Al Qaeda claims attack on CIA workers in Afghanistan

Al Qaeda claims attack on CIA workers in Afghanistan

Al Qaeda claims attack on CIA workers in Afghanistan

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:36 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's Afghan wing has claimed last week's attack at a U.S. base in Afghanistan in which a double agent turned suicide bomber killed seven CIA officers, saying the attack was revenge for the deaths of their leaders.


Three bombs in Iraq's Anbar kill seven

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:36 AM PST

FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded in a residential area near Ramadi in Iraq's western Anbar province on Thursday, killing seven people including relatives of an Iraqi Army anti-terrorist special forces commander, police said.


Blasts hit restive Thai south as PM visits

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:36 AM PST

YALA, Thailand (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded in southern Thailand, killing one security officer and wounding another, ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to the restive region on Thursday.


U.S. clears arms sale to Taiwan despite China's ire

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 12:09 AM PST

TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States has cleared a sale of advanced Patriot air defence missiles to Taiwan despite opposition from rival China, where a military official proposed sanctioning U.S. firms that sell arms to the island.


U.S. firm sues China, PC majors over filtering software

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 11:35 PM PST

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A U.S. software maker is suing China, several major PC makers and two Chinese software makers for $2.2 billion, accusing them of using stolen code in controversial Web filtering software that drew global criticism last year.


Freeze 'will last two more weeks'

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:11 PM PST

The European freeze could last for at least another two weeks, weather forecasters have predicted.


Strain on US-Jordan relationship

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:26 PM PST

A suicide bomb at a CIA base in Afghanistan last month was a revenge attack for US drone strikes which killed top militants, Al-Qaeda has said.


U.S. clears arms sale to Taiwan despite China's ire

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:35 PM PST

TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States has cleared a sale of advanced Patriot air defence missiles to Taiwan despite opposition from rival China, where a military official suggested sanctions on U.S. firms who sell weapons to the island.


CORRECTED - U.S. clears arms sale to Taiwan despite China's ire

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:06 PM PST

By Ralph Jennings and Ben Blanchard


Hundreds rescued as Kashmir gunbattle continues

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Separatist militants holed up in a hotel lobbed grenades and opened fire on security forces for a second straight day on Thursday in Indian Kashmir's main city of Srinagar, prompting a mass rescue operation of residents.


ANALYSIS - N.Korea digs economic hole one won note at a time

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's decision to wage war on its burgeoning merchant class by reasserting state control over the economy could turn out to be a rare misstep for Kim Jong-il that poses risks to his iron grip over the hermit state.


Pelosi says U.S. Congress 'close' to health deal

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday congressional Democrats were close to agreement on merging their healthcare bills but still faced challenges in blending the two approaches.


U.S. firm sues China, PC majors over filtering software

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A U.S. software maker is suing China, several major PC makers and two Chinese software makers for $2.2 billion, accusing them of using stolen code in controversial Web filtering software that drew global criticism last year.


Chinese residents may be evicted for spitting

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST

The plan, carried on the Guangzhou Land and House Management Bureau's website (www.laho.gov.cn), also includes littering, making too much noise and gambling among more than 20 other "misdeeds" that would lead to eviction, based on a point system.


Australia, NZ investigate whale hunt clash

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia joined New Zealand on Thursday in investigating a clash between an anti-whaling protesters and Japanese whalers, but refused to send a patrol ship to Antarctic waters as activists promised a "whale war".


China jails Tibetan film-maker for six years

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:35 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court has jailed a Tibetan film-maker for six years after he made a documentary in which ordinary Tibetans praised the Dalai Lama and complained about how their culture had been trampled upon, campaigners said.


Aid agencies' Sudan peace warning

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 08:21 PM PST

Major conflict could return to Sudan unless urgent international action is taken, a group of 10 aid agencies have warned.


Iceland will "honour its obligations" - President

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 08:35 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Iceland will "honour its obligations" over the more than $5 billion owed to Britain and the Netherlands that was lost in failed savings banks, President Olafur Grimsson told British television.


Retiring senators woe for Obama

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:37 PM PST

Two Democratic US senators have decided to retire - spelling possible trouble for Barack Obama. Katty Kay reports.


Plot against UK PM fails but media say Brown weakened

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 08:09 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - A former British cabinet minister who called for a secret ballot on Prime Minister Gordon Brown's future admitted that his surprise move had failed, but newspapers said the plot had still weakened the Labour leader.


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