Former CIA spy speaks out in new book about war on terror

Former CIA spy speaks out in new book about war on terror

Former CIA spy speaks out in new book about war on terror

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 10:53 AM PDT

Just months after the 9/11 attacks, the United States appeared to have its biggest catch in the newly launched war on terror.

Beckham vows to return to pitch

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:36 PM PDT

Football icon David Beckham has vowed to battle back to "full fitness" after having surgery to repair his ruptured Achilles tendon.

Allawi leads Maliki for first time in Iraq count

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:38 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi edged past Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday in results from Iraq's fragmented March 7 vote that may lead to months of political bargaining and create a risky power vacuum.

Iraq election race tightens

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:54 PM PDT

With 80 per cent of ballots counted, Allawi's Iraqiya has highest number of votes nationally.


U.N. chief chides Israel for confidentiality breach

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:37 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday criticized Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman for releasing information about what Ban said was a confidential telephone call between the two men.

Chavez 'held secret Farc talks'

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:32 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says he once held secret talks with a top leader of the Colombian rebel group Farc.


Cuban government supporters harass rights marchers

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:05 PM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban government supporters harassed and shouted at members of the opposition group "Ladies in White" on Tuesday in Havana as the women marched in protest against the 2003 imprisonment of 75 dissidents.

Arrests after 'legal drug' deaths

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:15 PM PDT

Two men and a boy are arrested after two teenagers who are thought to have taken the legal drug mephedrone die.


WITNESS: Student ID card brings home loss from Haiti's quake

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:06 PM PDT

Matthew Bigg is the bureau chief for Reuters in Atlanta and covers the U.S. South, politics and national issues. He has had two reporting trips to Haiti since the earthquake in January and also reported from the country when it was hit by a hurricane in 2008. Prior to arriving in the United States in 2006, Matthew spent 10 years covering Africa for Reuters, reporting from 25 countries. In the following story, Matthew describes finding a student ID card at the site of a mass grave and trying to f

Clinton dismisses any crisis with Israel

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:02 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dismisses the view that relations between the United States and Israel are in crisis after a row between the two countries over settlements.

Live - Tuesday football

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:01 PM PDT

Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge as Inter Milan play Chelsea for a place in the Champions League quarter-finals, while Wigan host Aston Villa in the Premier League.


Kenya theft linked to riot probe

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Thieves take computers from a Kenyan charity which has been helping with an inquiry into election related violence.


Fed Leaves Rate Low as Economic Signs Stay Weak

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:23 PM PDT

The policy-setting arm kept its benchmark rate near zero, affirming its view that recovery is slow.

N.F.L. Picks New Chairmen for Panel on Concussions

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 11:10 AM PDT

The league has selected two neurosurgeons to redirect its committee on concussion policy and research and accepted the resignation of the committee's most controversial member.

US interest rates 'to stay low'

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 11:43 AM PDT

The US Federal Reserve repeats its pledge to keep interest rates at "exceptionally low levels" to aid the recovery.


Georgian 'mafia boss' slips net

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 11:38 AM PDT

The main target of a trans-European operation against a Georgian mafia group has escaped in Greece, Spain says.


Slain couple couldn't outrun gang

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 09:52 AM PDT

Lesley Enriquez and Arthur Redelfs took their baby to a birthday party last weekend, but never made it home. A Mexican drug gang chased them down and shot them, leaving the little girl an orphan.

Vatican sees bid to tarnish Church amid abuse row

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 11:22 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican criticized on Tuesday what it said was a bid to undermine the Church, which is facing a deepening scandal over child abuse by priests in Europe.

European nations allege U.S. protectionism in tanker deal

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 10:50 AM PDT

PARIS -- A wave of indignation has swept the major industrial nations of Europe over the Pentagon's handling of a $40 billion contract to buy new aerial refueling tankers, with political and economic leaders accusing the Obama administration of protectionism.


Clinton affirms US Israel support

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:02 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denies US-Israel relations are in crisis amid a row over Jerusalem settlements.


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China warns Google to obey rules even if it pulls out

China warns Google to obey rules even if it pulls out

China warns Google to obey rules even if it pulls out

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:45 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Google should obey Chinese government rules even if it decides to retreat from the country over hacking and censorship complaints, a Chinese government spokesman said on Tuesday.


