INTERVIEW - Censorship at heart of Tibet/China issue - Dalai Lama

INTERVIEW - Censorship at heart of Tibet/China issue - Dalai Lama

INTERVIEW - Censorship at heart of Tibet/China issue - Dalai Lama

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 09:52 PM PST

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, said the United States and other countries could help his campaign for a free Tibet by promoting an open society in China.


INTERVIEW - Censorship at heart of Tibet/China issue - Dalai Lama

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 09:19 PM PST

By Lisa Baertlein


INTERVIEW - Censorship at heart of Tibet/China issue - Dalai Lama

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 08:49 PM PST

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, said the United States and other countries could help his campaign for a free Tibet by promoting an open society in China.


China school denies link to Google attack - Xinhua

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 08:49 PM PST

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A prestigious Chinese university and a lesser-known vocational school have denied a report they were the source of recent cyber attacks on Internet giant Google and other U.S. corporations, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.


Sudan signs ceasefire with Darfur JEM rebels

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 08:19 PM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan agreed a ceasefire with Darfur's most powerful rebel group on Saturday as part of an agreement to "heal" the war in the western region, Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said.


Ecuador says Iran ties landed it on laundering list

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 08:19 PM PST

SANGOLQUI, Ecuador (Reuters) - Ecuador's inclusion on an international list of nations accused of lagging in the fight against money laundering is a hypocritical punishment for its relations with Iran, Ecuador's president said on Saturday.


Floods kill at least 32 on Madeira

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 07:56 PM PST

FUNCHAL, Portugal (Reuters) - At least 32 people have been killed by torrents of water and mud unleashed by a violent rainstorm on the Portuguese resort island of Madeira, officials said on Saturday.


Brown launches fightback ahead of British election

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 07:56 PM PST

COVENTRY, England (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised on Saturday to heal the battered economy in a plea to voters to renew their faith in his Labour Party, which is forecast to lose a looming election.


Former Nixon aide, U.S. secretary of state Haig dies

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 07:19 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alexander Haig, a former U.S. Army general who became White House chief of staff during the Watergate scandal and secretary of state during the Reagan administration, died on Saturday at the age of 85.


Yemen holds separatists in south, U.N. urges aid

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 07:19 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - Government forces have arrested 16 people on suspicion of separatist activity in southern Yemen, security sources said on Saturday.


White House veteran Haig dies

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 01:59 PM PST

Former US Secretary of State and White House insider Alexander Haig has died in a Baltimore hospital aged 85, his family has said.


Floods and mudslides hit Madeira

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 12:02 PM PST

At least 32 people have been killed in floods and mudslides after torrential rains hit the Portuguese island of Madeira.


Flash flood chaos hits Madeira

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 08:38 AM PST

At least 25 people have been killed in floods and mudslides caused by torrential rain on the Portuguese island of Madeira, local media reports.


INTERVIEW - Blair hopes Middle East talks resume within weeks

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 10:54 AM PST

ABUJA (Reuters) - Middle East envoy Tony Blair said on Saturday he hoped Israelis and Palestinians would resume peace negotiations within weeks, after a break of more than a year.


Ukraine's Tymoshenko drops legal challenge on election

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 10:54 AM PST

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Saturday dropped her legal case challenging the election of rival Viktor Yanukovich as president, saying the court could not be trusted to reach a fair verdict.


French PM raises human rights concerns with Syria

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 10:54 AM PST

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said he held "frank and direct" talks with Syria's president on the issue of human rights, days after the trial of a Syrian lawyer who championed the cause of political prisoners.


Cuba blasts U.S. meeting with dissidents

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 10:54 AM PST

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba angrily criticized U.S. officials on Saturday for meeting with government opponents following high-level talks on migration issues and said it showed the United States' real goal is to topple Cuba's communist government, not move toward better relations.


Fatalities at Ivory Coast protest

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 10:13 AM PST

At least five protesters have been killed in Ivory Coast when police opened fire at an opposition march.


Ex-Nixon chief of staff Alexander Haig dead at 85

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 10:10 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alexander Haig, a former Army general who became White House chief of staff during the Watergate scandal and secretary of state during the Reagan administration, died Saturday at the age of 85.


Sudan signs deal with Darfur JEM rebels - Bashir

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 10:10 AM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's government signed an agreement with Darfur's rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on Saturday that would help resolve the conflict in the western region, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said.


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