Reuters QuickCuts Video Podcast

Snow hits Beijing

Reuters — 10 Nov 2009 07:03:26 +0000

Snow settles on Beijing as a cold snap brings winter weather and lower temperatures to northern China.

APEC eyed for global boost

Reuters — 10 Nov 2009 06:36:54 +0000

Security is tight around the APEC summit in Singapore as analysts say the grouping will lead global recovery from the economic crisis.

Sesame Street turns 40

Reuters — 10 Nov 2009 02:26:43 +0000

The stars from the world's most famous children's show turn out to celebrate 'Sesame Street's 40th year on air

DC sniper to be executed

Reuters — 9 Nov 2009 23:45:42 +0000

Convicted murderer John Allen Muhammad is set to die by lethal injection in a Virginia prison, seven years after he and a teenage accomplice went on a spree the Washington DC region with a shooting spree that claimed 10 lives.

US hikers charged as spies in Iran

Reuters — 9 Nov 2009 22:33:56 +0000

Three Americans have been detained in Iran and charged with espionage.

Iraq sets election vote

Reuters — 9 Nov 2009 22:30:26 +0000

After months of wrangling Iraqi lawmakers passed a key election law, setting the stage for US to continue with withdrawal plan.

Talk of the Town: Steve Tyler quits

Reuters — 9 Nov 2009 21:52:06 +0000

The latest celebrity and entertainment headlines including Steve Tyler may have quit Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez sues ex over sex tapes and Kenny Chesney coming to a theater near you.

DC sniper to be executed

Reuters — 9 Nov 2009 20:43:14 +0000

'Maoist' village changes with China

Reuters — 29 Sep 2009 11:12:45 +0100

Mao lives on in Nanjie village, a collective Chinese community sixty years after the founding of the People's Republic.

Ketsana batters Vietnam

Reuters — 29 Sep 2009 11:10:51 +0100

Typhoon Ketsana brought heavy rain and strong wind to Vietnam after brushing past China's Hainan Island.

Iran missile tests called provocative

Reuters — 29 Sep 2009 00:29:56 +0100

Iran test fires missiles in what Washington calls a provocative act, just days ahead of Tehran's meeting with major powers.

Talk of the Town: Polanski to fight extradition

Reuters — 29 Sep 2009 00:07:05 +0100

The latest entertainment and celebrity news including Polanski's next move, Hugh Jackman stops the show, and Lady Gaga to be honored

Standoff in Honduras

Reuters — 28 Sep 2009 22:13:40 +0100

The tense standoff in Honduras continues with ousted President Manuel Zelaya still holed up in Brazil's embassy as US calls his return foolish.

Security increased at Oktoberfest

Reuters — 28 Sep 2009 17:10:02 +0100

Security is increased at the Munich Oktoberfest beer festival as Germany arrests two Islamist suspects in connection with recent al Qaeda videos.

New German govt faces econ challenge

Reuters — 28 Sep 2009 16:58:53 +0100

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the FDP want to form their centre-right coalition in the next month, and prepare to tackle economic challenges.

Minibus bomb kills six in Iraq

Reuters — 28 Sep 2009 16:29:55 +0100

A bomb planted on a minibus explodes in the small town of Saniya, south of Baghdad, killing six passengers and wounding two others, Iraqi police say.