Karzai, Obama discuss prospects of Taliban talks

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:45 AM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed prospects of peace with the Taliban in a video phone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama, Karzai's office said on Tuesday.


China more concerned about Iran, wary on sanctions

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:45 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has become more concerned about international tensions over Iran's nuclear programme, but remains doubtful that sanctions can resolve the stand-off, the Chinese foreign minister said on Tuesday.


Record number of Chinese unhappy over inflation

Posted: 16 Mar 2010 12:11 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - More than one in two Chinese savers regard the current inflation rate as unacceptable, according to a central bank survey on Tuesday that is likely to fan official concern about deteriorating inflation expectations.


Police swoop on Sicilian Mafia

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 11:42 PM PDT

Italian police have rounded up more alleged members of the Sicilian Mafia as part of the latest in a series of operations against organised crime.


China denies yuan behind U.S. trade gap

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 11:39 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday shunned mounting U.S. demands for a stronger yuan, saying again that its currency is not the cause of its big trade surplus and vowing to keep the currency stable to shore up exports.


Q+A - Could Australia's Rudd lose election? What if he did?

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 11:39 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's popularity has hit a record low over his radical health and climate policies, but his government would still win elections expected this year, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday.


China has become more concerned about Iran - foreign min

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 11:06 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has become more concerned about developments concerning Iran, China's foreign minister said on Tuesday while reiterating his country's opposition to further sanctions to rein in Iran's nuclear program.


Aftershock hits off coast of Chile, no damage

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 11:06 PM PDT

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 aftershock struck off the coast of Chile on Monday night about 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Concepcion, which was heavily damaged in an 8.8 magnitude quake on Feb. 27, but the national emergency office said no casualties or damage to infrastructure had been reported.


Frustrated Thai "red shirts" press ahead with rally

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 10:04 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters pressed ahead with a mass rally in Bangkok on Tuesday, some expressing frustration that four days of peaceful protests had failed to force Thailand's premier to call elections.


China says yuan is not to blame for trade surplus

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 09:32 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday again turned a deaf ear to U.S. demands for a stronger yuan, saying the currency is not the cause of its trade surplus and pledging to keep the exchange rate stable to help its exporters.


ANALYSIS - China's latest worry: a local-debt mess

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 09:32 PM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai unveils a $2.2 billion airport terminal on Tuesday, connected to the centre of China's commercial hub by one of several new metro lines being built for the World Expo that opens in May.


Chavez denies Venezuela ETA suspects are terrorists

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 09:32 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday said he was sure Basque separatists living in Venezuela and accused by Spain of belonging to the armed ETA rebel group were not engaged in terrorist activities.


Vietnam priest given a year of medical parole - nephew

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 09:01 PM PDT

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's release of a dissident Catholic priest who was partially paralysed after suffering two strokes in prison last year comes as a conditional 12-month medical parole, his nephew said on Tuesday.


China says yuan is not cause of trade surplus

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 08:31 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday again rejected U.S. demands for a stronger yuan, saying the currency's exchange rate was not a reason for its bilateral trade surplus with the United States.


Magnitude 6.7 aftershock hits off coast of Chile

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 08:31 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 aftershock struck off the coast of Chile on Monday night about 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Concepcion, which was heavily damaged in an 8.8 magnitude quake on Feb. 27, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Monday.a


Killing of Americans pressures Mexico in drug war

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 08:31 PM PDT

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - The killing of three people linked to the U.S. consulate in Mexico's bloodiest drug war hotspot has thrown President Felipe Calderon a major test as he heads to this border city on Tuesday to try to contain spiraling violence.


Netanyahu defies U.S. over Jerusalem settlement

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 08:00 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected any curbs on Jewish settlement in and around Jerusalem, defying Washington in Israel's deepening crisis with U.S. President Barack Obama's administration.


Australia warns tourists of possible Thai violence

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 08:00 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - The Australian government re-issued its travel warning for Thailand on Tuesday, warning of a strong possibility of violence and civil unrest due to political protests in Bangkok.


Irish court charges two arrested over cartoonist murder plot

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 08:00 PM PDT

DUBLIN (Reuters) - An Irish court on Monday charged two men arrested over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammad with the body of a dog, Irish police said.


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