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Israel strikes Gaza tunnels after rocket launch
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 10:12pm PDT
JERUSALEM, Aug 1 (Reuters ) - Israeli aircraft bombed a smuggling tunnel and a militant training camp in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after a rocket was fired into Israel from the territory, the Israeli army and militants said. -
Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 8:39pm PDT
RHINEBECK, New York (Reuters) - Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter married her long-time boyfriend in the picturesque New York village of Rhinebeck on Saturday in what has been dubbed America's royal wedding.
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China launches new global positioning satellite
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 8:30pm PDT
BEIJING (Reuters) - China took a further step on Sunday toward ending its dependence on U.S. satellites to provide navigation and positioning services.
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Sri Lanka, Hawaii sites get world heritage status
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 4:16pm PDT
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central highlands and a protected marine area in Hawaii, the only habitats of several endangered plant and animal species, have been added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites, the U.N. body said on Saturday.
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Israeli air strike kills Hamas commander in Gaza
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 11:29am PDT
GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike has killed a Hamas military commander and rocket-maker in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist group that rules the Palestinian territory said on Saturday.
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Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 11:23am PDT
ISLAMABAD/LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan's spy chief has canceled a trip to Britain, a spokesman said on Saturday, but Islamabad played down a row over remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting Pakistan was not doing enough to fight terrorism.
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Grand jury eyes monitor shutdown at Massey mine: report
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 11:06am PDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal grand jury looking into an explosion that killed 29 workers at a Massey Energy Co coal mine in West Virginia heard testimony this week about possible illegal tampering with a mine safety monitor, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
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Obama hopes Rep. Rangel can leave "with dignity"
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 6:59am PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called ethics charges against Representative Charles Rangel "very troubling" on Friday and said he hoped the lawmaker could end his career "with dignity."
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Enbridge says no restart date for ruptured line
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 6:35pm PDT
DETROIT (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee will probe the spill of more than 800,000 gallons (3 million liters) of oil from an Enbridge Inc pipeline in southern Michigan this week, a Michigan congressman said on Saturday.
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U.S. worried more secret documents may be released
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 6:06pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are worried about what other secret documents the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may possess and have tried to contact the group without success to avoid their release, the State Department said on Friday.
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BP to try well kill Tuesday
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 5:59pm PDT
BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) - BP said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as the House of Representatives voted to toughen regulation of offshore energy drilling.
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Petters seeks new trial after Ponzi conviction
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 5:38pm PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for convicted U.S. Ponzi schemer Tom Petters on Friday asked an appeals court to send the case back for a new trial, saying they were not able to fully present arguments against some of his accusers.
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House approves oil spill reform bill
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 4:16pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Friday approved the toughest reforms ever to offshore energy drilling practices, as Democrats narrowly pushed through an election-year response to BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Obama urges Iran to release three U.S. hikers
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 3:44pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday called on Iran to immediately release three Americans who were detained a year ago after straying across the border while hiking in the mountains of northern Iraq.
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House votes to end offshore drilling moratorium
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 2:56pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Friday voted to end the federal moratorium on deepwater drilling for oil companies that meet new federal safety requirements.
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Imports slow Q2 growth as business spending surges
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 2:06pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter as companies invested heavily in equipment from abroad and the pace of consumer spending eased, raising concerns about the recovery in the rest of 2010.
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Floods kill more than 400 in Pakistan's northwest
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 1:49pm PDT
PESHAWAR (Reuters) - Heavy monsoon rains have triggered the worst floods in decades in Pakistan's northwest, killing more than 400 people and forcing thousands from their homes as authorities struggle to reach stranded villagers.
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Fire prompts evacuation of 2,000 homes north of L.A
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 10:39am PDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A fierce brush fire nearly doubled in size overnight as it threatened power lines that supply electricity to the greater Los Angeles area, but evacuation orders for 2,000 homes were lifted, officials said on Friday.
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Key parts of Arizona anti-immigration law blocked
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 3:55pm PDT
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law hours before it was to take effect, handing a victory to the Obama administration as it tries to take control of the issue.
