Russian journalist dies after police beating

Russian journalist dies after police beating

Russian journalist dies after police beating

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:29 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian journalist died on Wednesday after being beaten in police custody, authorities and colleagues said, deepening concern about police abuses after a string of scandals involving violence and corruption.

U.S. troops smooth out logistics at Port-au-Prince airport

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:27 AM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- When Air Force Col. Ben McMullen first arrived at the airport here, there wasn't much to work with: a forklift, a few lift operators and truck drivers, a damaged air-traffic control tower and just one runway.


Darfur rebels say death sentences threaten peace talks

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:38 AM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Darfur rebels on Wednesday condemned a death sentence on two of its members by a Khartoum court, saying it endangered the peace process.

Republicans win crucial senate race

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:30 PM PST

Gain in Massachusetts puts fate of Democrats' healthcare-overhaul plan in the balance.


Bomb alert shuts Munich airport

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:23 AM PST

Traveller flees the scene after his laptop sets off explosives detector in Germany.


Higher food costs lift US prices

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:02 AM PST

US producer prices rose 0.2% in December, led by an increase in the cost of food products, official data shows.


'Segregation' mapped in schools

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:51 AM PST

Pockets of deep segregation are revealed in a mapping of the ethnic make-up of England's school.


Merkel Calls for Global Exit Strategy

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:06 AM PST

Chancellor Angela Merkel said exports will remain crucial for Germany's economy and warned that EU countries' efforts to return to sound finances needed to be coordinated with the U.S. and Japan.


Bank of America Posts Loss for Year and Quarter

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:41 AM PST

The bank said a $4 billion repayment to the Treasury of money from the government's bailout fund weighed on its results.

Morgan Stanley’s Quarter Falls Below Forecast

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:31 AM PST

The bank said it had net income of $617 million in the fourth quarter as it struggled to rebound from the financial crisis.

Gates, in India, Warns of Regional Militant Threat

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:18 PM PST

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned that a "syndicate of terrorist operators" on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border was working to destabilize the region.

UK expands watch list, halts Yemen flights

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:03 AM PST

Britain is expanding its security watch list and has suspended all direct flights to Yemen as part of a series of new counterterrorism measures, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Wednesday.

Aide: Clinton to challenge Internet censorship in China

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:54 AM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Thursday speech on Internet freedom will address the Google censorship fight in China, but won't stop there, a top adviser said Wednesday.

Live - Wednesday football

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:00 AM PST

Aston Villa and Blackburn meet for a place in the Carling Cup final, while Arsenal can go top of the Premier League by beating Bolton and Liverpool play Spurs.


Congo war deaths 'exaggerated'

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:51 AM PST

The number of people killed in a decade of war in DR Congo may be half of the accepted toll of 5.4m, a study suggests.


The Way We Live Now: The Great Unalignment

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:48 AM PST

How long can a Democratic majority last in our fast-paced, high-tech political culture?

Ant and Dec win double TV award

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:43 PM PST

Ant and Dec win the most popular entertainment presenter prize at the National TV Awards for the ninth year in a row.


Mammals 'floated to Madagascar'

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:34 AM PST

Ancestors of mammals found on the island of Madagascar could have been transported on floating vegetation from Africa, a study says.


Munich airport reopens after security breach

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:14 PM PST

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Munich international airport was re-opened on Wednesday after a three-hour shut down caused when a passenger left the security check even though his laptop computer set off an explosives detector, police said.

Spanish hairdressers campaign against tax on playing radio

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:03 AM PST

Hairdressers in Catalonia in Spain launch a campaign to avoid paying tax for playing the radio in their salons.


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U.N. Security Council sanctions al Qaeda's Yemen wing

U.N. Security Council sanctions al Qaeda's Yemen wing

U.N. Security Council sanctions al Qaeda's Yemen wing

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 01:06 AM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. Security Council sanctions committee on Tuesday added al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing and two of its leaders to a U.N. blacklist, which U.S. envoy Susan Rice said would help efforts to weaken the group.


INTERVIEW - U.S. must step up to rescue climate talks -Tuvalu

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 01:06 AM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.N. climate talks face a crisis unless the U.S. Senate passes a climate control bill and failure to do so further risks the future of vulnerable countries such as small island states, Tuvalu said on Wednesday.


Suicide bomber strikes Iraqi army HQ in Mosul

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:35 AM PST

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew up a car bomb in an Iraqi army headquarters in the northern city of Mosul on Wednesday, wounding 33 people, police said.


Philippine poll body clears Estrada to run again

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:05 AM PST

MANILA0 (Reuters) - The Philippines' elections body rejected on Wednesday all three remaining petitions to disqualify former leader Joseph "Erap" Estrada from polls in May, clearing the way for him to run for president for a second time.


Q+A - Thailand's colour-coded protests

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:05 AM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai "red shirt" demonstrators are planning a symbolic rally next week near Bangkok's main airport, but insisted on Wednesday there would be no repeat of a crippling blockade a year ago by a rival protest movement.


