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U.S. sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, one U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday. #Yahoo! #content #wcntn #typeof-social #undefined #cookie #values #rco #aut #rch #typeof-registered
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UK's Cameron survives humbling EU revolt in parliament
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing blow in parliament on Wednesday when more than a third of his Conservative lawmakers voted against him in protest at his stance on Britain's membership of the European Union. Though the revolt was defeated, it could undermine Cameron's leadership, as scores of his own party's lawmakers took the highly unusual step of voting to criticise his government's legislative plans, a week after they were first put before parliament. The rebels are angry that the government's policy proposals did not include steps to make Cameron's promise of a referendum on Britain's EU membership legally binding. #Yahoo! #content #wcntn #typeof-social #cookie #values #rco #aut #rch #typeof-registered #cnt
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UK's Cameron survives humbling parliamentary revolt over EU
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing blow in parliament on Wednesday when a third of his Conservative lawmakers voted against him in protest at his stance on Britain's membership of the European Union. Though the revolt was defeated, the rebellion could undermine Cameron's leadership, as scores of his own party's lawmakers took the highly unusual step of voting to criticise his government's legislative plans, a week after they were first put before parliament. The rebels are angry that the government's policy proposals did not include steps to make Cameron's promise of a referendum on Britain's EU membership legally binding #content #wcnts #typeof-social #undefined #values #rco #aut #rch
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Bombs kill more than 35 people across Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad and in northern Iraq killed more than 35 people on Wednesday, following weeks of violence by Sunni Islamist insurgents determined to unleash sectarian confrontation. Tensions between minority Sunni Muslims and the Shi'ites who now lead Iraq are at their highest since U.S. #content #typeof-social #cookie #values #rco #aut #rch #typeof-registered #cnt
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U.N. condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces and praised the opposition on Wednesday, but a decline in support for the resolution suggested growing unease about extremism among Syria's fractious rebels. #content #wcnts #wcntn #typeof-social #cookie #values #rco #typeof-registered #cnt
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Donors pledge 3.25 billion euros to aid Mali recovery
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - International donors pledged 3.25 billion euros on Wednesday to help Mali recover from a conflict with al Qaeda-linked Islamists, exceeding the West African country's target. The development drive for Mali, one of the world's poorest countries, is aimed at halting a resurgence of the rebels driven out of major northern towns by a French-led offensive this year. "More than 3.25 billion euros have been mobilised at this conference," French President Francois Hollande told the meeting, organised jointly by France and the European Union #Yahoo! #content #wcnts #undefined #cookie #rco #aut #rch #cnt
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U.N. nuclear talks with Iran fail to end deadlock
VIENNA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United Nations' nuclear agency failed to persuade Iran on Wednesday to let it resume an investigation into suspected atomic bomb research, leaving the high-stakes diplomacy in deadlock. #content #wcnts #typeof-social #undefined #cookie #values #rco #rch #typeof-registered #cnt
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China, India granted observer seat on Arctic governing council
KIRUNA, Sweden (Reuters) - The Arctic Council agreed on Wednesday to admit emerging powers China and India as observers, reflecting growing global interest in the trade and energy potential of the planet's Far North. The organisation, which coordinates Arctic policy, is gaining clout as sea ice thaws to open up new trade routes and intensify competition for oil and gas - estimated at 15 percent and 30 percent respectively of undiscovered reserves. China has been active in the polar region, becoming one of the biggest mining investors in Greenland and agreeing a free trade deal with Iceland. #content #wcnts #wcntn #typeof-social #undefined #cookie #rco #aut #rch #cnt
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Bombs kill more than 30 people across Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad and in northern Iraq killed more than 30 people on Wednesday, following weeks of violence by Sunni Islamist insurgents determined to spark sectarian confrontation. #content #wcntn #undefined #cookie #values #rco #aut #typeof-registered