China military paper spells out nuclear arms stance

China military paper spells out nuclear arms stance

China military paper spells out nuclear arms stance

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:21 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China must have a limited nuclear "second strike" force to deter foes from threatening it with atomic weapons, the nation's main military newspaper said on Thursday, in a rare account of Beijing's nuclear strategy.


Iran Revolutionary Guards hold "major" Gulf exercise

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:21 AM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards began three days of large-scale war games in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, state television reported.


North Korea torpedoed South's navy ship - report

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:27 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military believes a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine sank its navy ship last month, based on intelligence gathered jointly with the United States, a news report said on Thursday.


U.S. Middle East envoy visiting soon - Palestinians

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:27 PM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy will arrive in the region this week to try coax Israel and the Palestinians back to the negotiating table, a Palestinian official said on Thursday.


Kyrgyzstan to hold election on Oct 10

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:27 PM PDT

BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan will hold elections on October 10 after a referendum aimed at reducing the powers of the president, the interim government said on Thursday.


Belgium to hold veil ban vote

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:44 PM PDT

Belgium could become the first country in Europe to ban the full-face veils worn in public by some Muslim women.


Greek fight over Turkish yoghurt

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:46 PM PDT

A Greek shepherd has launched a legal campaign against a Swedish firm which has used his image to sell Turkish yoghurt.


Tension deepens in Bangkok, fears unrest may spread

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:57 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's tense political standoff was nearing a climax on Thursday with anti-government protesters preparing for imminent battle in central Bangkok against tens of thousands of armed troops.


European flights at near-normal

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:20 PM PDT

Almost all scheduled flights in Europe are expected to take off on Thursday, following a week of cancellations caused by a volcanic ash cloud.


Ahmadinejad plans exodus to avert Iran quake disaster

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:31 PM PDT

TEHRAN 22 (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned Iranians of a possible nuclear strike by the United States, but it is an even more deadly threat that has prompted him to ask 5 million of them to evacuate the capital.


Japan ex-health min to form new party ahead of poll

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:31 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's popular former health minister, Yoichi Masuzoe, left the main opposition party to form the latest in a string of new groups complicating the outlook ahead of a national election.


Microsoft charters flights for stranded workers

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 10:00 PM PDT

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp chartered a plane to fly employees stranded at its headquarters back to Europe on Tuesday, and the same plane is ferrying back some U.S. workers, the world's largest software company said on Wednesday.


Pre-term babies face lifetime lung trouble - study

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 09:31 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Children born extremely early -- at 25 weeks or before -- may risk a lifetime of lung problems, including asthma, British researchers reported on Thursday.


Japan ex-health min to form new party ahead of poll

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's popular former health minister, Yoichi Masuzoe, was set on Thursday to defect from the main opposition party to form the latest in a string of new groups complicating the outlook ahead of a national election.


UK's Lib Dems dismiss Conservative's vote warning

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Liberal Democrats' leader criticised what he called "ludicrous" warnings by Conservatives on Thursday of market turmoil if a May 6 election returns a hung parliament, with no party having a majority.


NATO to debate future of nuclear arms in Europe

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 08:37 PM PDT

TALLINN (Reuters) - NATO ministers meeting in Estonia on Thursday will debate the future of battlefield nuclear weapons and relations with Russia after Washington and Moscow agreed a major arms reduction treaty this month.


Tension in Bangkok, "red shirts" reject compromise

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 08:06 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters are sticking to their demand for parliament to be dissolved immediately, according to a report on Thursday, after a tense night as fears grew of a crackdown to end their six-week rally in Bangkok.


North Korea torpedoed South's navy ship - report

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 08:06 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military believes a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine sank its navy ship last month, based on intelligence gathered jointly with the United States, a news report said on Thursday.


Mideast peace would thwart Iran ambitions - Obama aide

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 08:06 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration said on Wednesday that progress toward Middle East peace would help thwart Iran's ambitions by preventing it from "cynically" using the conflict to divert attention from its nuclear program.


Financial recovery moving quickly

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:29 PM PDT

The recovery from the global financial crisis is happening quicker than expected, according to the International Monetary Fund.


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