Vietnam tries democracy activists for subversion

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:05 AM PST

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Reuters) - A prominent U.S.-trained lawyer agreed in court on Wednesday his efforts to bring multi-party democracy to communist-ruled Vietnam amounted to subversion, an offence that can mean a death sentence.


NEWSMAKER - New U.S. senator drives pick-up truck to victory

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 11:34 PM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts' U.S. Senator-elect Scott Brown emerged from nowhere on Tuesday as the Republican Party's newest star -- a handsome, truck-driving triathlete with the best quality of all: winner.


Massachusetts win blow for Obama

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:46 PM PST

Republican Scott Brown wins the US Senate election in Massachusetts - a result which could derail President Obama's healthcare reform plans.


Haiti struggles to get enough aid

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:51 PM PST

The world still can not deliver enough food and water to the hungry and thirsty in earthquake-hit Haiti.


Thoughts on Obama's first year in office

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 08:53 PM PST

The BBC revisits civil rights campaigner Terrence Roberts and his family to find out how they think President Obama's first year has gone.


Unemployment to be high in U.S. cities through 2013 - study

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 11:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unemployment rates will likely peak in most U.S. cities in 2010, but it will be many more years before jobless rates hit their lows of the last decade, a report released by a U.S. mayors group shows.


FEATURE - Mexico's drug war leaves a generation of narco widows

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 11:05 PM PST

ARTEAGA, Mexico (Reuters) - Deep in western Mexico's sun-baked marijuana hills, where the presence of drug gangs hangs heavy in the air, Norma Bello and her five children live in a tatty storeroom since her husband was knifed to death and her eldest son jailed over a narco slaying.


In blow to Obama, Republican wins in Massachusetts

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:34 PM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - In a stunning blow to President Barack Obama, Republican Scott Brown won a bitter U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts on Tuesday and promised to be the deciding vote against his sweeping healthcare overhaul.


Global slide in '09 economic freedom holds risks - index

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:34 PM PST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Economic freedoms were sharply reduced last year on massive spending and bailouts during the financial crisis, a trend that could imperil future economic prospects, the U.S.-based Heritage Foundation said on Wednesday.


Thai "red shirts" consider symbolic airport rally

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:34 PM PST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai "red shirt" demonstrators are planning a symbolic rally next week near Bangkok's main airport, but insisted on Wednesday there would be no repeat of a crippling blockade a year ago by a rival protest movement.


Haiti violence fears lift, U.S. troops help deliver aid

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:04 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Fears of violence and looting eased in earthquake-devastated Haiti as U.S. troops provided security for water and food aid deliveries, and thousands of displaced Haitians heeded the government's advice to seek shelter outside Port-au-Prince.


Republican wins U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:04 PM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican Scott Brown won a bitter U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts on Tuesday, dealing a stunning blow to President Barack Obama's legislative agenda and casting doubt on the fate of his sweeping healthcare overhaul.


Republican wins U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:06 PM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican Scott Brown won a bitter U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts on Tuesday, dealing a stunning blow to President Barack Obama's legislative agenda and casting doubt on the fate of his sweeping healthcare overhaul.


INTERVIEW - Donors must stick with Haiti - Zoellick

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:06 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donors in Haiti need to work speedily to ensure desperation does not turn to violence in the aftermath of the earthquake and they must be prepared to stay the course to rebuild the country, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Tuesday.


Universal Studios signs US$2.7b deal to build theme park in South Korea

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 08:14 AM PST

SEOUL: US film giant Universal Studios yesterday signed a deal with South Korean partners to build its largest theme park in Asia at a cost of around 3 trillion won or about US$2.67 billion (US$1 = RM3.34). Universal Parks and Resorts and 14 South Korean partners, including Lotte Group and a subsidiary of steel giant Posco, signed the framework agreement to develop the park at Hwaseong by 2014. The initial deal was announced in late 2007 but faced problems raising capital until retail and hotels group Lotte was persuaded to join the project. Universal Studios also operates theme parks in Hollywood, Orlando in Florida and Japan, and a park on Singapore's Sentosa Island is nearing completion. When completed, the South Korean resort 40km southwest of Seoul will be larger in area than all four combined and will create more than 40,000 jobs, according to Kim Moon-Soo, governor of Gyeonggi province. Lotte Asset Development will have a 26.7 per cent stake, while Posco's construction subsidiary Posco E and C is the second largest shareholder with 24.4 per cent. Work is due to start in March next year on the venue, which will include a water park, theme hotel, apartments, a golf course and other facilities. Culture Minister Yu In-Chon called it "a major opportunity to develop the national tourism industry". Universal Parks and Resorts chairman and chief executive officer Thomas Williams said he was very optimistic the resort would attract "a substantial segment" of the South Korean population as well as a growing number of Asian international tourists. - AFP


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