Bruni not keen on second term for France's Sarkozy

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• Bruni not keen on second term for France's Sarkozy
• U.N.'s Ban frustrated and disappointed over Myanmar
• Israeli PM may have to rethink strategy as tensions with U.S. remain, observers say
• Prince Charles visits Afghanistan war zone
• Code-cracking HQ gets facelift
• Parliament groups reject EU diplomatic corps plan
• China Officials Wrestle Publicly Over Currency
• U.N. official defends Somali aid effort
• EU-US airline deal on ownership
• Islamic school 'favours Sunnis'
• Network Solutions, GoDaddy cease registering Web sites in China
• Chelsea rocked by Carvalho injury
• 'No proof' Somalia aid diverted
• EU boss Ashton's spokesman quits
• Magazine Preview: Heading Off the Next Financial Crisis
• New Pentagon Rules Make It Harder to Expel Gay Service Members
• Pakistan Says 61 Militants Killed
• EU, U.S. to Expand Open Skies
• Charges Near for Spain's Judge Garz ón
• United States and Russia reach nuclear-arms deal

Bruni not keen on second term for France's Sarkozy Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:39 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is not keen to see her husband President Nicolas Sarkozy run for a second term in office, worried that the job might damage his health, the French first lady told Figaro Magazine.

U.N.'s Ban frustrated and disappointed over Myanmar Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:41 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed frustration on Thursday at slow progress toward democracy in Myanmar, where planned elections have been derided in the West as a sham.

Israeli PM may have to rethink strategy as tensions with U.S. remain, observers say Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:25 PM PDT JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was welcomed home Thursday night with signs reading "Obama, No You Can't" and "Netanyahu Stand Strong" after a trip to Washington that appeared only to widen a two-week-old rift between the close allies over Israeli housing construction.

Prince Charles visits Afghanistan war zone Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:50 AM PDT Britain's Prince Charles left Afghanistan on Thursday after a previously unannounced two-day visit there, a spokesman said.

Code-cracking HQ gets facelift Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:44 AM PDT The roof is cracking at the place where the British cracked the Enigma code in World War II. So are the roads and fences.

Parliament groups reject EU diplomatic corps plan Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:03 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton suffered a setback on Thursday when the main political groups in the European Parliament rejected her proposal for a new European diplomatic corps as unacceptable.

China Officials Wrestle Publicly Over Currency Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:37 AM PDT Leaders are engaged in a bitter struggle over whether to allow the renminbi to rise against the dollar or to escalate a war of words with the U.S.

U.N. official defends Somali aid effort Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:24 AM PDT The top United Nations humanitarian official in Somalia has fired back at a report that suggests food aid is being skimmed off by contractors as "a cost of doing business" in the war-torn nation, an allegation he calls "completely misleading."

EU-US airline deal on ownership Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:33 AM PDT The latest Open Skies talks on EU-US aviation paves the way for the lifting of restrictions on foreign ownership of US and EU airlines.

Islamic school 'favours Sunnis' Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:44 AM PDT An Islamic state secondary school has been told it is breaking the law by favouring Sunni pupils over Shia ones.

Network Solutions, GoDaddy cease registering Web sites in China Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:56 AM PDT Two major Internet domain name registration companies have ceased registering Web sites in China in response to intrusive new government rules that require applicants to provide extensive personal data, including photographs of themselves.

Chelsea rocked by Carvalho injury Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:33 AM PDT Chelsea will be without Ricardo Carvalho for at least four weeks after the defender suffered ankle ligament damage in the Portsmouth win.

'No proof' Somalia aid diverted Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:30 AM PDT The UN World Food Programme denies a claim that much of the food aid to Somalia is diverted to militants and corrupt contractors.

EU boss Ashton's spokesman quits Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:53 AM PDT The chief spokesman for Europe's foreign affairs supremo, Baroness Ashton, has resigned.

Magazine Preview: Heading Off the Next Financial Crisis Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:34 AM PDT The case for more — and more nuanced — regulation.

New Pentagon Rules Make It Harder to Expel Gay Service Members Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:58 AM PDT The defense secretary announced an interim plan while the Pentagon looks at how it would implement a repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Pakistan Says 61 Militants Killed Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:20 AM PDT Pakistani military airstrikes killed 61 suspected militants in an area near the Afghan border, including dozens at a seminary where Taliban commanders were believed to be meeting, officials said.

EU, U.S. to Expand Open Skies Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:49 AM PDT Building on a 2007 treaty, European Union and U.S. negotiators secured a draft deal to unlock restrictions on trans-Atlantic air travel.

Charges Near for Spain's Judge Garz ón Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:29 AM PDT Spain's Supreme Court cleared the way for the judge known for indicting Osama bin Laden and Augusto Pinochet to be charged with abuse of power in a probe of Spanish civil war atrocities.

United States and Russia reach nuclear-arms deal Posted: 24 Mar 2010 09:00 PM PDT The United States and Russia have reached a deal on their most extensive nuclear arms-control agreement in nearly two decades, the Kremlin announced Wednesday. The pact appeared to represent President Obama's first victory in his ambitious agenda to move toward a nuclear-free world.

