New Year revellers welcome 2010

New Year revellers welcome 2010

New Year revellers welcome 2010

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:54 PM PST

Hundreds of thousands of people across the UK have gathered to see in 2010 amid spectacular firework displays.


Pakistan's Karachi shuts to protest violence

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:59 PM PST

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's commercial capital nearly shut down on Friday as religious and political leaders called for a strike to protest against violence after a suicide bomber killed 43 people at a religious procession this week.


Nigerian VP says hopes Yar'Adua will return soon

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:10 PM PST

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday he was hopeful that President Umaru Yar'Adua, who is in hospital in Saudi Arabia, would return soon and continue to govern Africa's most populous nation.


U.S. drone attack in Pakistan kills three militants

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:10 PM PST

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A missile fired by a pilotless U.S. drone aircraft on Friday killed at least three militants travelling in a car in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, security officials said.


Pakistani stock market shut on security worries

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:10 PM PST

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's main stock market was closed on Friday due to security concerns as religious and political leaders called for a strike to protest against violence after a bomb attack in the city.


U.S. drone attack in Pakistan kills two militants

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:10 PM PST

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A missile fired by a pilotless U.S. drone aircraft killed at least two militants on Friday in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, security officials said.


Bus accident kills 18 in Bangladesh

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:10 PM PST

DHAKA (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed and 40 injured on Friday when a crowded bus crashed into a tree about 150 km (90 miles) southwest of Dhaka, police said.


Brazil storms kill at least 18

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:05 PM PST

Heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in Brazil, leaving at least 18 people dead.


Russian measure to tackle alcoholism

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:04 PM PST

Russia is introducing a new minimum price for a bottle of vodka in a move designed to tackle alcoholism.


Obama summons U.S. intel chiefs for security talks

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:10 PM PST

KANEOHE, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday summoned U.S. intelligence chiefs to a meeting next week at the White House to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on Dec. 25.


N.Korea says it wants end to hostile U.S. ties

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:10 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called for an end to hostile ties with the United States and an atomic-free peninsula in a New Year message that comes weeks after it indicated it could end its year-long boycott of nuclear disarmament talks.


China says 5,394 arrested in Internet porn crackdown

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 07:40 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police arrested thousands in a drive against Internet pornography throughout 2009, officials said, vowing a deepening crackdown that critics say is being used to tighten overall censorship.


Obama summons intel chiefs for Washington talks

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:09 PM PST

KANEOHE, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday summoned U.S. intelligence chiefs to a meeting next week to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on Dec. 25.


U.S., foreign officials to discuss airport security

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:09 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will dispatch senior agency officials to meet with airport executives around the world to review security and technology used to screen passengers on U.S.-bound flights, the department said.


Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:09 PM PST

WASHINGTON1 (Reuters) - A federal judge threw out all charges on Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, saying the U.S. government had recklessly violated the defendants' constitutional rights.


Arrests at anti-Kremlin protest

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 05:50 PM PST

Russian police have detained dozens of people at an anti-government protest in Moscow.


UK reviews security, screening after Detroit attack

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 05:09 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it was reviewing airport security and passenger screening procedures after a Nigerian who had studied in Britain was charged over last week's failed plot to bomb a U.S. passenger jet.


Israel's Netanyahu proposes Egypt peace summit - officials

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:09 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed an Egyptian-hosted summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as a possible way to resume stalled peace talks, Israeli officials said on Thursday.


N.Korea says it wants end to hostile U.S. ties

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:09 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called for an end to hostile ties with the United States and an atomic-free peninsula in a New Year message that comes weeks after it indicated it could end its year-long boycott of nuclear disarmament talks.


Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:09 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge threw out all charges on Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, saying the U.S. government had recklessly violated the defendants' constitutional rights.


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