Japan ruling party No.2 vows to stay despite scandal

Japan ruling party No.2 vows to stay despite scandal

Japan ruling party No.2 vows to stay despite scandal

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 01:13 AM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - The No. 2 executive in Japan's ruling party vowed on Saturday to stay in his post despite a funding scandal that could scupper the party's chances of winning a mid-year election and raise the risk of policy deadlock.


Three al Qaeda militants captured in Yemen - source

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 12:18 AM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - Three armed al Qaeda militants were captured in Yemen early Saturday, close to the Saudi Arabian border, a Yemeni security source said.


Haiti says 200,000 may be dead, tensions rise

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:31 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Tensions rose among desperate Haitians awaiting international aid and food that began to trickle in three days after an earthquake that Haitian authorities say killed 200,000 people.


Expectations low for big powers' meeting on Iran

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:40 PM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Diplomats from six major powers meet on Saturday to discuss whether Iran should face new U.N. sanctions for refusing to halt sensitive nuclear work, but Western envoys said China's decision to send a low-level official ruled out a quick deal.


China's restive Xinjiang nearly doubles security budget

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:40 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - The government of the restive frontier region of Xinjiang plans to nearly double its public security spending and maintain communications controls following bloody riots in the ethnically-divided capital in July.


Q+A - Japan ruling party No.2 Ozawa: Why does he matter?

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:40 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - The No. 2 official in Japan's ruling party, Ichiro Ozawa, on Saturday vowed to stay in his post and fight on following the arrest of two former aides and a current secretary over a funding scandal.


Canada repatriates fraud suspect to China

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:12 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Canadian authorities have repatriated a Chinese citizen wanted for fraud, China's Ministry of Public Security said, in a case that Chinese media hailed as a step towards the return of well-connected smuggler Lai Changxing.


U.S. takes control of Haiti airport to speed aid

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 09:40 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Haiti gave the United States control of its main airport on Friday to bring order in the skies to aid flights from around the world and speed relief to the quake-traumatized Caribbean nation, the Obama administration said.


Japan's Ozawa vows to stay after aides arrested

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 09:40 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese ruling party's number two, Ichiro Ozawa, said on Saturday he would not resign, media reported, after the arrest of three aides over a funding scandal that may hit government support ahead of a key mid-year election.


Haiti says 200,000 may be dead, violence looms

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 08:40 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - As many as 200,000 people died in the earthquake that devastated Haiti and three-quarters of the capital, Port-au-Prince, will need to be rebuilt, authorities in the Caribbean country said on Friday.


Japan's Ozawa vows to stay after arrests

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 08:40 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese ruling party's No.2, Ichiro Ozawa, said on Saturday he would not resign, media reported, after the arrest of three aides over a funding scandal that may hit government support ahead of a key mid-year election.


Enormity of Haiti quake disaster clear from the sky

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 08:40 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Witnessing Haiti's earthquake aftermath from street level is horrific -- dead bodies poking out of collapsed buildings, bandaged survivors whimpering in tent cities and the stench of rot and death.


Japan's Ozawa meets PM after arrests - Kyodo

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 07:21 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese ruling party's No.2, Ichiro Ozawa, met briefly with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at his residence hours after the arrest of two former aides in a funding scandal, Kyodo news agency said on Saturday.


US officers face Fort Hood probe

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 06:39 PM PST

Several officers will face disciplinary action for not raising the alarm before an army psychiatrist killed 13 people when he opened fire at a Texas army base last November.


U.N. appeals for over half billion dollars for Haiti

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 06:16 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Friday for more than half a billion dollars for earthquake-ravaged Haiti and said it was already providing aid despite anger among survivors that they are getting nothing.


Haiti says 200,000 may be dead, violence breaks out

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 06:16 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - As many as 200,000 people died in the earthquake that devastated Haiti and three-quarters of the capital, Port-au-Prince, will need to be rebuilt, authorities in the Caribbean country said on Friday.


Water, drugs are Haiti's biggest need

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 06:16 PM PST

(Reuters) - Clean water and antibiotics are among the biggest needs for Haiti, where the capital was devastated by a huge earthquake that killed up to 100,000 people, health experts say.


Quake destruction "like in a war" - Haiti president

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 05:39 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's shell-shocked president, Rene Preval, thanked the world on Friday for its rush to aid his poor Caribbean nation after the catastrophic earthquake that he compared to a wartime bombardment.


Fort Hood shooting was terrorism, U.S. says

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 05:39 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The shooting rampage at a U.S. Army base in November was "an act of terrorism," an Obama administration official said on Friday, as the Pentagon ordered an overhaul of protocols to spot threats within the military.


Obama to campaign for Massachusetts Democrat

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 05:39 PM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will campaign in Massachusetts on Sunday for a Senate Democratic candidate facing a tough fight in a race with potential implications for the national healthcare debate.


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