Tuesday 7th September 2010

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China coal trucks stuck in 120 km traffic jam

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 05:22

BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 10,000 trucks mainly carrying coal are stuck in a 120 km (75 mile) traffic jam in the northeastern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, in the latest dramatic snarl-up on the country's roads.

Pakistan flood victims await help, one month on

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 05:20

CHARSADDA, Pakistan, Sept 2 (Reuter) - Day after day, Afshan Bibi, a mother of 11, trudges to the U.N. distribution center to get relief supplies to help her cope with the aftermath of Pakistan's devastating floods.

Number of victims in Congo mass rape increases: U.N.

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 20:42

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The number of reported victims of a recent mass rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo has grown by nearly a hundred over the last week, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

Obama opens Mideast peace summit, says U.S. resolute

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 20:36

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday that "extremists and rejectionists" would not derail the relaunch of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations as he opened a peace summit shadowed by Middle East violence.

Blasts kill 20 in Pakistan's Lahore, 170 hurt

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 20:28

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded at a Shi'ite procession in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding over 170, piling pressure on a government already overwhelmed by floods.

S.Africa state workers reject new pay offer

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 20:15

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's public sector unions rejected a new pay offer from the government on Wednesday to end a three-week strike but asked for more time to consult their 1.3 million members in Africa's biggest economy.

60 states to lobby U.N. for currency transaction tax

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 19:26

PARIS (Reuters) - A group of 60 nations, including France, Britain and Japan, will propose at the U.N. this month that a tax be introduced on international currency transactions to raise funds for development aid, ministers said on Wednesday.

BBC staff vote for strike over pension overhaul

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 18:26

LONDON (Reuters) - Staff at Britain's BBC voted on Wednesday to strike in protest against the state-funded broadcaster's plans to reduce a large pension deficit by capping the growth of pensionable pay, unions said.

At least 6 reported killed in Mozambique price riots

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 18:11

MAPUTO (Reuters) - Police opened fire on demonstrators protesting against rising prices in Mozambique's capital on Wednesday, killing at least six people including two children, police and hospital sources said.

Tony Blair says did not foresee Iraq "nightmare"

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 14:27

LONDON (Reuters) - Former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday he could have not have imagined what he called the "nightmare" that unfolded in Iraq but still did not regret joining the U.S.-led invasion.

N.Korea seeks stronger ties with China

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 14:26

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea vowed to strengthen military ties with China on Wednesday, days after the North's leader Kim Jong-il finished a visit aimed at bolstering the bond with his isolated country's sole major supporter.

Palestinian forces arrest dozens of Hamas activists

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 13:56

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian security forces in the West Bank detained dozens of Hamas activists on Wednesday in response to a lethal attack on Jewish settlers in the occupied territory, a senior security source said.

Sweden reopens WikiLeaks founder rape investigation

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 13:10

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A top Swedish prosecutor said on Wednesday she was reopening an investigation into rape allegations against Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.

Pakistan economy to suffer prolonged flood damage

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 12:05

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Floods have ravaged Pakistan's economy, the prime minister said on Wednesday, with massive job losses and soaring inflation expected to hurt a nation whose stability is vital to the U.S. war against militancy.

Hold off on booze, NASA urges trapped Chile miners

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 11:42

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Already deprived of sunlight, fresh air and their loved ones for 26 days, NASA doctors say 33 miners trapped deep in a Chilean mine must continue to forego two other pleasures: alcohol and cigarettes.

U.S. sees rebel "tension" on foreign militant role

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 09:44

LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign militants do not enjoy universal acceptance in Somalia's al-Shabaab but outside powers will find it hard to use their presence to divide and weaken the hardline Islamist insurgency, a U.S. military official said.

Pakistan raids kill 45 militants, family members

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 07:27

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani government air raids have killed up to 45 militants, their family members and other civilians with no ties to the fighters, officials said on Wednesday.

Australian PM wins Greens support in government bid

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 06:08

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard forged an alliance with the Greens party on Wednesday to take her party closer to forming a government, but vowed not to allow the deal to change her plans for a tax on miners' profits.

Critics put on mute as China tightens mobile phone rules

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 03:18

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese mobile telephone users must register their personal details to buy phone numbers under a rule that comes into force from Wednesday, in what the government calls an attack on spam but some see as a blow to privacy.

Mexicans hope drug lord's arrest may turn tide

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 01:57

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico paraded one of its most violent drug lords on Tuesday after a police raid that President Felipe Calderon's government hopes will mark a breakthrough in its campaign against powerful cartels.