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Durable goods orders fall while business spending up
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 3:47pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for long-lasting manufactured goods fell unexpectedly for a second straight month in June, posting the largest drop since August in a sign economic recovery cooled in the second quarter.
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Schwarzenegger declares California fiscal emergency
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 2:55pm PDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency over the state's finances on Wednesday, raising pressure on lawmakers to negotiate a state budget that is more than a month overdue and will need to close a $19 billion shortfall.
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Bomb blast kills 25 bus passengers in Afghan west
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 1:50pm PDT
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least 25 Afghan passengers were killed and 20 wounded when their bus was hit by a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, the government said.
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Senate energy bill draws widespread criticism
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 1:48pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and some moderate Democrats in the Senate on Wednesday began picking apart a new energy bill that they complained goes too far in holding oil companies responsible for accidents like the massive Gulf of Mexico spill.
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New York to spend big to kill bloodsucking guests
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 1:34pm PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the city that never sleeps there is one increasingly busy nocturnal resident who New York wants to evict -- the bedbug.
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Special Report: Watching grass grow in the Gulf, and cheering!
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 12:21pm PDT
BIRDFOOT DELTA, Louisiana (Reuters) - Marsh grasses are the tough guys of the plant world. Left alone, they dominate coastal marshes from Texas to Newfoundland. Burn their stems and leaves, and they come back bushier than ever.
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U.S. keeps pressure on Iraq to form new government
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 12:19pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Iraq's politicians, still unable to agree on a new government, to "get on with the business of governing" as U.S. troops prepare to end their combat mission.
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Officials ready criminal probe of oil spill: report
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 4:01am PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several U.S. government agencies are preparing a criminal probe of at least three companies involved in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, though it could take more than a year before any charges are filed, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
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Few survivors as Pakistan jet with 152 on board crashes
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 1:57am PDT
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani passenger plane crashed in heavy rain near Islamabad Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board, officials said, in the worst aviation accident in Pakistan.
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BP gets "wake-up call" and $32 billion in spill charges
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 9:40pm PDT
HOUSTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - BP Plc may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in U.S. history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell to cover mounting costs.
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Crook or big talker? Lawyers differ on Blagojevich
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 6:11pm PDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Prosecutors portrayed former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday as corrupt and bent on enriching himself but his lawyers said he was a talkative dreamer with no intention of doing anything illegal.
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Electric fault, oversight blamed in DC subway crash
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 6:01pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Safety investigators on Tuesday blamed a 2009 Washington, D.C. subway crash that killed nine people on faulty track electronics but also said the region's transit agency lacked a safety culture.
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Congress gives Obama long-delayed Afghan war funds
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 5:24pm PDT
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The Congress on Tuesday gave President Barack Obama long-delayed funding for his troop increase in Afghanistan despite opposition from many fellow Democrats, while Obama played down the gravity of leaked war documents.
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Utah court orders new trial for polygamist leader
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 3:46pm PDT
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial of a polygamist leader of a breakaway Mormon sect, who was convicted of forcing a 14-year-old girl to marry her first cousin.
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California city OKs tax rates for marijuana
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 2:33pm PDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Anticipating California voters will back a November ballot measure to legalize casual marijuana use, officials in Oakland have approved two tax rates on pot sales in their city, already a hub of the state's medicinal marijuana scene.
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Economy erodes election hope for Democrats
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 1:20pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans by a large majority believe President Barack Obama has not focused enough on job creation, as economic fears threaten Democrats ahead of November 2 congressional elections, a Reuters-Ipsos poll found on Tuesday.
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Consumer confidence dims as home prices climb
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 12:30pm PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Job worries drove July U.S. consumer confidence to its lowest since February, with one in six people expecting lower income in the next six months, underscoring the precarious state of economic recovery.
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U.S. can't account for $8.7 billion of Iraq's money: audit
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 11:22am PDT
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense was unable to account properly for $8.7 billion of Iraqi oil and gas money meant for humanitarian needs and reconstruction after the 2003 invasion, according to an audit released on Tuesday.
