Oil spill reaches Louisiana coast Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:54 PM PDT The first fingers of oil from the huge spillage in the Gulf of Mexico have washed ashore in the state of Louisiana, the US Coast Guard says.  
|
Athens protest over Greece cuts Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:01 PM PDT Public anger about Greece's austerity cuts boiled over on the streets of Athens, as protesters clashed with riot police outside parliament.  
|
US economy growth expected to slow Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:51 PM PDT The United States is due to post official GDP figures for the first three months of 2010.  
|
Germany Comes to Greece's Rescue -- but is it Too Late? (Time.com) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:10 PM PDT Time.com - Now that Greece's debt crisis seems to be spreading to other parts of the euro zone, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is finally ready to agree a deal on a rescue package. But should Berlin have acted sooner?  
|
Japan seeks arrest of anti-whaling ship chief (AFP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:11 PM PDT AFP - Japan is seeking an international arrest warrant for the head of anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd over high-seas clashes in Antarctic waters, media reports said Friday.  
|
China's Alarming Spate of School Knifings (Time.com) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:10 PM PDT Time.com - Violent crime is rare in the People's Republic because of a ban on guns but that has not stopped a recent string of assaults on children  
|
Oil spill reaches Louisiana coast Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:54 PM PDT The first fingers of oil from the huge spillage in the Gulf of Mexico have washed ashore in the state of Louisiana, the US Coast Guard says.  
|
Athens protest over Greece cuts Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:01 PM PDT Public anger about Greece's austerity cuts boiled over on the streets of Athens, as protesters clashed with riot police outside parliament.  
|
US economy growth expected to slow Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:51 PM PDT The United States is due to post official GDP figures for the first three months of 2010.  
|
FACTBOX - Five facts about Expo host Shanghai Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:06 PM PDT (Reuters) - China's cosmopolitan financial capital Shanghai will host the World Expo from April 30 to Oct. 31.  
|
Nepalese Maoists gather for protest Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:31 PM PDT Thousands of supporters of former rebels flock to Kathmandu for anti-government rally.  
|
Pakistani suspect in Mumbai attacks faces court verdict (AFP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:33 PM PDT AFP - A Pakistani man accused of being part of a militant commando group that carried out a three-day orgy of violence in Mumbai nearly 18 months ago is due to learn his fate in court next week.  
|
Thai hospital near protest evacuates patients Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:35 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - A hospital in Bangkok evacuated some of its patients on Friday after protesters forced their way into the grounds to look for soldiers they thought were there preparing an attack.  
|
U.S. starts criminal probe into Goldman - source Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:35 PM PDT WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. federal prosecutors in New York have begun investigating Goldman Sachs Group Inc, raising the possibility of criminal charges against the company or its employees, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday.  
|
North Korea to expel S.Korean workers from resort Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:35 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea ordered on Friday most of the South Korean staff remaining at a joint tourism project in the North to leave the facility in a move that comes as ties between the rivals are rapidly spiralling down.  
|
EU China talks over how, not if, to sanction Iran Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:35 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - European talks with Chinese leaders over Iran have moved to the issue of how to target sanctions and away from whether sanctions should be applied at all, the European Union's foreign affairs chief said on Friday.  
|
Japan PM renews vow to resolve U.S base row Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:35 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday reiterated his pledge to resolve a row over moving a U.S. Marine base, though he has yet to formally reveal a plan a month ahead of a self-imposed deadline.  
|
U.S. escalates response as oil spill nears Gulf coast Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:35 PM PDT HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government ratcheted up efforts to avert an environmental disaster as a massive oil slick leaking from a ruptured well moved closer to the mouth of the Mississippi River on Thursday, menacing the delicate coastline of Louisiana and three other Gulf states.  
|
Shanghai shuts down financial district ahead of Expo Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:01 PM PDT SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai all but closed down the main Pudong financial hub on Friday for a show that will kick-off its multi-billion dollar Expo, lining the roads with police and taking no chances with security.  
|
EU official: China eyes targeted sanctions on Iran (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:08 PM PDT AP - The European Union's foreign affairs chief said Friday that China is willing to discuss sanctions on Iran as long as they are carefully targeted and bolster efforts to curb the Iranian nuclear program.  
|