Official death toll from China quake hits 1,706

Official death toll from China quake hits 1,706

Official death toll from China quake hits 1,706

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 01:12 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - The official death toll from last week's earthquake in Yushu county, Qinghai province, has risen to 1,706, the Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.


Thai army says will "punish" protesters

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 01:12 AM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's military vowed on Sunday to "punish" anti-government protesters if they march on Bangkok's central business district, heightening fears of more violence after bloody clashes left 24 people dead a week ago.


FACTBOX - Airports and airspace closed by ash cloud

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 01:12 AM PDT

Here is a list of countries affected as of 0740 GMT on Sunday:


Poland lays president to rest

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 12:52 AM PDT

The state funeral of Polish President Lech Kachynski and his wife Maria will be held in Krakow on Sunday.


British veterans remember Korea

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 12:58 AM PDT

British veterans are among more than 2,000 people visiting South Korea to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War.


Turk Cypriots go to polls in crucial vote

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 12:46 AM PDT

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Turkish Cypriots went to the polls in a presidential election on Sunday which could reshape the future of Cyprus's fragile reunification process and Turkey's bid to join the European Union.


Landmark election in North Cyprus

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 07:52 PM PDT

The result of today's presidential elections in North Cyprus could have a significant impact on the chances of reuniting the divided Mediterranean island.


More Dutch test flights to assess volcanic ash

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 12:13 AM PDT

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands said more test flights would take place on Sunday to assess whether there was any danger in its airspace from volcanic ash after an earlier test flight was conducted safely.


China's Hu flies in to quake site, toll nears 1,500

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 11:42 PM PDT

YUSHU, China (Reuters) - President Hu Jintao flew to China's remote and ruined Yushu county to speed relief distribution on Sunday, as Tibetan monks cremated victims of an earthquake in the northwest that killed nearly 1,500 people.


Europe's air travel crisis enters fourth day

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 11:42 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Air travel across much of Europe was paralysed for a fourth day on Sunday because of a huge cloud of volcanic ash, but Dutch and German test flights carried out without apparent damage seemed to offer hope.


Australia to move asylum-seekers to military base

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 11:42 PM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Sunday it would move some foreign boatpeople away from a crowded island detention centre and fly them to a military base on the mainland.


Thai army says will "punish" protesters

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 10:44 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's military vowed on Sunday to punish anti-government protesters if they marched on Bangkok's central business district, heightening fears of more violence after bloody clashes left 24 people dead a week ago.


Dutch, German airlines say no damage in test flights

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:43 PM PDT

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch and German airlines carried out test flights over Europe on Saturday and said their planes appeared undamaged by a volcanic ash cloud that has forced airports to close across the continent.


Europe's air travel crisis enters fourth day

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:43 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Air travel across much of Europe was paralysed for a fourth day on Sunday because of a huge cloud of volcanic ash, but Dutch and German test flights carried out without apparent damage seemed to offer hope.


Poland to bury president, ash cloud deters Obama, Merkel

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:12 PM PDT

KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - Poland prepared on Sunday to bury President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria, killed in a plane crash last weekend, but a volcanic ash cloud over Europe prevented many world leaders from attending.


China's leader flies to quake site; toll nears 1,500

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:12 PM PDT

YUSHU, China (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao flew to remote and ruined Yushu county to speed relief distribution on Sunday, as Tibetan monks cremated victims of an earthquake that killed nearly 1,500.


Gates: US lacks plan to curb Iran's nuke drive - NYT

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:12 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates has warned the White House the United States lacks an effective strategy to curb Iran's steady progress toward nuclear capability, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing U.S. officials familiar with the document.


John Paul backed praise for hiding abuse - cardinal

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:12 PM PDT

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A former Vatican cardinal who congratulated a French bishop for hiding a sexually abusive priest has said he acted with the approval of the late Pope John Paul, a Spanish newspaper reported on Saturday.


UK's Lib Dems surge to lead in election opinion poll

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:12 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Liberal Democrats overtook their rivals for the first time to lead an opinion poll on Saturday, increasing the prospect of a hung parliament where no party has outright control.


Ash cloud over Europe deepens travel chaos

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:12 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's air travel chaos deepened on Saturday as a huge cloud of volcanic ash spread southeast across the continent, halting more than three in four flights and stranding tens of thousands of passengers worldwide.


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