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Heat wave and storms continue amid flood cleanup
Posted: July 25th, 2010, 7:14am PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Large parts of the United States faced extreme weather on Sunday, with temperatures in the capital and Southeast coastal areas forecast to be near or above 100 degrees F (38 degrees C) and strong thunderstorms likely in the mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley regions.
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BP to discuss CEO Hayward's exit on Monday
Posted: July 25th, 2010, 7:02am PDT
LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc's board will discuss the future of Chief Executive Tony Hayward when it meets on Monday to discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the firm's second-quarter results, sources familiar with the matter said.
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German police defend safety steps at music fest
Posted: July 25th, 2010, 6:59am PDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police defended how they handled security at a massive techno music festival that ended with 19 people dead and more than 300 injured in a stampede on Saturday but gave few clues as to how the tragedy occurred.
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Taliban say they're holding U.S. soldier and second killed
Posted: July 25th, 2010, 6:10am PDT
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban said on Sunday they were holding prisoner one of two U.S. soldiers who strayed into territory controlled by the insurgents, and that the other had been killed.
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Fraudsters angle for piece of BP oil spill fund
Posted: July 25th, 2010, 5:08am PDT
BOOTHVILLE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Swindlers, scammers and even a few strippers are flocking to the Gulf Coast in search of a piece of the $20 billion BP Plc has set aside to compensate residents for spill-related losses.
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By-election offers glimpse into Thai political mood
Posted: July 25th, 2010, 1:09am PDT
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in Bangkok on Sunday, wounding at least 10 people, as a ruling party candidate narrowly beat a jailed anti-government leader in a by-election seen as a referendum on recent political unrest.
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Explosives experts in bloody dance with bomb makers
Posted: July 25th, 2010, 12:26am PDT
COMBAT OUTPOST NOLEN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Explosives dog handler Jacob Evans had no hint of the mine that ripped into his legs. Neither did his detection dog, nor the U.S. patrol that had already walked over the buried charge.
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BP resuming oil spill work as storm fizzles
Posted: July 24th, 2010, 9:54pm PDT
LONDON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc has decided Chief Executive Tony Hayward should step down over his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and his departure could be announced in the coming days, sources close to the company said on Sunday.
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U.S., South Korea start military drills as North protests
Posted: July 24th, 2010, 8:31pm PDT
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. and South Korean militaries kicked off large exercises on Sunday to underscore deterrence against North Korea after accusing the reclusive communist state of sinking a warship.
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As Cubans wait, Castro to mark revolution's start
Posted: July 24th, 2010, 7:05pm PDT
HAVANA (Reuters) - President Raul Castro will mark the 57th anniversary of the start of the Cuban revolution on Monday on a bit of a roll internationally, but still struggling to modernize one of the world's last communist economies.
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Eighteen killed in stampede at German "Love Parade"
Posted: July 24th, 2010, 6:19pm PDT
DUISBURG, Germany (Reuters) - A stampede killed 18 people after mass panic broke out in a tunnel at a "Love Parade" techno music festival in Germany on Saturday.
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Focus shifts to EU banks to scrape test pass
Posted: July 24th, 2010, 6:16pm PDT
PARIS (Reuters) - EU tests of banks' ability to withstand financial shocks, criticized as too easy after only 7 out of 91 failed, face their own stress test in the markets on Monday with early signs pointing to a more positive response.
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Mexico police find 51 in mass grave near Monterrey
Posted: July 24th, 2010, 4:33pm PDT
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Police have unearthed at least 51 bodies in a mass grave outside Mexico's business capital Monterrey since Thursday, a grisly sign of the escalating drug violence in the northern city, authorities said on Saturday.
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Taliban say 2 U.S. soldiers captured in Afghanistan
Posted: July 24th, 2010, 11:14am PDT
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban said on Saturday they had captured two U.S. servicemen in Afghanistan, and NATO confirmed they were missing and scrambled helicopters and planes to search for them.
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Iran plans to build nuclear fusion reactor
Posted: July 24th, 2010, 4:23am PDT
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it planned to build an experimental nuclear fusion reactor, state television reported, at a time when the West is demanding that Tehran suspend sensitive nuclear work.
