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Ex-State Dept official pleads guilty to spying for Cuba (21 November 05:16) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. State Department official and his wife pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that they spied for almost three decades for the Communist-led Cuban governmen... |
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Obama job approval rating drops under 50 percent (21 November 05:01) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and w... |
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Moderate Democrat boosts Senate health bill (21 November 04:24) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of three wavering U.S. Senate Democrats said on Friday he would vote to start the chamber's healthcare debate, bolstering the chances for a broad reform bill one d... |
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US to drop charges against one Blackwater guard (21 November 04:17) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Justice Department prosecutors asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the charges against one of five Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 unarmed... |
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Swine flu may have hit one peak more to come (21 November 04:15) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the Northern Hemisphere, global health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over.
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Swine flu may be peaking in US (21 November 02:57) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the United States, health experts said on Friday.
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Moderate Democrat boosts Senate healthcare bill (21 November 02:01) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of three wavering U.S. Senate Democrats said on Friday he would vote to start the chamber's healthcare debate, bolstering the chances for a broad overhaul one day ... |
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Cautious optimism as job losses slow (21 November 12:58) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states in October, and the unemployment rate slipped in hard-hit Michigan, the Labor Department said on Friday, hinting the ... |
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No Obama decision on Afghan until after Thanksgiving (21 November 12:56) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's announcement of a new strategy on Afghanistan will not take place until after the Thanksgiving holiday next week, White House spokesman Robert... |
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Somalia to join child rights pact only US outside (20 November 11:44) |
| GENEVA (Reuters) - Somalia has announced it plans to ratify a global treaty aimed at protecting children, leaving the United States as the only country outside the pact, UNICEF said Friday.
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Did US make mistake in skipping vaccine additive (20 November 11:06) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic of swine flu, some are looking regretfully at one easy way to instant... |
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Oprah Winfrey says ending TV show feels right (20 November 10:58) |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey said on Friday that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it "feels right in her bones" after 25 years, and urged her viewers not to believe rumo... |
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Powers urge Iran to reconsider nuclear offer (20 November 10:00) |
| BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Senior officials from six world powers said on Friday they were disappointed Iran had not accepted proposals intended to delay its potential to make nuclear bombs... |
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Did US make a swine flu mistake (20 November 09:07) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic of swine flu, some are looking regretfully at one easy way to instant... |
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More than 20 killed in separate Afghan blasts (20 November 08:49) |
| HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in southwestern Afghanistan killed 17 people Friday, and an Afghan lawmaker escaped a separate blast on the outskirts of Kabul but five of his... |
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New guidelines push back age for Pap smears (20 November 07:16) |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued on Friday that ai... |
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Oprah Winfrey to end talk show in September 2011 (20 November 06:56) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential and highly paid women on television, will announce on Friday she is ending her popular daytime talk show in 2011.
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India PM heads to US in test of ties with Obama (20 November 06:37) |
| NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's prime minister and U.S. President Barack Obama meet next week to strengthen ties, with the emerging Asian power increasingly playing a bigger role on global iss... |
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ElBaradei urges Iran to agree fuel deal by year end (20 November 06:22) |
| BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief urged Iran on Friday to accept an offer to process its enriched uranium abroad by the end of 2009, and advised Western powers not to impose... |
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Suicide bomber kills 17 in Afghanistan (20 November 05:28) |
| HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives in a crowded area in southwest Afghanistan on Friday, killing 17 people, including a senior police of... |
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US soldier admits may have driven car in Japan crash (20 November 04:20) |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier has admitted he may have run over a Japanese man found dead two weeks ago on the southern island of Okinawa, his lawyer said on Friday, in a case that may fu... |
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US missile strike kills 8 in Pakistan (20 November 02:48) |
| PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Eight Islamist militants were killed in a U.S. missile strike in northwest Pakistan on Friday, officials said, after three policemen were killed in a bomb blas... |
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Suicide bomber kills seven in Afghanistan (20 November 01:25) |
| HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a senior police official in a crowded area in southwest Afghanistan Friday, killing the official and six others, a pr... |
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Philip Morris ordered to pay $300 million to smoker (20 November 12:04) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bo... |
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Bank bill delayed in House Senate divided (20 November 07:07) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Progress toward tighter U.S. financial regulation faltered in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as a House committee postponed a pivotal vote and Republicans on a Senate c... |
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Geithner under fire defends AIG bailout (20 November 06:15) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday defended the costly bailout of insurer AIG and urged swift regulatory reform to safeguard the economy from the fai... |
