U.S. judge grants bond to man in Afghan murder case

U.S. judge grants bond to man in Afghan murder case

U.S. judge grants bond to man in Afghan murder case

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 01:06 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge agreed on Wednesday to release on bond one of two former contractors from the private security firm previously known as Blackwater Worldwide while they await retrial on charges they murdered two Afghans in Kabul.

Indonesia Lifts Tsunami Warning After 7.2 Quake

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:10 PM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A local tsunami alert was issued and later lifted after a magnitude 7.2 quake struck off Papua, eastern Indonesia early on Thursday morning.

Indonesia Lifts Tsunami Warning After 7.2 Quake

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:10 PM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A local tsunami alert was issued and later lifted after a magnitude 7.2 quake struck off Papua, eastern Indonesia early on Thursday morning.

U.S., China to Rebuild Military Ties

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:52 PM PDT

Washington and Beijing have agreed to gradually restart military relations, stalled over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, with a series of high-level exchanges starting next month, U.S. officials said.


Barcelona held to draw in Russia

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 11:43 AM PDT

Barcelona are held to a 1-1 draw by Russian side Rubin Kazan on a night of frustration for the Spanish champions.


UN body backs flotilla report

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:48 PM PDT

Human Rights Council endorses criticisms but does not call for a criminal investigation into raid on Turkish ship.


Al Qaeda Is Plotting Attacks on European Cities, Officials Say

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:23 PM PDT

Al Qaeda and related groups are planning attacks on Western European capitals, officials said, but they had no intelligence on the timing or specific locations.

Commission: France didn't single out Roma for deportation

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 11:12 AM PDT

The European Commission gave France a pass -- and a warning -- over its recent deportation of more than 8,000 ethnic Roma, commonly referred to as gypsies.

U.S. adds more sanctions against Iran for human rights abuses

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:09 PM PDT

Citing "mounting evidence" of repression of the Iranian opposition, the Obama administration added more sanctions against Iranian government officials, members of the Revolutionary Guards Corps and others accused by the United States of being responsible for human rights abuses.

Ryder gala concert gets under way

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:31 PM PDT

A gala concert is under way at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to welcome the Ryder Cup tournament to Wales.


Labour's new team?

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:47 AM PDT

Who's standing, and how will the shadow cabinet be elected?


Italy's Berlusconi wins confidence vote

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 01:00 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday thanks to backing from rebel center-right deputies who decided against provoking an immediate government crisis.

Air France-KLM faces cartel claim

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:09 PM PDT

Air France-KLM is sued by hundreds of European companies, led by Ericsson, over claims it fixed cargo prices.


Sacked Moscow mayor flays Medvedev

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:06 PM PDT

Russian president accused of promoting climate of repression and censorship reminiscent of Stalin era.


Attacks on Baghdad Green Zone Surge

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:10 PM PDT

The heavily fortified Green Zone in Iraq's capital has in recent weeks come under an intensifying barrage of rocket attacks.

Final results give Chavez slim Venezuela vote win

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 11:59 AM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez's party just beat a newly united opposition bloc for the popular vote at a weekend parliamentary election that split the country down the middle, final official results showed on Wednesday.

Legal battle looms over Moscow mayor's sacking

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:41 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Federal investigators said on Wednesday they were probing allegations of corruption in the Moscow government under ex-mayor Yuri Luzhkov, sacked a day earlier after an escalating confrontation with the Kremlin.

Monkeys Deployed to Guard Indian Games

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:22 PM PDT

India has deployed 100,000 security guards and 38 monkeys to secure venues in New Delhi from militant, or just hungry, attackers ahead of the start of the Commonwealth Games this weekend.

North Korea Vows to Strengthen "Nuclear Deterrent"

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 11:50 AM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea vowed on Wednesday to bolster its "nuclear deterrent" in response to the threat posed by the United States, but promised never to use its atomic arsenal to attack or threaten any nation.

U.S. Targets Eight Iranian Officials Over Abuses

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 11:40 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday named eight senior Iranian officials -- including the commander of the Revolutionary Guards and several cabinet ministers -- as participants in human rights abuses including killings after disputed presidential elections in June 2009.

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