U.S. halt to Haiti evacuations stirs fears for sick

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• U.S. halt to Haiti evacuations stirs fears for sick
• Obama to propose $3.8 trillion 2011 budget - paper
• FACTBOX - How China's anger could hurt ties with the U.S.
• Polls suggest hung parliament in British election
• India steps up scramble with China for African energy (AFP)
• January death rate signal of tough year in Afghan war (AFP)
• Haiti holds 10 US citizens over trafficking concerns
• Zola desperate for McCarthy to boost relegation battle (AFP)
• African Union summit starts with dispute over leader (AFP)
• Japan's listed firms keep boosting profits: report (AFP)
• Concern as US halts evacuations
• N Korea arms 'were bound for Iran'
• Concern as US halts evacuations
• China: U.S. arms sales to Taiwan hurt national security
• FACTBOX - How China and Taiwan square off militarily
• Opposition grows to NY trial of Sept. 11 suspects
• Mobs disrupt some Haiti quake food handouts
• Karzai govt invites Taliban to peace meeting
• FACTBOX - Big emitters signal support for Copenhagen Accord
• Biden: U.S. budget to seek nuclear funds increase

U.S. halt to Haiti evacuations stirs fears for sick Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:01 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Critically injured Haitian earthquake victims are no longer being flown by the U.S. military for treatment in the United States, raising fears some will die in a dispute over where to treat them and who should pay the costs.

Obama to propose $3.8 trillion 2011 budget - paper Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:01 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will unveil a $3.8 trillion budget proposal on Monday for fiscal 2011, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

FACTBOX - How China's anger could hurt ties with the U.S. Posted: 30 Jan 2010 10:51 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China has threatened to punish the United States for plans to sell some $6.4 billion of arms to Taiwan, the disputed island that Beijing calls its own.

Polls suggest hung parliament in British election Posted: 30 Jan 2010 10:51 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - A British election due by June is likely to result in a hung parliament where no single party has an outright majority, two opinion polls showed on Sunday.

India steps up scramble with China for African energy (AFP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:59 PM PST AFP - India has stepped up its efforts to gain an economic foothold in Africa in a new scramble with China for the continent's resources, signing energy deals with top oil producers Angola and Nigeria.

January death rate signal of tough year in Afghan war (AFP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 10:23 PM PST AFP - The Afghan war has notched up another grisly record, with the number of international troops to die in the fight against the Taliban the highest for the month of January since the war began.

Haiti holds 10 US citizens over trafficking concerns Posted: 30 Jan 2010 07:11 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE -Haitian police were holding 10 US citizens late Saturday on suspicion they tried to slip out of the country with 31 Haitian children in a trafficking scheme, a government minister said. Read more...

Zola desperate for McCarthy to boost relegation battle (AFP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:27 PM PST AFP - West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola hopes South African forward Benni McCarthy will provide a major boost to his struggling side's bid to avoid relegation.

African Union summit starts with dispute over leader (AFP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:52 PM PST AFP - The African Union (AU) was to kick off its 14th summit Sunday, with a rift over Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's likely bid to keep the organisation's chair set to overshadow talks on the continent's many conflicts.

Japan's listed firms keep boosting profits: report (AFP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:55 PM PST AFP - Japan's listed companies saw their profits rise 14 percent in the October-December period for a third straight quarter-on-quarter gain, a newspaper survey showed Sunday.

Concern as US halts evacuations Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:54 PM PST A doctor has warned hundreds could die in Haiti, after evacuations to the US ceased for Haitian earthquake victims.

N Korea arms 'were bound for Iran' Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:53 PM PST UN's Korean sanctions panel to discuss Thai report on weapons cache seized in December.

Concern as US halts evacuations Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:54 PM PST A doctor has warned hundreds could die in Haiti, after evacuations to the US ceased for Haitian earthquake victims.

China: U.S. arms sales to Taiwan hurt national security Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:45 PM PST BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. arms sales to Taiwan hurt China's national security, its foreign minister said, escalating the rhetoric in a dispute threatening to deepen rifts between the world's biggest and third-biggest economies.

FACTBOX - How China and Taiwan square off militarily Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:45 PM PST (Reuters) - The military balance between China and Taiwan has rapidly shifted in China's favour, but a U.S. proposal on Friday to sell advanced arms to the island that Beijing claims as its own would shore up its self-defence.

Opposition grows to NY trial of Sept. 11 suspects Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:45 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee's chairwoman on Thursday backed calls by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the trial of the accused plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks to be moved from Manhattan.

Mobs disrupt some Haiti quake food handouts Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:45 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Angry crowds mobbed three food distribution sites in Haiti's capital on Thursday, the latest handouts to turn chaotic as aid groups struggle to help the throngs left desperate and hungry by the catastrophic earthquake.

Karzai govt invites Taliban to peace meeting Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:45 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - The Afghan government on Thursday invited the Taliban to a peace council as its Western allies worked out plans to try to end the war in Afghanistan.

FACTBOX - Big emitters signal support for Copenhagen Accord Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:45 PM PST Governments are meant to tell the United Nations by Sunday if they want to be associated with the accord, worked out last month, and submit their plans for curbing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. The deadline is flexible.

