U.S., France press for Japan-India nuclear deal: report

U.S., France press for Japan-India nuclear deal: report
Economic fears dominate Dutch poll
African Union welcomes Eritrea, Djibouti mediation deal
US charges over Iran conspiracy
Vatican police ask women priest campaigners to leave
Legal challenge for badger cull
U.N. readies Iran sanctions vote
Spain strike ends on downbeat note at Madrid march
Israel consulting U.S. on probe of Gaza ship raid
A Parish Tested: The Story of a Haitian Family in Queens That Lost a Father and Husband in the Port-Au-Prince Earthquake
U.N. Security Council to vote on tougher Iran sanctions
Sudan's Bashir gets invite to AU summit
EU 'to respect bail-out powers'
France says to pull bulk of soldiers from Senegal
Chris Brown barred from Britain
Poland brings in castration law
Chinese Wage Gains Shift Economy
G.M. Recalls 1.5 Million Vehicles
U.N. Set to Approve Iran Sanctions
Wikileaks site unfazed by arrest

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 01:05 PM PDT

(Reuters) - The United States and France have urged Japan to sign a nuclear deal with India, a move that would clear the way for General Electric Co and France's Areva to use Japanese suppliers for nuclear projects in the South Asian country, the Nikkei reported.

Economic fears dominate Dutch poll

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 01:02 PM PDT

Concern over budget cuts main issue for voters ahead of country's general election.

African Union welcomes Eritrea, Djibouti mediation deal

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:58 PM PDT

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union Tuesday supported a mediation agreement between Eritrea and Djibouti, whose border standoff could destabilize the Horn of Africa region.

US charges over Iran conspiracy

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 01:12 PM PDT

One American and five Iranians are charged over providing technology which helped Iran launch a satellite in 2005.

Vatican police ask women priest campaigners to leave

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 11:44 AM PDT

Activists campaigning for the Catholic Church to ordain women as priests were asked to leave the Vatican on Tuesday.

Legal challenge for badger cull

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:37 PM PDT

The Badger Trust wins leave to appeal a legal ruling in favour of Wales's badger cull, and asks for a suspension.

U.N. readies Iran sanctions vote

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:44 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - After months of tough negotiations, Security Council powers said on Tuesday they were set to vote on a resolution that would impose a fourth round of U.N. sanctions on Iran because of its nuclear program.

Spain strike ends on downbeat note at Madrid march

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:42 PM PDT

MADRID (Reuters) - A day of protest against Spanish austerity measures drew fewer than 4,000 to an evening march in central Madrid, a downbeat end to what was seen as a litmus test for popular support for a general strike on labor reform.

Israel consulting U.S. on probe of Gaza ship raid

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:45 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is consulting the United States and other countries on the format of its investigation into a deadly raid on a convoy of Gaza aid ships, an Israeli official said Tuesday.

A Parish Tested: The Story of a Haitian Family in Queens That Lost a Father and Husband in the Port-Au-Prince Earthquake

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 11:58 AM PDT

A tug of war between country and family ran like a fault line through the marriage of Rose Carline and Jean Arsène Constant. The Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti ruptured it.

U.N. Security Council to vote on tougher Iran sanctions

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:10 PM PDT

Diplomats hoping to slap tougher sanctions on Iran because of its nuclear program will vote on a new draft resolution on Wednesday.

Sudan's Bashir gets invite to AU summit

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:13 PM PDT

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda has backtracked on its decision not to invite Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who is wanted for war crimes in Darfur, to an African Union summit in Kampala next month.

EU 'to respect bail-out powers'

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 01:01 PM PDT

New EU finance regulators could not force a government to rescue a failing bank with taxpayer money, the chief regulator suggests.

France says to pull bulk of soldiers from Senegal

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 11:48 AM PDT

DAKAR (Reuters) - France announced Tuesday it would close its military base in ex-colony Senegal and pull out all but 300 of its 1,200 troops there in a shift toward helping local African forces provide their own security.

Chris Brown barred from Britain

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 11:12 AM PDT

British officials, worried that Chris Brown may pose a danger to its citizens, barred the singer from entering the United Kingdom for concerts this week, a UK border official said.

Poland brings in castration law

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:49 AM PDT

Legislation which requires some rapists and paedophiles to undergo chemical castration comes into effect in Poland.

Chinese Wage Gains Shift Economy

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:33 PM PDT

China's workers are successfully demanding higher wages and better working conditions, a shift that promises to accelerate the nation's transition to an economy more driven by the spending power of its people.

G.M. Recalls 1.5 Million Vehicles

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:16 AM PDT

A heated washer-fluid system in vehicles from the 2006 to 2009 model years could short circuit and cause a fire.

U.N. Set to Approve Iran Sanctions

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 11:56 AM PDT

The U.N. Security Council is expected to pass a raft of new sanctions Wednesday designed to halt Iran's nuclear program after council members agreed on a list of Iranian companies and individuals to be sanctioned.