Gates opens door to possible Afghan troop increase

2009/09/03 22:08:36

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday the military resources n...

California wildfire declared arson, homicide

2009/09/03 21:48:36

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A huge wildfire burning in the mountains above Los Angeles, now the largest ...

SEC, CFTC urged to align rules to police markets

2009/09/03 19:25:18

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two main U.S. regulators policing the securities and futures markets were...

Indonesia quake toll at 57, many homes damaged

2009/09/03 09:45:53

CIKANGKARENG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesian villagers continued a frantic search on Thursday for ...

Hitmen kill 17 in Mexico clinic on U.S. border

2009/09/03 09:11:34

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - About a dozen hooded gunmen burst into a Mexican rehabilitation cl...

Japan's Hatoyama, U.S. envoy talk shared interests

2009/09/03 08:26:58

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new leader and Washington's envoy bonded over a football helmet on Thursda...

Dying Manson follower Atkins denied parole

2009/09/03 07:24:39

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Susan Atkins, a follower of mass killer Charles Manson convicted nearly four...

Last of L.A. wildfire evacuees return

2009/09/02 22:51:51

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firefighters, helped again by favorable weather, made new gains on Wednesday...

Dugard's accused captor was arrested in 1972 rape

2009/09/03 21:53:47

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The man accused of kidnapping Jaycee Dugard and hiding her in a squalid back...

Study finds potential way to make an AIDS vaccine

2009/09/03 21:08:32

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The discovery of immune system particles that attack the AIDS virus may final...

Companies claim single-dose swine flu vaccine

2009/09/03 10:49:07

ZURICH/BEIJING (Reuters) - Drugmaker Novartis AG said on Thursday a single dose of its swine flu vac...

New U.S. jobless claims fall, services sector mends

2009/09/03 09:29:52

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New applications for jobless benefits in the United States fell last week, wh...

Global recession ending: OECD

2009/09/03 09:08:04

PARIS (Reuters) - The global recession is coming to an end faster than thought a few months ago and ...

Protesters demand Xinjiang leader step down

2009/09/03 07:45:32

BEIJING (Reuters) - Protesters massed in the capital of China's far western region of Xinjiang on Th...

China denies U.S. reporters were seized in China

2009/09/03 07:15:41

BEIJING (Reuters) - China rejected on Thursday claims by two U.S. journalists that they were seized ...