US sniper execution appeal denied

US sniper execution appeal denied

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.


PM in row over letter to dead soldier's mother (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:32 PM PST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at the Cenotaph during the Remembrance Sunday service. Brown was on Tuesday embroiled in a row with the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan, after he telephoned her to apologise for a handwritten letter of condolence.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Gordon Brown was on Tuesday embroiled in a row with the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan, after he telephoned her to apologise for a handwritten letter of condolence.

Marine base debate clouds US-Japan relations (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:52 PM PST

AP - The deepening debate over the future of a major U.S. Marine base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa has opened a broad rift in Washington's most important alliance in Asia ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to the region this week.


Australian students 'pro-rape' Facebook scandal (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:41 PM PST

Members of an elite Australian college linked to Sydney University have provoked outrage after it was revealed they had set up a AFP - Members of an elite Australian college linked to Sydney University provoked outrage Tuesday after it was revealed they had set up a "pro-rape" group on social networking site Facebook.

Ousted Thai PM lands in new storm

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:47 PM PST

Former PM Thaksin stirs up fresh controversy as he takes up Cambodian advisory role.


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.


Toppled Thai leader arrives in Cambodia (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:23 PM PST

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra exits a plane upon arriving at a military air base in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Cambodia announced that Thailand's fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin arrived Tuesday in Phnom Penh following his appointment as economic adviser to the government, fueling tensions between the neighboring countries. (AP Photo/Lim Cheavutha)AP - Thailand's fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived Tuesday in Cambodia following his appointment as economic adviser to the government, fueling tensions between the neighboring countries.

Rio Tinto wants to work with Chinalco: chief (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:55 PM PST

A truck is loaded with iron ore at a Rio Tinto-owned mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The Anglo-Australian mining giant has said it is interested in collaborating with Chinalco, months after rejecting a massive cash injection from the state-owned Chinese firm.(AFP/HO/Rio Tinto/File/Christian Sprogoe)AFP - Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto said Tuesday it was interested in collaborating with Chinalco, months after rejecting a massive cash injection from the state-owned Chinese firm.

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.


Military to try Fort Hood suspect

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:39 PM PST

Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 13 people to be tried in military court.


French envoy meets with NKorean foreign minister (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:40 PM PST

AP - The French president's special envoy on North Korea held talks Tuesday with the country's foreign minister during a visit to Pyongyang to explore the possibility of establishing diplomatic ties with the communist regime.


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.: No Afghan troop decision made

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 08:51 PM PST

White House National Security Adviser Retired Gen. Jim Jones issued a rare public statement on Monday vehemently denying media reports that suggest U.S. President Barack Obama has privately decided to send close to 40,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
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