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Sarkozy faces down French unions on pension age rise
reuters
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:10:49 -0400
PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy faced down French trade unions on Wednesday, refusing to back down on plans to raise the retirement age despite Tuesday's nationwide protests against pension reform.
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Iran woman's stoning suspended: foreign ministry
reuters
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:47:46 -0400
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have suspended the sentence of death by stoning for a woman convicted of adultery, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after weeks of condemnation from around the world.
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Australian government prepared to adjust mining tax
reuters
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:39:35 -0400
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's fragile Labor government suggested on Wednesday it could adjust a planned profits-based tax on mining companies to bend to demands of the independent MPs giving it a slender grip on power.
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Police beat customers at crisis-hit Afghan bank
reuters
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:13:49 -0400
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan security forces used batons on unruly customers scrambling to withdraw their savings on Wednesday from a branch of the graft-hit Kabulbank, the country's biggest private financial institution.
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Japan's Ozawa says may need to issue more debt
reuters
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:34:08 -0400
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese ruling party powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa, challenging Prime Minister Naoto Kan in a party leadership vote, said on Wednesday the government may need to issue more debt if the economy deteriorates.
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Test for Aquino as Philippine massacre trial starts
reuters
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:31:30 -0400
MANILA (Reuters) - The trial of a former mayor accused of masterminding the massacre of family members of a rival politician and dozens of journalists started in the Philippines Wednesday, a key test of the government's commitment to law and security.
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Beijing protests as Japan arrests China boat captain
reuters
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:54:16 -0400
TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan has arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that collided with two Japanese coast guard boats near disputed islets in the East China Sea, causing anger in Beijing and reigniting territorial tensions.
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Thai plane searched in L.A. after bomb threat
reuters
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:06:56 -0400
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Investigators found no evidence of a bomb aboard a Thai Airways flight on Tuesday after a written threat was discovered in a lavatory shortly before its arrival in Los Angeles, officials said.
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Taiwan to deploy new missile defense system by 2015
reuters
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:20:10 -0400
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will deploy a new missile defense system by 2015 to protect bases from any attack by rival China, an official said on Wednesday, a sign that military distrust still runs deep despite a thaw in trade ties.
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Israel eyes impound of ships breaking Gaza blockade
reuters
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:58:35 -0400
JERUSALEM/LONDON (Reuters) - Anticipating fresh bids by pro-Palestinian activists to sail against its Gaza Strip blockade, and hoping to avoid a repeat of its bloody boarding of a Turkish aid ship in May, Israel has turned to maritime law.
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