Posts Tagged ‘topstories’
South Korea suspects North has more uranium sites (Reuters)
Reuters - South Korea added to suspicions on Tuesday that the North had alternative sources of enriched uranium that could be used to build nuclear weapons even as China insisted its ally would act with restraint. Follow this link: South Korea suspects North has more uranium sites (Reuters)
Iranian president removes foreign minister (Reuters)
Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed his long-serving foreign minister on Monday and named one of his own close allies, Iran's nuclear chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, as his interim replacement. Here is the original post: Iranian president removes foreign minister (Reuters)
Midwest AND mid-Atlantic face icy temperatures (Reuters)
Reuters - A wall of cold air behind the heavy snowstorm that battered the Midwest brought bone-chilling temperatures to the region on Monday and threatened the mid-Atlantic with a deep chill in days ahead, forecasters said. Visit link: Midwest AND mid-Atlantic face icy temperatures (Reuters)
UK police search house in link with Swedish blasts (Reuters)
Reuters - British police were searching a house in southern England on Monday as part of investigations into two explosions in Stockholm which Swedish authorities said they were treating as an act of terrorism. Continued here: UK police search house in link with Swedish blasts (Reuters)
Iran not a rogue state: Australia (Reuters)
Reuters - Australia is at odds with its major security ally the United States over Iran, saying it is not a "rogue state" and its nuclear weapons program is for deterrence, not attack, according to U.S. cables released by WikiLeaks. Read more from the original source: Iran not a rogue state: Australia (Reuters)
Attack kills six foreign troops in Afghanistan (Reuters)
Reuters - An insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan killed six foreign troops on Sunday, the NATO-led force said, days before Washington is due to complete a review of its war strategy. Read more: Attack kills six foreign troops in Afghanistan (Reuters)
U.S. pastor who threatened to burn Koran plans British visit (Reuters)
Reuters - An American Christian preacher who rose from obscurity to cause global uproar this year by threatening to burn the Koran says he plans to visit Britain to speak at an event hosted by a far-right anti-Islamist group. Continued here: U.S. pastor who threatened to burn Koran plans British visit (Reuters)
Nobel Peace Prize ‘a bid to embarrass China’: media (AFP)
AFP - China's state media lashed out at the Nobel Peace Prize committee for the "political farce" of recognising Liu Xiaobo, after an empty chair stood in for the jailed dissident in Oslo. See the article here: Nobel Peace Prize 'a bid to embarrass China': media (AFP)
Climate talks end with modest steps, no Kyoto deal (Reuters)
Reuters - The world's governments agreed on Saturday to modest steps to combat climate change and to give more money to poor countries, but they put off until next year tough decisions on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Read the rest here: Climate talks end with modest steps, no Kyoto deal (Reuters)
US Senate defeats bid to end military gay ban (AFP)
AFP - The US Senate dealt a potentially deadly blow Thursday to efforts to end a nearly two-decade ban on gays serving openly in the US military, voting against taking up a bill to repeal the restriction. Follow this link: US Senate defeats bid to end military gay ban (AFP)
