Tiger Woods set to break silence |
- Tiger Woods set to break silence
- Mossad chief won't quit over Dubai hit - confidant
- ANALYSIS - Democrats bet politics favour U.S. financial reforms
- TIMELINE - The obstacle course for U.S.-China ties in 2010
- ANALYSIS - Kyoto risks dying as no new climate deal in sight
- FACTBOX: What next for the Kyoto Protocol?
- ANALYSIS - Obama irks business community with policies, tone
- FACTBOX - Sources of tension between China and U.S.
- US missionaries released in Haiti
- Obama to meet Dalai Lama
- Mossad chief won't quit over Dubai hit - confidant
- Obama to meet Dalai Lama despite Chinese warning
- Q+A - Does Dalai Lama meeting help or hurt Obama?
- WHO to decide new flu vaccine formula
- Australia denies execution plea to Indonesia
- Freed American missionaries fly out of Haiti
- Italy urges Libya visa resolution
- Powerful quake hits near China-Russia border
- Fireworks in homeland ahead of Dalai Lama's Obama meeting
- Freed American missionaries fly out of Haiti
| Tiger Woods set to break silence Posted: 17 Feb 2010 08:51 PM PST Tiger Woods will speak publicly on Friday for the first time since the scandal surrounding his private life erupted in late November last year.
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| Mossad chief won't quit over Dubai hit - confidant Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:48 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Mossad chief Meir Dagan sees no reason to resign over a scandal-fraught assassination in Dubai, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unlikely to ask him to, a confidant of the Israeli spymaster said on Thursday.
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| ANALYSIS - Democrats bet politics favour U.S. financial reforms Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:48 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The next round of betting is near in a high-stakes game to tighten U.S. financial regulation and Democrats are wagering heavily on a hunch -- that some Republicans cannot afford politically to block reform.
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| TIMELINE - The obstacle course for U.S.-China ties in 2010 Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:48 PM PST Leaders will also have several chances to meet, both at the bilateral level and at summits. Here is a timeline of significant dates this year:
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| ANALYSIS - Kyoto risks dying as no new climate deal in sight Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:48 PM PST OSLO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Efforts to extend the Kyoto climate pact framework risk collapse in a setback to years of diplomatic bargains, as chances fade that the United States will join other rich nations in capping emissions.
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| FACTBOX: What next for the Kyoto Protocol? Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:48 PM PST Nearly 40 industrialised nations -- all except the United States -- are supposed to meet agreed emissions targets during the pact's 2008-12 first phase but some countries are way behind their targets and will likely miss them.
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| ANALYSIS - Obama irks business community with policies, tone Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:17 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has made fighting unemployment his top priority in 2010 but businesses that are key to creating U.S. jobs are uncertain about his policies and annoyed, at times, by his rhetoric.
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| FACTBOX - Sources of tension between China and U.S. Posted: 17 Feb 2010 11:17 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama meets Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday, a move that has been denounced by China.
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| US missionaries released in Haiti Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:29 PM PST Eight of the 10 Americans accused of kidnapping children in Haiti after January's earthquake are freed from custody.
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| Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:31 PM PST The Dalai Lama has arrived in the US ahead of talks with President Barack Obama on Thursday, despite Chinese objections.
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| Mossad chief won't quit over Dubai hit - confidant Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:48 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Mossad chief Meir Dagan sees no reason to resign over a scandal-fraught assassination in Dubai, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unlikely to ask him to, a confidant of the Israeli spymaster said on Thursday.
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| Obama to meet Dalai Lama despite Chinese warning Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:48 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will host the Dalai Lama at the White House on Thursday despite China's warning that the meeting with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader could further damage strained ties.
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| Q+A - Does Dalai Lama meeting help or hurt Obama? Posted: 17 Feb 2010 10:48 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama on Thursday comes at a time of increased tension between the United States and China, which has warned that the get-together will hurt Sino-U.S. ties.
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| WHO to decide new flu vaccine formula Posted: 17 Feb 2010 09:47 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Health Organization advisers will announce the make-up of this coming year's seasonal flu vaccine on Thursday.
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| Australia denies execution plea to Indonesia Posted: 17 Feb 2010 08:48 PM PST CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government on Thursday denied asking Indonesia to avoid executing three Australian drug smugglers this year out of concern it would harm Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's re-election fight.
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| Freed American missionaries fly out of Haiti Posted: 17 Feb 2010 08:16 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Eight American missionaries flew out of Haiti on Wednesday after a judge ordered them freed, but two of their colleagues remained in detention for further questioning on charges of kidnapping children.
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| Italy urges Libya visa resolution Posted: 17 Feb 2010 08:00 PM PST Italy says it is hopeful of resolving a dispute between Libya and Switzerland which has led to Libya banning visas for citizens of the European border-free area, the Schengen zone.
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| Powerful quake hits near China-Russia border Posted: 17 Feb 2010 07:16 PM PST SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 hit near the China-Russia border on Thursday, but its epicentre was extremely deep and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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| Fireworks in homeland ahead of Dalai Lama's Obama meeting Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:47 PM PST TONGREN, China (Reuters) - Tibetans living near the birthplace of the Dalai Lama in northwest China welcomed Thursday's scheduled meeting between their exiled spiritual leader and Barack Obama with a defiant show of fireworks.
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| Freed American missionaries fly out of Haiti Posted: 17 Feb 2010 06:47 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Eight American missionaries flew out of Haiti on Wednesday after a judge ordered them freed, but two of their colleagues remained in detention for further questioning on charges of kidnapping children.
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