FACTBOX - Provisions of the U.S. House healthcare bill |
- FACTBOX - Provisions of the U.S. House healthcare bill
- ICC's Ocampo says has strong cases in Kenya
- Japan steps up ties with Mekong region at summit
- FACTBOX - Glossary of terms in U.S. healthcare debate
- U.S. House set to open healthcare debate
- Bin Laden videotape not new, monitoring site says
- Blogger Yoani Sanchez detained briefly in Cuba
- FACTBOX - Key excerpts from UN report on Darfur violations
- Al Qaeda releases new bin Laden videotape - site
- U.S. House Democrats scramble for healthcare votes
- Rifts appear ahead of G20 talks
- Motive probed for U.S. army shooting rampage
- U.S. Justice Dept vows focus on white collar crime
- Lebanon's opposition agrees to join Hariri govt
- Iranians linked to banned drone videos in Darfur - U.N.
- FACTBOX - What's left to agree in U.N. climate talks
- EXCLUSIVE - U.S. arms sales hit record in 2009
- Obama administration would talk to North Korea - aide
- Some U.S. Muslims fear backlash after Army base shooting
- U.S. House Democrats scramble for healthcare votes
| FACTBOX - Provisions of the U.S. House healthcare bill Posted: 06 Nov 2009 11:35 PM PST
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| ICC's Ocampo says has strong cases in Kenya Posted: 06 Nov 2009 11:09 PM PST NAIROBI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court prosecutor believes he has a strong case against a few people for crimes committed during Kenya's post-election violence and he will move fast to avoid a repeat at the 2012 election.
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| Japan steps up ties with Mekong region at summit Posted: 06 Nov 2009 10:35 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan stressed on Saturday the development needs of the resource-rich Mekong River region where Japan, China and the United States are competing for influence in an area seen as a last frontier of emerging Asia.
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| FACTBOX - Glossary of terms in U.S. healthcare debate Posted: 06 Nov 2009 10:35 PM PST Here is a glossary of words and phrases being bandied about as Congress takes up President Barack Obama's top domestic priority: a bill that reins in healthcare costs, expands coverage to millions of uninsured people and bars insurers from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions or dropping coverage for the sick.
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| U.S. House set to open healthcare debate Posted: 06 Nov 2009 10:35 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a close vote looming, the U.S. House of Representatives was expected to open debate on Saturday on a sweeping reform bill that would spark the biggest healthcare changes in four decades.
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| Bin Laden videotape not new, monitoring site says Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:08 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A videotape of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden released on Friday is the Pashto-language version of a tape released several months ago, said IntelCenter, a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring firm.
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| Blogger Yoani Sanchez detained briefly in Cuba Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:08 PM PST HAVANA (Reuters) - Well-known Cuban blogger and government critic Yoani Sanchez said she and two fellow bloggers were detained briefly on Friday by security agents and accused of being "counter-revolutionaries" as they walked to a demonstration against violence.
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| FACTBOX - Key excerpts from UN report on Darfur violations Posted: 06 Nov 2009 08:35 PM PST The Darfur conflict began in 2003 when mostly non-Arab rebels revolted in 2003 after accusing Khartoum of neglecting Darfur. A counter-insurgency campaign drove more than 2 million people from their homes. The United Nations says as many as 300,000 people died, but Khartoum rejects that figure.
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| Al Qaeda releases new bin Laden videotape - site Posted: 06 Nov 2009 08:06 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda released a new videotape from its leader Osama bin Laden on Friday, said IntelCenter, a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring firm.
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| U.S. House Democrats scramble for healthcare votes Posted: 06 Nov 2009 08:06 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives scrambled on Friday to allay lingering concerns about a broad healthcare overhaul and said a landmark vote planned for Saturday could slip a day or more.
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| Rifts appear ahead of G20 talks Posted: 06 Nov 2009 07:37 PM PST Disputes over climate change and stimulus spending have emerged as G20 finance ministers gather in St Andrews.
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| Motive probed for U.S. army shooting rampage Posted: 06 Nov 2009 07:35 PM PST KILLEEN, Texas (Reuters) - Investigators searched on Friday for the motive behind a mass shooting at a sprawling U.S. Army base in Texas, in which an Army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected of killing 13 people.
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| U.S. Justice Dept vows focus on white collar crime Posted: 06 Nov 2009 07:35 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department sees wire taps as a crucial tool to root out securities fraud as it collaborates more closely with mwarket regulators, a senior department official said on Friday, one day after new charges were filed in the biggest U.S. hedge fund insider trading scandal.
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| Lebanon's opposition agrees to join Hariri govt Posted: 06 Nov 2009 05:04 PM PST BEIRUT, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Lebanon's opposition, including Iranian-backed Hezbollah, agreed on Friday to join a national unity government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri, a senior opposition source said.
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| Iranians linked to banned drone videos in Darfur - U.N. Posted: 06 Nov 2009 05:04 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Two Iranian businessmen working at a Dubai-based firm were linked to video surveillance devices sold to Sudan and used in unmanned drones in Darfur in violation of a U.N. arms embargo, a U.N. report said.
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| FACTBOX - What's left to agree in U.N. climate talks Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:34 PM PST
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| EXCLUSIVE - U.S. arms sales hit record in 2009 Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:34 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government-to-government arms sales rose 4.7 percent to a record $38.1 billion last year, and are expected to total almost as much in 2010, the Pentagon agency that administers them said on Friday.
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| Obama administration would talk to North Korea - aide Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:11 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration would be willing to hold bilateral talks with North Korea but only if certain conditions were met, the president's top adviser on Asia said on Friday.
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| Some U.S. Muslims fear backlash after Army base shooting Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:11 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arab and Muslim Americans on Friday braced for the possibility of verbal or physical attacks after an Army psychiatrist of Arab descent allegedly killed 13 during a shooting rampage at a military base in Texas.
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| U.S. House Democrats scramble for healthcare votes Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:11 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives scrambled on Friday to allay lingering concerns about a broad healthcare overhaul and said a landmark vote planned for Saturday could slip a day or more.
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