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EU names Belgian PM Van Rompuy as first president (20 November 05:14) |
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, who is little known outside his own country, as the bloc's first president on Thursday to lead eff... |
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Software problem causes airline flight delays (20 November 05:06) |
| ATLANTA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A computer problem with a flight-processing system disrupted U.S. airline travel on Thursday with the heavily trafficked New York area hit particularly hard th... |
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John Kerrys daughter arrested in Hollywood (20 November 05:05) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John Kerry's elder daughter, Alexandra, who made a red-carpet splash at the Cannes film festival five years ago in a see-through dress, was arrested in H... |
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Lou Dobbs mulls run for White House Senate (20 November 05:02) |
| PHOENIX (Reuters) - A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possi... |
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Senate nears first healthcare vote (20 November 04:45) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate geared up for a fierce battle over a new healthcare reform plan on Thursday as Republicans condemned the bill's price tag and tax hikes be... |
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Senate eyes first healthcare vote (20 November 02:13) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats geared up for a lengthy battle over a new healthcare reform plan on Thursday as Republicans condemned the bill's cost and taxes ahead of the firs... |
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Sen John Kerrys daughter arrested in Hollywood (20 November 01:26) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Senator John Kerry's elder daughter, Alexandra, who made a red-carpet splash at the Cannes film festival five years ago in a see-through dress, was arrested in Hollyw... |
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Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccine WHO (20 November 01:26) |
| GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday the H1N1 vaccine had been cleared of blame for 41 deaths which health authorities worldwide had investigated after suspicion... |
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Belgian Van Rompuy UKs Ashton win top EU jobs (20 November 01:18) |
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the bloc's first president on Thursday and appointed Briton Catherine Ashton as its foreign affa... |
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System glitch causing US flight delays is fixed (20 November 12:30) |
| ATLANTA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A problem with a flight-processing system disrupted U.S. air travel for several hours on Thursday but was later fixed, the Federal Aviation Administration said... |
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Oil falls more than 2 percent eyes dollar equities (19 November 10:57) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures fell more than 2 percent on Thursday as a stronger dollar weighed and weaker equities raised concern about the economy and a potential rebound in ener... |
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NY court OKs out-of-state gay marriage benefits (19 November 10:55) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's top court ruled on Thursday that public officials have the authority to recognize out-of-state gay marriages and pushed state lawmakers to decide whethe... |
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AOL to cut one-third of workforce (19 November 09:02) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce, or about 2,500 jobs, in an effort to trim some $300 million in annual costs as part of the Internet company's planned spin-o... |
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Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccines WHO (19 November 08:50) |
| GENEVA (Reuters) - About 40 people have died after being inoculated against H1N1 pandemic flu, but investigations so far show the fatalities were not caused by the vaccine, the World Health ... |
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Computer glitch causes US flight delays (19 November 08:29) |
| ATLANTA (Reuters) - A glitch in the computer system that processes U.S. flight plan data was causing delays in the United States but there were no safety issues, the Federal Aviation Adminis... |
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Suicide bomber kills 18 in Pakistans Peshawar (19 November 06:13) |
| PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court building in Peshawar on Thursday, killing 18 people, officials said, in the latest of a series of attacks on t... |
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Karzai sworn in as Afghan leader vows to fight graft (19 November 05:07) |
| KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan forces should be ready to take over security in Afghanistan in five years, President Hamid Karzai said at his inauguration Thursday, and pledged to tackle graft whic... |
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US recovery seen subdued jobless rate high OECD (19 November 03:51) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery will be weaker than after previous deep recessions, and the high jobless rate will decline only slowly, the OECD said on Thursday.
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US warns Iran of consequences over standoff (19 November 02:46) |
| SEOUL/MANILA (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama issued a strong warning to Iran on Thursday of consequences of its failure to respond to the offer of a nuclear deal and could have a pac... |
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Fed officials play down impact of weak dollar (19 November 02:35) |
| HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials on Thursday downplayed the consequences of the falling U.S. dollar, underscoring that deflation is still a threat, especially with c... |
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Karzai pledges to tackle graft take over security (19 November 02:31) |
| KABUL (Reuters) - Newly-inaugurated Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged on Thursday to tackle corruption and said his country's security forces should be ready to take over responsibility ... |
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Afghan Presiden Hamid Karzai sworn in (19 November 01:08) |
| KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, battling to rebuild a tarnished reputation, was sworn into office for a second five-year term on Thursday, as he faced renewed criticism from... |
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Obama ready to help a non-nuclear North Korea (19 November 12:59) |
| SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said he was willing to help North Korea repair its economy and end decades of international isolation if Pyongyang stopped a cycle of threats an... |
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Obama warns Iran of consequences over nuclear standoff (19 November 11:36) |
| SEOUL/MANILA (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama issued a strong warning to Iran on Thursday of consequences of its failure to respond to the offer of a nuclear deal and could have a pac... |
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