Reuters: World News

Obama says world moving quickly on Iran sanctions

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:36:45 -0500

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

China PLA officers urge economic punch against U.S.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:00:39 -0500

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

Ukraine's Tymoshenko girds to contest result

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:26:51 -0500

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.

Nigerian VP assumes office as acting president

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:55:50 -0500

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan assumed office as acting president on Tuesday to fill a power vacuum more than two months after President Umaru Yar'Adua left for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia.

Over 60 feared dead in Afghan avalanches

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:29:28 -0500

SALANG PASS, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 60 people were feared dead and hundreds still trapped on a treacherous mountain pass in Afghanistan on Tuesday after a series of avalanches smashed into an alpine tunnel.

Moscow says U.S. missile shield aimed at Russia

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:22:47 -0500

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top general said on Tuesday that differences over U.S. missile defense plans were directed against his country and were holding up an arms treaty with Washington, Russian news agencies reported.

North Korea nuclear envoy visits China, talks closer

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:32:30 -0500

SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's top nuclear envoy arrived in Beijing on Tuesday as Pyongyang said it was willing to step up talks with China on resuming stalled disarmament-for-aid talks.

Italy says Iranian militia attacked its embassy

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:21:24 -0500

ROME (Reuters) - Italy said dozens of members of Iran's hardline religious Basij militia had tried to attack its embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, but Iranian media described the incident as a student protest and did not mention any violence.

Russian tycoon says ex-spy murder claim "outrageous"

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:32:17 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky said Tuesday it was outrageous to claim he was responsible for the death of his friend Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB agent who was murdered in London in 2006.

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

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:06:28 -0500

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