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Key rig alarm disabled before blast: rig worker
Posted: July 24th, 2010, 3:43am PDT
HOUSTON (Reuters) - An emergency alarm that could have warned workers aboard the doomed Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico drilling rig was intentionally disabled, a rig engineer told U.S. investigators on Friday.
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North Korea declares "sacred war" on U.S. and South
Posted: July 24th, 2010, 3:32am PDT
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it would begin a "sacred war" against the United States and South Korea at "any time necessary" based on its nuclear deterrent, in response to "reckless" military exercises by the allies.
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Obama criticizes Republicans on economy
Posted: July 24th, 2010, 3:20am PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama criticized Republicans on Saturday for supporting economic policies that "created this mess in the first place" as he tried to raise election-year doubts about his opponents.
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Gulf storm puts BP spill work on hold
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 6:17pm PDT
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The approach of a major storm on Saturday forced BP Plc to halt efforts to permanently plug its gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and the system could regain strength after it weakened on Friday.
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U.K. foreign secretary defends BP to Senate
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 6:02pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senator has asked that a Scottish representative appear at next week's congressional hearing on the release of the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.
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Seven banks fail Europe stress test
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 5:40pm PDT
LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) - Just seven European banks failed a health check and were ordered to raise their capital by 3.5 billion euros ($4.5 billion), much less than expected, confirming fears the continent's long-awaited stress test was too soft.
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Dismissed Gen. McChrystal gets hero's send-off
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 5:40pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan who was fired over disparaging comments about President Barack Obama and his civilian advisers received a hero's send-off from Pentagon and Afghan leaders at a retirement ceremony Friday.
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Bonnie could strengthen as heads for Gulf
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 5:24pm PDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Bonnie could come back to life over the Gulf of Mexico after it weakened on its trek across south Florida on Friday and was downgraded to a tropical depression.
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N.Korea threatens "physical response" to U.S. moves
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 4:04pm PDT
HANOI (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Asia on Friday to enforce tough sanctions against North Korea, which hit back by threatening a "physical response" to Washington's plans for joint military drills with South Korea.
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Biden: Democrats must focus on successes before November
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 1:48pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday "the hard lifting" is done for the year and now it is time for Democrats to campaign on their achievements ahead of November 2 congressional elections.
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Judge tells former media mogul Black to stay in U.S.
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 1:47pm PDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered former media tycoon Conrad Black to stay in the continental United States while he awaits an appeals court ruling on whether his 2007 fraud conviction should be thrown out.
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Apple's white iPhone 4 delayed in latest headache
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 1:10pm PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Customers will not be able to get their hands on Apple Inc's white iPhone 4 until later this year, the company said on Friday, conceding that making the model has proven surprisingly difficult.
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Northwest Airlines flouted safety: government report
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 10:15am PDT
(Reuters) - Northwest Airlines flouted federal safety orders in the past but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) did not hold it accountable, a U.S. government report said.
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Tropical Storm Bonnie forms near the Bahamas
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 4:07pm PDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - A tropical storm formed near the Bahamas on Thursday on a track that could take it over BP's oil spill site in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Climate bill in doubt as Democrats delay action
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 4:04pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats said on Thursday they will wait until September at the earliest to take up broad climate-change legislation, a potentially fatal blow to the White House push to curb greenhouse gases.
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Obama presses Iraqi leaders to end deadlock
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 2:59pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pressed Iraqi leaders on Thursday to end a post-election deadlock and form a new government without further delay as the top U.S. commander in Iraq told him a troop drawdown was running ahead of schedule.
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Court throws out Mattel win over Bratz doll
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 2:51pm PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court said Mattel Inc was wrongly granted ownership of the popular Bratz dolls, a decision that could force the Barbie doll maker to retry the case for control of the $1 billion franchise.
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Scam artists target victims of Gulf oil spill
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 12:23pm PDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - An e-mail scam featuring someone purporting to be BP Plc's Chief Executive Tony Hayward is targeting victims of the company's massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Florida's attorney general said on Thursday.
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President Obama speaks to Shirley Sherrod
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 10:58am PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called a former government official caught up in racism allegations on Thursday and expressed his regret about the events that led to her resignation this week.
