Russia says Islamist rebel leader killed

Russia says Islamist rebel leader killed

Russia says Islamist rebel leader killed

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 12:01 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service chief on Saturday confirmed the death of a prominent Islamist rebel who he accused of plotting a bomb attack on a Moscow-to-St Petersburg train that killed 26 people last year.

Explosions hit Iraq ahead of poll

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 12:42 PM PST

Blasts in Ramadi and Najaf leave three dead and more than 50 injured in election run-up.


Two peacekeepers missing after Darfur ambush

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:40 AM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Two international peacekeepers are missing in Sudan's Darfur region after armed men ambushed their patrol and held the force overnight, officials said on Saturday.

Deadly Najaf Bomb Before Poll

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 08:32 AM PST

An Iraqi police official says a car-bomb blast in the holy city of Najaf killed at least three people and injured more than 50.


U.S. Enriches Companies Defying Its Policy on Iran

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 12:00 PM PST

A Times analysis shows that the U.S. has rewarded companies with more than $107 billion in contracts and other benefits while they were doing business with Iran, despite efforts to block investment there.

In Afghan War, Letting Women Reach Women

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:45 AM PST

Women will accompany men on patrols in Afghanistan to try to win over rural Afghan women who are culturally off limits to outside men.

Channeling Toyota to Beat Toyota

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 10:57 AM PST

As Toyota stumbles through its recall ordeal, G.M. and Ford have been handed a big chance to make their argument on quality to American consumers.

In Basra, Iraqi Shiites Face Off Again

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:32 AM PST

The fact that men on opposing sides in a war have become mere political rivals in the space of two years is a testament to the progress made by Iraq's democracy.

Scholes winner sends Man Utd top

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:23 AM PST

Veteran midfielder Paul Scholes scores his 100th Premier League goal as Manchester United labour to a 1-0 win over Wolves that takes them to the top of the table.


UN chief visits Chile quake city

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:29 AM PST

UN chief Ban Ki-Moon visits a Chilean city badly hit by the earthquake as doctors warn that debris poses a health risk.


Possible loss of top Taliban leader in Pakistan a further blow to militants

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 10:57 AM PST

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN -- Pakistani officials said Saturday that a top Taliban leader had probably been killed in an airstrike, dealing another blow to a militant group that fighters say has been leaderless since January.



Taliban fight in Afghan south led by ex-Gitmo inmate

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:19 AM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Insurgency in the most violent part of Afghanistan is being led by a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, set free by the Afghan government in a botched attempt at reconciliation with tribes, a NATO official said on Saturday.

Hurt Locker in final Oscar sprint

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 10:37 AM PST

The final countdown to the 2010 Oscars begins, with The Hurt Locker and Avatar going head-to-head for the best picture award.


Mediator sees progress in Venezuela, Colombia spat

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 10:43 AM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia and Venezuela are making progress in negotiations to end a diplomatic dispute that has battered trade and unnerved the Andean region, said the Dominican Republic's president, who is brokering talks.

Several wounded in Yemen clashes

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 10:01 AM PST

At least 13 people reported injured in crackdown on separatists in country's south.


US city hands out female condoms

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 09:46 AM PST

Washington DC will become the first city in the US to make female condoms available for free, local media say.


Stevie Wonder receives top French honour

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 10:16 AM PST

US singer Stevie Wonder collects one of France's top cultural honours in Paris, 30 years after he was first named to receive it.


Taliban leader in Swat Valley killed in airstrike

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 09:51 AM PST

More than two dozen militants were killed Friday in a Pakistani military airstrike that targeted high-value Taliban leaders, a Pakistani military official told CNN Saturday.

Iran warns Italy over journalist's detention: report

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 09:31 AM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran warned Italy on Saturday it may retaliate in kind over Rome's detention of an Iranian journalist, state broadcaster IRIB reported.

UN pledges aid to quake-hit Chile

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 09:41 AM PST

Ban Ki-moon tours central Chile as first shipment of food aid arrives week after quake.


