Militant group claims rocket attacks on Israel

2009/09/13 20:08:30

DUBAI (Reuters) - A militant group claiming links to al Qaeda said on Monday it was behind the firin...

U.S. envoy says hopes to finalize settlement deal

2009/09/13 09:46:36

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. envoy George Mitchell said on Sunday he hoped to wrap up an agreement ove...

Obama warns against scare tactics over healthcare

2009/09/13 07:12:08

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned Americans on Saturday not to be tricked by "sc...

Nobel-winning agricultural scientist Borlaug dies

2009/09/13 01:55:15

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Norman Borlaug, the U.S. agricultural scientist who received the 1970 Nobel P...

Obama to change policy on detainees at Afghan base: report

2009/09/12 21:41:04

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Obama administration plans to issue new guidelines meant to provide prisone...

Iran signals no compromise on nuclear issue

2009/09/12 13:16:00

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it would not back down in its nuclear row with the West, a ...

Congress wary of more U.S. Afghanistan troops: Pelosi

2009/09/10 22:19:22

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is little support in Congress for sending more U.S. troops to Afghanist...

U.S. government nervous about stimulus fraud, scams

2009/09/10 20:48:07

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As billions of dollars from the economic stimulus plan pour through the U.S. ...

Global poll sees support for spending stimulus

2009/09/13 19:26:10

LONDON (Reuters) - Most people around the world support significantly increasing government spending...

Shoe-throwing Iraqi reporter set to be released

2009/09/13 07:35:39

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi reporter who became famous worldwide when he threw ...

Saudi foreign minister undergoes surgery in U.S.

2009/09/13 03:36:02

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's veteran foreign minister has undergone successful spine surgery in...

Afghan attacks kill dozens; Karzai leads in poll

2009/09/12 22:40:46

KABUL (Reuters) - Roadside bombs, gunbattles and a suicide strike killed five Americans and dozens o...

Pennsylvania governor ready to veto budget plan

2009/09/12 14:53:35

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell said on Saturday he is ready t...

South Korea says supports U.S. talks with North

2009/09/12 01:04:58

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Saturday it would support direct talks between the United Stat...

Studies show one dose of H1N1 vaccine may be enough

2009/09/10 21:58:08

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two studies published on Thursday confirmed that a single dose of swine flu v...