Reuters: World News

Indonesian said "God is great" as hotels attacked

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:02:05 +0000

JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian suspect went on trial on Wednesday charged in connection with bomb attacks on two luxury hotels in Jakarta and a plan to assassinate President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Second big snowstorm slams U.S. East Coast

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:13:23 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The second major snowstorm in less than a week slammed the U.S. East Coast from Washington to New York Tuesday, forcing the United Nations to close and the U.S. Congress to curtail legislative action.

Obama says world moving quickly on Iran sanctions

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:44:59 +0000

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the international community was moving "fairly quickly" towards imposing broader sanctions on Iran, as the Islamic Republic defiantly expanded its nuclear program.

Sri Lanka parliament dissolved before April 8 poll

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:55:21 +0000

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's president has dissolved parliament before legislative elections on April 8, a senior government official said on Tuesday, a day after a leading opposition figure was arrested on military offences.

Ukraine's Tymoshenko girds to contest result

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:31:27 +0000

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko launched action on Tuesday to call rival Viktor Yanukovich's election into question, ignoring international endorsement of the poll and threatening a lengthy legal battle.

Crisis-hit Greece sticks to guns on wages, taxes

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:43:15 +0000

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's Socialist government announced a tough incomes policy on Tuesday, a day before unions strike against austerity measures needed to exit a fiscal crisis, and sugared the pill by hiking taxes on the rich.

Haiti secure after quake, but escapees a concern - U.N.

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:45:31 +0000

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The top U.N. official in Haiti urged Haitians on Tuesday to turn in thousands of escaped criminals before they start trouble, but said the security situation in the quake-struck Caribbean nation is stable.

China officers urge economic punch against U.S.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:00:31 +0000

BEIJING (Reuters) - Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country boost defence spending, adjust PLA deployments, and possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan.

Sudan, Chad agree "definitive end" to proxy wars

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:53:49 +0000

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan and Chad agreed on Tuesday to end their proxy wars and work together to rebuild their border areas, a move seen aimed at bolstering security and credibility before impending polls in both nations.

How the poor can get poorer, and be OK about that

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:46:32 +0000

VILNIUS/RIGA (Reuters) - Moody's upgraded the outlook for Lithuania's debt rating recently, but that means nothing to people like Lijandra Garniene.