Cuba police break up Havana march

Cuba police break up Havana march

Cuba police break up Havana march

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:31 AM PDT

Cuban police have detained wives and mothers of political dissidents at a demonstration in the capital, Havana. Michael Voss reports.


Israel says Obama peace envoy could return Sunday

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:44 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's Middle East peace envoy may return to the region on Sunday, having postponed his trip over an Israeli settlement plan, an Israeli official said on Thursday.


Clinton in Moscow to push arms treaty, Middle East

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:44 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Russia on Thursday hoping to clear obstacles to a new treaty cutting arsenals of nuclear weapons and to win Moscow's backing for tougher sanctions against Iran.


Australia urges access to China trial of Rio staff

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:44 AM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia urged China on Thursday to allow its diplomats full access to the trial of four Rio Tinto staff charged with commercial spying in a case that could hurt political and economic ties.


Australian laws to promote building efficiency

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:44 AM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Owners of large commercial buildings in Australia will have to disclose energy efficiency information when putting buildings up for sale or lease, under laws introduced in parliament on Thursday.


Union in US talks over BA strike

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:05 PM PDT

As the British Airways strike draws closer, officials from the Unite union are involved in talks with their American counterparts.


Thai protesters seek reinforcements for dwindling rally

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:01 AM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai "red shirt" protesters vowed to prolong their mass anti-government rally in Bangkok on Thursday, despite doubts that the mainly rural movement has the ability to carry it off.


Clinton in Russia for talks on Middle East, arms

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:01 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Russia on Thursday for talks on advancing peace in the Middle East and to push for a preliminary agreement on a long-delayed nuclear arms reduction pact.


FACTBOX - U.S.-Indonesian ties

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:01 AM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Indonesia from March 23-25 to sign a comprehensive partnership covering political, economic and defence relations.


Greece 'may need IMF help'

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:32 PM PDT

Greece has warned it may have to seek help from the International Monetary Fund if its European partners fail to help it out of its financial crisis.


Hillary Clinton in Moscow for talks

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:18 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Moscow for a two-day visit that will focus on nuclear weapons, Iran and the Middle East peace process.


Activists rally in Kyrgyzstan

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:45 PM PDT

Sharp rises in the cost of heating and electricity have brought thousands of protesters out onto the streets of Kyrgyzstan.


ANALYSIS - Roads, ports shape up as key Brazil vote battle

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 11:34 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Farmers in Brazil's northeast grow a bumper soy crop but lose millions of tons because the only nearby port cannot cope with the loads.


Tibetan high school students protest in west China

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:33 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibetan high school students protested in the streets of at least two towns in western China this week to mark the anniversary of an uprising against Chinese rule, and some have been detained, residents said on Thursday.


Obama's Jakarta home district sees shift in Islam

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:33 PM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Some things in the central Jakarta district of Matraman have barely changed since the late 1960s, when United States President Barack Obama lived and played there.


China faces important negotiations on yuan - U.S.

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:01 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China faces important negotiations over its exchange rate in coming weeks, the U.S. ambassador to China said on Thursday, adding that it was not just the United States that wanted action on the Chinese yuan.


North Korea executes official for blunder - report

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:01 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has executed a ruling party official blamed for a botched currency reform, in a desperate attempt to quell public unrest and stem negative impact on Pyongyang's power succession, a news report said on Thursday.


China says probing report on deadly faulty vaccines

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:01 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Health Ministry is probing a report in a domestic newspaper that faulty vaccines in northern Shanxi province were responsible for killing four children and making dozens of others sick.


China faces important negotiations on yuan - U.S.

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 09:32 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China faces important negotiations over its exchange rate in coming weeks, the U.S. ambassador to China said on Thursday, adding that it was not just the United States that wanted action on the Chinese yuan.


U.S. yuan critics are like cruel "Avatar" troops - China paper

Posted: 17 Mar 2010 09:32 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - First it was environmentalists and indigenous activists; now China's beleagured financial officials are being compared to the giant, blue-skinned heroes of the mega blockbuster film "Avatar".


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