N. Korea toughens punishment for defectors - U.N. envoy

N. Korea toughens punishment for defectors - U.N. envoy

N. Korea toughens punishment for defectors - U.N. envoy

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:36 AM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has toughened laws and increased punishments in recent years for those caught trying to leave the reclusive state, a U.N. human rights envoy said on Friday.


ANALYSIS - Japan Ozawa's scandal clouds govt's election chances

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:36 AM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - A funding scandal dogging the No. 2 in Japan's main ruling party could lessen its chance of winning a mid-year election, raising the risk of policy stalemate as the government confronts a weak economy and deep structural problems.


Desperate Haitians await foreign disaster relief

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:07 AM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Thousands of people injured in Haiti's massive earthquake spent a third night twisted in pain, lying on sidewalks and waiting for help as their despair turned to anger.


China says ways to resolve Google issue, U.S. cautious

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:07 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday sought to play down a threat by Google Inc to quit the country on hacking and censorship concerns, saying any decision by the Internet search giant would not affect U.S. trade ties.


Quake-battered Haiti hotel offers refuge for all

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:36 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Crumbled walls cover priceless works of Haitian art. There are dead bodies outside the entrance. Food will run short soon.


Japan Ozawa's scandal clouds govt's election chances

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:36 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - A funding scandal dogging the No. 2 in Japan's main ruling party could lessen its chance of winning a mid-year election, raising the risk of policy stalemate as the government confronts a weak economy and deep structural problems.


German govt dismisses market rumour Merkel to quit

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:09 PM PST

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German government spokesman denied market rumours on Friday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel was to resign.


Haiti quake death toll 'may be 50,000'

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:09 PM PST

The Red Cross estimates 45,000-50,000 people have died in Haiti's devastating earthquake, as rescue teams race against time to find survivors.


China says ways to resolve Google issue, U.S. cautious

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:36 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday sought to play down a threat by Google Inc to quit the country on hacking and censorship concerns, saying any decision by the Internet search giant would not affect U.S. trade ties.


China chooses former soldier as new Tibet governor

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:36 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has chosen a former soldier as the new governor of restless and remote Tibet after his predecessor resigned abruptly earlier in the week.


Japan eyes bill to boost disputed island claim - media

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:36 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government plans new legislation that will bolster its claim to an island disputed with China by allowing it to build ports or other structures there, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday.


Bipolar diagnosis jumps in young children - study

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:36 PM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - The number of children aged 2 to 5 who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs has doubled over the past decade, according to research released on Friday.


Japan eyes bill to boost disputed island claim - media

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:06 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government plans new legislation that will bolster its claim to an island disputed with China by allowing it to build ports or other structures there, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday.


Obama enlists Bush, Clinton to help Haiti

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:06 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pledged $100 million for Haiti quake relief on Thursday and enlisted two former U.S. presidents to help raise more, vowing to the Haitian people: "You will not be forsaken."


U.S. charges Pakistani in Danish newspaper plot

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:06 PM PST

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A leader of a Pakistani militant group was charged on Thursday with helping to plot a revenge attack on a Danish newspaper that published cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad which angered many Muslims.


Obama aide: Free information flow key for China

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:06 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top White House aide said on Thursday it was too soon to tell how Google's threat to leave China would affect U.S. ties with Beijing, but he said a free information flow was crucial to the Chinese economy.


Many ways to resolve Google issue with U.S. - China Mofcom

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 08:36 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Any decision by Google to withdraw from China will not affect Sino-U.S. trade relations, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Friday, adding that there are many ways to resolve the issue with the United States.


Honduran officers to stand trial related to coup

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 08:36 PM PST

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Senior Honduran military officers who sent deposed President Manuel Zelaya into exile at gunpoint last year will stand trial for abuse of authority, court sources said on Thursday.


Obama tells Haiti: U.S. will not forsake you

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 08:07 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pledged $100 million for Haiti relief aid on Thursday and enlisted the help of two former U.S. presidents, promising Haitians: "You will not be forsaken."


Haiti aid groups ask companies for cash, not goods

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 07:06 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Aid groups asked companies to donate cash to help earthquake relief efforts in Haiti instead of supplies like clothing and tents that they cannot distribute yet because of the devastation.


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