Iran says ready for nuclear talks with world powers

2009/09/01 12:53:08

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has prepared an "updated nuclear proposal" and is ready to talk to world pow...

Sri Lankan war critic gets 20 years' hard labor

2009/08/31 07:07:01

COLOMBO (Reuters) -- A Sri Lankan court sentenced a journalist who wrote articles critical of a mili...

U.S. military ends journalist profiling contract

2009/08/31 07:04:14

KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military is cancelling a contract with a public relations firm after comi...

Americans more confident on healthcare costs: poll

2009/08/31 06:39:28

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer Americans are afraid that they will be unable to pay for healthcare ser...

U.S. commander: Afghanistan situation serious

2009/08/31 06:25:39

KABUL (Reuters) - The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan delivered a long-awaited stra...

Two firefighters die in growing LA wildfire

2009/08/30 23:41:23

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, California (Reuters) - The five-day-old wildfire burning out of control in the...

Japan votes in election, opposition tipped to win

2009/08/30 05:50:18

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese voted in a historic election on Sunday that looked set to oust the long-r...

Fleeing fighters say Myanmar crushed border enclave

2009/08/30 04:05:51

NANSAN, China (Reuters) - Men who said they had been fighting Myanmar government troops in fierce ba...

Cuban Americans split over U.S. embargo on Cuba: poll

2009/09/01 11:03:32

MIAMI (Reuters) - Cuban-Americans are divided about whether the 47-year-old U.S. trade embargo again...

Federal Reserve made $14 billion on turmoil loans: report

2009/08/31 07:05:20

LONDON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has made $14 billion in profits on loans made in the last two...

Dangerous hurricane headed for Baja California

2009/08/31 07:02:18

LOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Jimena, a dangerous Category 4 storm off Mexico's Pacific Co...

Japan Democrats take power, fiscal challenges loom

2009/08/31 06:33:22

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's next prime minister began forming a government on Monday as investors worr...

Dalai Lama tells Taiwan he's dedicated to democracy

2009/08/31 05:58:44

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama, on a controversial humanitarian visit to flood-ravaged...

In healthcare debate, both sides cite Kennedy

2009/08/30 11:54:22

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The day after U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy's burial, leading Democratic and Re...

White House claims Pakistan modified U.S.-made missiles: report

2009/08/30 05:40:54

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Obama administration has accused Pakistan of illegally modifying U.S.-made ...