report that crude oil could one day be priced in other currencies.
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