Huge 8.8-magnitude quake hits Chile - USGS

Huge 8.8-magnitude quake hits Chile - USGS

Huge 8.8-magnitude quake hits Chile - USGS

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:00 AM PST

SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck near the coast of south-central Chile early on Saturday, shaking buildings and causing blackouts in parts of the capital Santiago, 200 miles (320 km) away.


8.3-magnitude quake hits Chile - USGS

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 11:59 PM PST

SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - A massive magnitude-8.3 earthquake struck near Concepcion, Chile, early on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, shaking buildings and causing blackouts in parts of the capital of Santiago.


8.3-magnitude quake hits Chile - USGS

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 11:26 PM PST

SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - A massive magnitude-8.3 earthquake struck near Concepcion, Chile early on Saturday, USGS reported, shaking buildings and causing blackouts in parts of the capital of Santiago.


U.S. lawmakers get details of Pakistan aid plan

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:59 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration sent lawmakers this week a plan for $1.45 billion in aid for Pakistan this year, funding water, energy and other projects as well as a media campaign to counter extremist views.


Colombian election race starts, Santos favored

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:59 PM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The race for Colombia's presidency began on Saturday, with former defence minister Juan Manuel Santos the favourite after the South American nation's popular incumbent was blocked from running for a third term.


Philippine rebels raid southern village, 11 dead

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:05 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - About 70 Islamic militants raided a village on a remote southern island in the Philippines on Saturday, killing 11 people, displacing hundreds and torching houses, officials said.


Japan PM may visit China in early May - media

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:58 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is considering visiting China in early May to meet President Hu Jintao, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday.


U.S. missionaries to stay in Haiti jail over weekend

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:07 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Two U.S. missionaries will remain in jail in Haiti through at least Tuesday, while a judge takes testimony that is expected to clear them of child kidnapping charges, the judge hearing the case said on Friday.


Colombia's Uribe blocked from re-election

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:07 PM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A court blocked Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Friday from running for re-election, making his former defence minister the favourite to succeed the Washington ally in a May presidential election.


Turkey ex-generals charged over 'plot'

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 06:37 PM PST

Two retired Turkish generals have been charged over an alleged plot in 2003 to overthrow the government, reports say.


SeaWorld whale show to restart

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 03:30 PM PST

Some of the killer whale shows at Orlando's SeaWorld will begin again on Saturday, three days after a trainer was drowned in an incident with one of the animals.


Clinton encouraged by signs on North Korea talks

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 03:21 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday she was encouraged by signs that North Korea may be preparing to return to stalled talks on its nuclear program.


U.S. to launch operation in Kandahar city - official

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 03:21 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan will launch a new military operation later this year to get full control of Kandahar, the former "capital city" of the Taliban, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.


Obama to state "way forward" on healthcare next week - aide

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:25 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will likely make an announcement next week about the "way forward" in his push for a healthcare overhaul, the White House said on Friday.


U.S., Britain back Nigeria's acting leader

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:25 PM PST

ABUJA (Reuters) - Britain and the United States offered support to Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan Friday after the return of Nigeria's ailing leader prompted fears of a power struggle in Africa's most populous nation.


FACTBOX - U.S. Democrats try to expedite healthcare bill

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:25 PM PST

(Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate could get around a Republican blocking tactic and ram through elements of healthcare reform with a procedure called reconciliation.


UN urges Iraq to ratify atomic inspection protocol

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:25 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Security Council on Friday urged Iraq to ratify an agreement requiring it to accept intrusive inspections by the U.N. nuclear watchdog, which dismantled a covert Iraqi atom bomb program in the 1990s.


SeaWorld to keep whale that killed trainer

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:25 PM PST

MIAMI (Reuters) - The orca that killed its trainer at the Florida SeaWorld will continue to perform but no one will be allowed in the water with him or any of the company's other killer whales until an investigation is finished, SeaWorld's chief executive said on Friday.


Major quake hits off Japan, tsunami warning issued

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:00 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.3 quake hit Japan's southern island of Okinawa early on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, and Japan's weather agency issued a tsunami warning for up to 2 metres.


Berlusconi attacks "Taliban" Italian judiciary

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 01:21 PM PST

TURIN (Reuters) - A band of Italian prosecutors and judges are trying to overthrow the democratically elected government, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Friday, likening part of Italy's judiciary to the Taliban.


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Thaksin supporters denounce Thai court verdict (AP)

Thaksin supporters denounce Thai court verdict (AP)

Thaksin supporters denounce Thai court verdict (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:08 PM PST

Supporter of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra cries after the supreme court's verdict on Thaksin's asset at the Pheu Thai Party building in Bangkok on Friday Feb. 26, 2010. Thailand's Supreme Court ruled Friday that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra unlawfully concealed his assets while in office and abused his power for personal gain, as it prepared to issue a decision on whether his $2.29 billion fortune should be seized. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Supporters of populist former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra denounced a court order to seize $1.4 billion of his assets, and vowed Saturday to pursue a nonviolent struggle for what they said would be a people's democracy.

