China says welcomes Iran nuclear fuel swap deal (Reuters)

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• China says welcomes Iran nuclear fuel swap deal (Reuters)
• European floods leave four dead
• Deadly bombing hits Afghan capital
• Fog hampers Afghan crash search
• European floods leave four dead
• Bomb attack kills 12 in Pakistan town: doctor (AFP)
• Serious Reform Starts With A Systemic Risk Tax
• China targets Tibet artists, intellectuals: report
• At least 3 dead in suicide car bomb in Kabul (AP)
• 1 dead, 5 wounded in latest China rampage attack (AP)
• Turkish-Brazilian nuclear deal with Iran: progress or stall? (Time.com)
• Chinese appliance tycoon jailed for 14 years (AP)
• After Obama-Karzai Washington Visit, Kandahar on Radar (Time.com)
• Thai talks fail to get breakthrough
• Afghanistan: Suicide blast at recruiting center
• Police: Suspected India Maoists kill 35
• Explosion hits Afghan capital
• Court stops BA cabin crew strike
• New volcano ash flight rules bring hope for airlines (AFP)
• Mexico catches drug lieutenant in border state (AP)

China says welcomes Iran nuclear fuel swap deal (Reuters) Posted: 17 May 2010 10:45 PM PDT Reuters - China has welcomed a nuclear fuel swap plan that Iran announced after talks with Brazil and Turkey, urging negotiations over the deepening dispute with Tehran.

European floods leave four dead Posted: 17 May 2010 07:54 PM PDT Parts of Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary have felt the full force of the weather.

Deadly bombing hits Afghan capital Posted: 17 May 2010 10:34 PM PDT Suspected suicide attack reported outside an army recruitment centre in Kabul.

Fog hampers Afghan crash search Posted: 17 May 2010 10:34 PM PDT Officials report no progress in search for passenger jet wreckage, citing bad weather.

European floods leave four dead Posted: 17 May 2010 07:54 PM PDT Parts of Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary have felt the full force of the weather.

Bomb attack kills 12 in Pakistan town: doctor (AFP) Posted: 17 May 2010 10:23 PM PDT AFP - A bomb attack targeting police in a flashpoint town of northwestern Pakistan killed 12 people on Tuesday, a hospital doctor said.

Serious Reform Starts With A Systemic Risk Tax Posted: 17 May 2010 10:00 PM PDT The recent IMF report to the G20 states that fiscal reforms are essential to recover the costs of th

China targets Tibet artists, intellectuals: report Posted: 17 May 2010 09:57 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China is cracking down on Tibetan intellectuals and artists who have sought to open up discussion of the future of their region after unrest that spread across the area in Spring 2008, an overseas activist group said on Tuesday.

At least 3 dead in suicide car bomb in Kabul (AP) Posted: 17 May 2010 10:39 PM PDT AP - A suicide car bomber attacked the heavily fortified Afghan capital early Tuesday, killing at least three people and wounding 21, officials said.

1 dead, 5 wounded in latest China rampage attack (AP) Posted: 17 May 2010 09:27 PM PDT AP - A cleaver-wielding man killed one woman and wounded five before jumping to his death, police said Tuesday, in the latest in a series of rampage attacks in China.

Turkish-Brazilian nuclear deal with Iran: progress or stall? (Time.com) Posted: 17 May 2010 09:45 PM PDT Time.com - Longing for a larger role on the world stage, Brazil and Turkey have come up with a deal to break Tehran's impasse with the U.S. But many questions remain

Chinese appliance tycoon jailed for 14 years (AP) Posted: 17 May 2010 10:05 PM PDT AP - A home appliance dealer who once was China's richest businessman was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison after being convicted of insider trading and other offenses, the government announced.

After Obama-Karzai Washington Visit, Kandahar on Radar (Time.com) Posted: 17 May 2010 09:45 PM PDT Time.com - The Obama Administration and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have different ideas about governance and strategy, but neither can make progress without the other

Thai talks fail to get breakthrough Posted: 17 May 2010 09:53 PM PDT UN urges both sides to "step back from the brink" as violence continues in Bangkok.

Afghanistan: Suicide blast at recruiting center Posted: 17 May 2010 09:32 PM PDT A suicide car bomb exploded near a registration center for Afghan Army recruits Tuesday, an Afghan defense ministry pokesman said.

Police: Suspected India Maoists kill 35 Posted: 17 May 2010 08:59 PM PDT Suspected Maoists killed 35 people in a land mine attack against a bus in central India, a local police chief told CNN.

Explosion hits Afghan capital Posted: 17 May 2010 09:40 PM PDT Suspected suicide attack reported outside an army recruitment centre in Kabul.

Court stops BA cabin crew strike Posted: 17 May 2010 09:45 PM PDT Last-minute injunction granted on grounds of irregularities in ballot of workers.

New volcano ash flight rules bring hope for airlines (AFP) Posted: 17 May 2010 09:23 PM PDT AFP - British aviation regulators bring in measures Tuesday to reduce the airspace closures fiercely criticised by airlines, as European skies were hit by new shutdowns caused by volcano ash clouds.

Mexico catches drug lieutenant in border state (AP) Posted: 17 May 2010 08:57 PM PDT AP - The Mexican army says it has detained an alleged lieutenant of the Ciudad Juarez-based Carrillo Fuentes cartel who escaped from a U.S. prison two decades ago.

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