Biden: U.S. budget to seek nuclear funds increase Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:45 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said President Barack Obama's budget proposal will include $7 billion to maintain the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, which would be $600 million more than Congress approved last year.

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Unknown WWI soldier buried in France

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• Unknown WWI soldier buried in France
• My best can beat Federer - Murray
• U.S. speeding up arms sales, defenses with Gulf allies
• US lottery winner was 'murdered'
• Under-fire Terry seals Chelsea win
• City Critic: On the Plate, a Pinch or a Pound?
• Davos 2010: Leaders in Davos Admit Drop in Trust and Uncertainty Ahead
• Should the US sell arms to Taiwan?
• Political Memo: G.O.P. Facing Opportunities and Obstacles
• Taliban Deny Meeting With a U.N. Envoy
• Missile Strikes Kill 15 in Pakistani Tribal Region
• Thousands rally to urge Russia's Putin to resign
• U.N. Retools Food Distribution in Haiti
• US halts Haiti victim evacuations
• UK to ship iron to Haiti victims
• U.S. Speeding Up Missile Defenses in Persian Gulf
• On the Hill: G.O.P. Envisions Northeast Comeback
• China Leading Race to Make Clean Energy
• High Jinks to Handcuffs for Landrieu Provocateur
• Young celebrates charity honour

Unknown WWI soldier buried in France Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:06 AM PST An unknown World War I soldier was buried in Fromelles, France, on Saturday, the first of some 250 bodies recovered from a string of mass graves dating back to a bloody -- and largely pointless -- battle that claimed thousands of lives in a single night.

My best can beat Federer - Murray Posted: 30 Jan 2010 06:42 AM PST Andy Murray says he can beat Roger Federer to become Britain's first grand Slam champion for 74 years - but only if he plays his best tennis.

U.S. speeding up arms sales, defenses with Gulf allies Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:32 PM PST DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- The Obama administration is quietly working with Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf allies to speed up arms sales and rapidly upgrade defenses for oil terminals and other key infrastructure in a bid to thwart future military attacks by Iran, according to former and...

US lottery winner was 'murdered' Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:41 AM PST The body of a former truck driver's assistant who won $17m in a lottery in 2006 is found buried under a concrete slab in a backyard in Florida.

Under-fire Terry seals Chelsea win Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:25 AM PST Chelsea skipper John Terry scores the winner at Burnley to move his side four points clear at the top of the Premier League.

City Critic: On the Plate, a Pinch or a Pound? Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:46 AM PST With salt the latest addition to the mayor's health hit list, we take a look at how much is in some of New York's favorite dishes.

Davos 2010: Leaders in Davos Admit Drop in Trust and Uncertainty Ahead Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:10 PM PST If there was one lesson from Davos, it was this: trust in governments, corporations and banks has become as elusive as sure footing on Davos's icy streets.

Should the US sell arms to Taiwan? Posted: 30 Jan 2010 10:01 AM PST China has reacted angrily to a US proposal to sell $6.4bn of arms to Taiwan. Should the deal go ahead?

Political Memo: G.O.P. Facing Opportunities and Obstacles Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:16 PM PST At a moment of what appears to be great opportunity, the Republican Party continues to struggle with disputes over ideology and tactics as well as a lack of leadership.

Taliban Deny Meeting With a U.N. Envoy Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:13 PM PST The leadership council called reports that its people had met with Kai Eide, the United Nation's representative in Afghanistan, "futile and baseless."

Missile Strikes Kill 15 in Pakistani Tribal Region Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:13 PM PST The target was a compound in North Waziristan, which Americans call the main haven for militants from Al Qaeda and for the Afghan Taliban leader.

Thousands rally to urge Russia's Putin to resign Posted: 30 Jan 2010 10:08 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Up to 10,000 people rallied in the Russian Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad Saturday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin over living costs and unemployment, a rare show of anger with the popular figure.

U.N. Retools Food Distribution in Haiti Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:57 PM PST After two weeks of often-chaotic food distribution, the United Nations announced a coupon-based system to give rice to 10,000 Haitians a day at 16 locations.

US halts Haiti victim evacuations Posted: 30 Jan 2010 10:30 AM PST Military flights taking injured Haitian earthquake victims to the US are halted, amid a reported dispute over medical costs.

UK to ship iron to Haiti victims Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:59 AM PST The government purchases all of the UK's available corrugated iron sheets to provide shelters for victims of the Haiti earthquake.

U.S. Speeding Up Missile Defenses in Persian Gulf Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:54 PM PST The Obama administration is accelerating the deployment of a series of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks in the Persian Gulf, according to officials.

On the Hill: G.O.P. Envisions Northeast Comeback Posted: 30 Jan 2010 10:45 AM PST The Republican Party is taking heart in some strong candidacies of late, including two races for the Senate.

China Leading Race to Make Clean Energy Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:16 PM PST Shifting to sustainable energy could leave the West dependent on technology from China, much as the developed world now depends on oil from the Mideast.

High Jinks to Handcuffs for Landrieu Provocateur Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:55 PM PST James O'Keefe III, accused of trying to tamper with a senator's phones, is one of many young conservatives who use pranks and recordings to make their points.

Young celebrates charity honour Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:30 AM PST Singer-songwriter Neil Young is honoured by the US Recording Academy at a special tribute in Los Angeles.

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