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U.S. healthcare changes headed back to House

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• U.S. healthcare changes headed back to House
• Ageing Europe: Lock-in is no get-out from retirement
• Small firms fear healthcare reform
• EU leaders to meet in Brussels
• Protests take toll on Thai PM, more turbulence looms
• Russia, U.S. reach deal on new arms pact - Kremlin
• Quake strikes near Philippine capital Manila
• SPECIAL REPORT - From the age of labour to the labour of age
• FACTBOX - Legal conditions for retirement in Europe
• Philippines says quake moderate, no damage expected
• China joins talks on Iran sanctions, still no deal
• U.S. Senate rolls through marathon healthcare votes
• Quake strikes near Philippine capital Manila
• Australia population expands at brisk 2.1 pct year
• US and Pakistan vow better ties
• Deadly car bomb in Colombian port
• Netanyahu says progress made in U.S. Mideast talks
• U.S. presses Israel for Mideast goodwill steps
• U.S. Senate conducts vote marathon on healthcare
• Saudis 'hold dozens of militants'

U.S. healthcare changes headed back to House Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:55 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The final package of changes to a landmark healthcare reform law must be approved again by the U.S. House of Representatives after the Senate parliamentarian struck two minor provisions on Thursday.

Ageing Europe: Lock-in is no get-out from retirement Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:55 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - After years trying to avoid being forced into early retirement, 63-year-old Carole Avayou felt she had no choice but to lock herself into her office to get management's attention.

Small firms fear healthcare reform Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:16 AM PDT President Barack Obama is busy selling his landmark healthcare bill to US voters, having signed it into law on Tuesday. Michelle Fleury talks to a small business in New York that is weighing up the cost of the reforms.

EU leaders to meet in Brussels Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:05 AM PDT EU leaders are preparing to meet in Brussels, the battered Euro and Greece's debt crisis are expected to top the agenda.

Protests take toll on Thai PM, more turbulence looms Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:13 AM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two weeks of street protests have taken a toll on Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Russia, U.S. reach deal on new arms pact - Kremlin Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:13 AM PDT MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia and the United States have reached agreement on a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, but the White House said some issues still needed to be worked out.

Quake strikes near Philippine capital Manila Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:13 AM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake centred off the Philippine west coast shook the capital Manila on Thursday afternoon.

SPECIAL REPORT - From the age of labour to the labour of age Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:13 AM PDT LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Terry Robinson is about three-quarters of the way through his second apprenticeship. His first, when he was 15, was as a carpenter and joiner: now he's building the skills to attain supervisor status in retail.

FACTBOX - Legal conditions for retirement in Europe Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:13 AM PDT

Philippines says quake moderate, no damage expected Posted: 24 Mar 2010 11:42 PM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - The earthquake that shook the Philippine capital Manila on Thursday afternoon was of moderate strength and was not likely to have caused damage, the country's seismology bureau said.

China joins talks on Iran sanctions, still no deal Posted: 24 Mar 2010 11:10 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China took part in a conference call with five other world powers on Wednesday to discuss a U.S. proposal for a fourth round of U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, but no deal emerged.

U.S. Senate rolls through marathon healthcare votes Posted: 24 Mar 2010 11:10 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate steamed into the ninth hour of a voting marathon on healthcare reform on Thursday after Democrats rejected two dozen Republican efforts to derail a final package of changes to the landmark law.

Quake strikes near Philippine capital Manila Posted: 24 Mar 2010 11:10 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook the Philippine capital Manila on Thursday.

Australia population expands at brisk 2.1 pct year Posted: 24 Mar 2010 11:10 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's population rose a brisk 2.1 percent last year, just a whisker from the fastest pace in four decades and a boost to demand for everything from consumer goods to housing and infrastructure.

US and Pakistan vow better ties Posted: 24 Mar 2010 09:27 PM PDT The US and Pakistan say they want to improve relations after years of mistrust as they hold talks in Washington.

Deadly car bomb in Colombian port Posted: 24 Mar 2010 09:26 PM PDT A car bomb has exploded in the centre of the Colombian Pacific port city of Buenaventura, killing at least six people, officials say.

Netanyahu says progress made in U.S. Mideast talks Posted: 24 Mar 2010 10:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended a troubled U.S. visit on Thursday, saying progress had been made toward settling a dispute with the White House over Jewish housing construction in occupied East Jerusalem.

U.S. presses Israel for Mideast goodwill steps Posted: 24 Mar 2010 08:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was poised to end a troubled U.S. visit on Wednesday without settling a dispute with the White House over Jewish housing construction in occupied East Jerusalem.

U.S. Senate conducts vote marathon on healthcare Posted: 24 Mar 2010 08:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate rolled through a healthcare reform voting marathon on Wednesday, with Democrats rejecting repeated Republican efforts to derail a final package of changes to the landmark law.

Saudis 'hold dozens of militants' Posted: 24 Mar 2010 08:03 PM PDT More than 100 suspected militants linked to al-Qaeda have been arrested in Saudi Arabia, officials have said.

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