Terry faces uncomfortable reunion with Bridge (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:26 PM PST

Chelsea captain John Terry (pictured on February 24) faces an uncomfortable reunion with Manchester City's Wayne Bridge on Saturday as the Blues bid to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Chelsea captain John Terry faces an uncomfortable reunion with Manchester City's Wayne Bridge on Saturday as the Blues bid to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League.

11 die in Al-Qaeda-linked attack in Philippines: officials (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:21 PM PST

Philippine troops are seen passing through a town in the restive southern Philippine island of Jolo. Al Qaeda-linked Muslim militants attacked a town in the southern Philippines on Saturday, killing 11 people, according to military and police.(AFP/File/Therence Koh)AFP - Al Qaeda-linked Muslim militants killed 11 people in an attack on a town in the southern Philippines on Saturday, government spokesmen said.

Bomber targets police in Pakistan

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:08 PM PST

Suicide attack in town in NWFP leaves at least four people dead and dozens more injured.


Suicide bomber kills three in Pakistan: police (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:55 PM PST

A Pakistani soldier is seen standing guard at a site of a recent bomb blast in a village near Peshawar. Three people were killed and more than 20 injured on Saturday when a suicide bomber rammed a van packed with explosives into a police station in northwest Pakistan, according to police.(AFP/File/Tariq Mahmood)AFP - Three people were killed and more than 20 injured on Saturday when a suicide bomber rammed a van packed with explosives into a police station in northwest Pakistan, police said.

Philippine rebels raid southern village, 11 dead

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:05 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - About 70 Islamic militants raided a village on a remote southern island in the Philippines on Saturday, killing 11 people, displacing hundreds and torching houses, officials said.


Top US military official visits quake-hit Haiti

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 11:59 AM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE -US President Barack Obama's top military adviser visited quake-devastated Haiti to evaluate relief and reconstruction efforts and meet with the country's leaders.

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Philippines: Suspected Abu Sayyaf attack kills 11 (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:24 PM PST

AP - Suspected al-Qaida-linked militants raided a village in the southern Philippines early Saturday, killing 11 people in the country's worst militant attack on civilians in nine years.


British army chief aims for Afghan pullout in 5 yrs (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:21 PM PST

British Chief of the General Staff General Sir David Richards (L) meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai in London in January. The war in Afghanistan will die down next year and British troops could be withdrawn within five years, Richards said in a newspaper interview Saturday.(AFP/Pool/File/Tim Ireland)AFP - The war in Afghanistan will die down next year and British troops could be withdrawn within five years, the head of the British army said in a newspaper interview Saturday.

Canada hold off Slovakia to reach final (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:16 PM PST

Reuters - Canada set the stage for an explosive end to the Vancouver Games, taming the Slovakian giant killers 3-2 on Friday to reach the Olympic men's ice hockey final and a showdown with the United States.


Thaksin Shinawatra Says Goodbye to $1.4 billion

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:13 PM PST

Thaksin Shinawatra lost $1.4 billion today but not all the news was bad.


Philippine rebels raid southern village, 11 dead

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:58 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - About 70 Islamic militants raided a village on a remote southern island in the Philippines on Saturday, killing 11 people, displacing hundreds and torching houses, officials said.

U.S., Canada Set to Face Off for Gold

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:32 PM PST

Another young, fast team outdid a veteran-laden opponent to reach the finals of the Olympic men's hockey tournament, as Team Canada defeated Slovakia 3-2 to set up a rematch with Team USA for gold Sunday.


India's Prudent Budget

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:50 PM PST

The country is aiming for growth with fiscal discipline.


Mexican army detonates small bomb found with note (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:28 PM PST

AP - Police in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca have found a small bomb left in a vacant lot with a note mentioning a possible explosion at a local school.


Philippine rebels raid southern village, 11 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:58 PM PST

Reuters - About 70 Islamic militants raided a village on a remote southern island in the Philippines on Saturday, killing 11 people, displacing hundreds and torching houses, officials said.


Canada routs Russians, moves to semis (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:36 PM PST

Reuters - Canada sent a jolt of excitement felt right across the country by reaching the semi-finals of the Olympic men's ice hockey tournament with an electrifying 7-3 win over arch-rivals Russia on Wednesday.


Uribe's Bid for Third Term Is Rejected

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:14 PM PST

Colombia's Constitutional Court rejected a bid by supporters of President Álvaro Uribe to hold a referendum asking voters to let him seek a third term.


Ohno Wins Another Medal

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:38 PM PST

American Apolo Anton Ohno broke his own record Winter Olympic medal haul on Friday night, as part of the team that won the bronze medal in the 5000 meter short track relay.


We Accept This Flag on the President's Behalf …

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:25 PM PST

Among the Russian officials that won't be in Vancouver to accept the Olympic flag is President Dmitry Medvedev, who really had wanted to be there to see the ice-hockey team compete for gold. Meanwhile, a U.S. Olympian has a product to relieve bottlenecks at keg parties.


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