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Car bomb kills 4 Iranian pilgrims before Iraq poll

Car bomb kills 4 Iranian pilgrims before Iraq poll

Car bomb kills 4 Iranian pilgrims before Iraq poll

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 11:44 PM PST

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Saturday, killing four Iranian pilgrims a day before a national election, officials said.


Iceland votes on Icesave repayment

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 10:35 PM PST

People in Iceland are going to the polls in a referendum on plans to repay debts owed to the UK and the Netherlands following the Icesave bank collapse.


Car bomb rocks Shi'ite holy city before Iraq poll

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 11:04 PM PST

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Saturday, a day before a national election, killing at least one person in an area popular with Shi'ite pilgrims, police said.


U.S. repudiates U.N. council remarks on Mideast clash

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 10:29 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.S. official denied on Friday that Washington had consented to a U.N. Security Council statement to reporters voicing concern about the fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinians.


Brown challenged on Iraq evidence

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 09:38 PM PST

Two former heads of the armed forces have challenged Gordon Brown's evidence to the Iraq war inquiry.


Six killed in Arizona bus crash

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 09:15 AM PST

At least six people have been killed and several others seriously injured in a bus crash near Phoenix, Arizona.


U.S. repudiates U.N. council remarks on Mideast clash

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 09:07 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.S. official denied on Friday that Washington had consented to a U.N. Security Council statement to reporters voicing concern about the fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinians.


Grande debate: Starbucks & guns

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 07:01 PM PST

Starbucks has been forced to confirm that it is fine to carry guns in some of their coffee houses, after campaigners tested its policy.


Chile quake-area still shaking, death toll unclear

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 07:07 PM PST

CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Strong aftershocks rattled south-central Chile on Friday, panicking residents nearly a week after one of the most powerful earthquakes on record devastated coastal towns and killed hundreds of people.


Defendant to plead guilty in U.S. arms sting case

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 07:07 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Friday alleged that a former arms executive, who is expected to plead guilty to bribery charges, made illicit payments to defence ministry officials in Georgia.


Chavez mocks Clinton as "blond Condoleezza"

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 06:37 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez mocked U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday as a "blond" version of her predecessor, and said a row with Spain over alleged links with rebel groups was over.


Colombia candidate gets shoe-tossing treatment

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 06:37 PM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - An aspiring Colombian presidential candidate had a sandal tossed at him on Friday in an incident reminiscent of a protest against former U.S. President George W. Bush in Iraq.


Western sanctions draft targets Iran's banks abroad

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 06:07 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Western proposal for fresh U.N. sanctions on Iran includes a call for restricting new Iranian banks abroad and urges "vigilance" against the Islamic Republic's central bank, diplomats said on Friday.


U.N. council concerned at Israel-Palestinian clashes

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 06:07 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council voiced concern about the fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Friday and urged both sides to resume peace talks.


Iraq prepares for Sunday's polls

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 03:02 PM PST

In Iraq, both Shiite and Sunni religious leaders have used Friday prayers to urge worshippers to vote in this weekend's parliamentary elections.


Western sanctions draft targets Iran's banks abroad

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Western proposal for fresh U.N. sanctions on Iran includes a call for restricting new Iranian banks abroad and urges "vigilance" against the Islamic Republic's central bank, diplomats said on Friday.


Italy's cabinet passes decree over election chaos

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's cabinet passed a decree on Friday aimed at reinstating candidates from Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's party stripped from ballots in two key regions due to irregularities in presenting their candidacies.


Egypt president to undergo gallbladder surgery - TV

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 04:38 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in power for almost three decades, has handed power temporarily to his prime minister while he undergoes gallbladder surgery in Germany, state television said on Saturday.


Release delayed for U.S. missionary in Haiti

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 04:38 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian judge on Friday signed an order to free one of two U.S. missionaries imprisoned on child kidnapping charges, but a paperwork problem delayed her release.


Sept. 11 suspects may face U.S. military trial

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 03:46 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Obama administration officials may recommend that accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed be prosecuted in a military trial, U.S. officials said on Friday, in what would be a policy reversal after intense political pressure.


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