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Home sales at 3-month low
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 10:26am PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes hit a three-month low in June while new claims for jobless benefits surged last week, the latest indications that the economy is on the ropes.
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North Korea says U.S. drills pose danger to region
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 3:53am PDT
HANOI (Reuters) - North Korea on Thursday denounced planned U.S.-South Korean military drills as a grave danger to the region and criticized new U.S. sanctions as "hostile," urging Washington to focus instead on restarting nuclear weapons talks.
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World court Kosovo ruling could have global impact
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 3:47am PDT
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Kosovo's unilateral secession from Serbia in 2008 did not violate international law, the World Court said Thursday in a decision with implications for separatist movements everywhere.
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Direct peace talks decision in seven days: Abbas
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 3:29am PDT
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday said he would decide in the next seven days whether conditions are now ripe to proceed to face-to-face peace talks with Israel.
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U.S. ends ban on ties with Indonesian special forces
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 3:06am PDT
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The United States announced on Thursday it was dropping a more than a decade-old ban on ties with Indonesia's special forces, imposed over human rights abuses in the 1990s, a move that may eventually allow military training.
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BP defends CEO and eyes new option for plugging well
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 2:21am PDT
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc oil spill workers in the Gulf of Mexico prepared for a possible evacuation on Thursday as a tropical storm threatened more delays in attempts to end the environmental disaster.
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Ex-media baron Conrad Black freed from U.S. prison
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 12:13am PDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday released former media baron Conrad Black from prison on $2 million bond, while she decides whether to throw out his 2007 conviction for defrauding shareholders.
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U.S. challenges Arizona immigration law in court
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 12:11am PDT
PHOENIX (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration heads to court on Thursday in a showdown over whether Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants encroaches on federal authority over immigration policy and enforcement.
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Obama budget review may trim 2010 deficit forecast
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 10:59pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration may report somewhat better fiscal news when it delivers its mid-session budget review later this week, but the United States still faces a massive deficit and rising debt.
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Senate ends standoff and votes to restore jobless aid
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 9:35pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Wednesday to reinstate unemployment benefits for about 2.5 million Americans whose checks were cut off in recent months due to a partisan standoff over deficit spending.
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Blagojevich opts not to testify, defense rests
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 6:23pm PDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich opted not to mount a defense in his corruption case, saying on Wednesday the government had proved only that he talked too much.
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Money worries and "broken promises" at AIDS conference
Posted: July 18th, 2010, 12:54pm PDT
VIENNA (Reuters) - The United Nations and the world's largest backer of programs against HIV/AIDS said on Sunday they feared wealthy donor nations may cut funding to fight the disease because of global recession.
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AIG to name ex-Pru CEO to head AIA unit: source
Posted: July 18th, 2010, 11:41am PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc is expected to name former Prudential Plc Chief Executive Mark Tucker as head of AIA, as it prepares the Asian life insurance unit for an initial public offering, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
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RIM says Apple claims about BlackBerry unacceptable
Posted: July 18th, 2010, 9:51am PDT
TORONTO (Reuters) - Apple Inc appears to be deliberately distorting the issues surrounding the iPhone 4's antenna design by asserting that Research In Motion's BlackBerry has similar reception problems, RIM said.
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Talk persists of Bloomberg presidential run
Posted: July 18th, 2010, 7:50am PDT
BOSTON (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the richest men in America, says his views are too polarizing for him to become president of the United States.
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Mideast leaders line up to talks to Egypt's Mubarak
Posted: July 18th, 2010, 6:56am PDT
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hosted Palestinian and Israeli leaders and the U.S. peace envoy on Sunday with a return to direct talks on the agenda but a breakthrough still seemingly distant.
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Clinton arrives in Pakistan for talks on security
Posted: July 18th, 2010, 2:59am PDT
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed new economic partnerships on Sunday to buttress a shaky alliance with Pakistan that U.S. officials say is vital to victory in the escalating war in neighboring Afghanistan.
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AIDS groups call for "renaissance" in vaccine hunt
Posted: July 18th, 2010, 2:24am PDT
VIENNA (Reuters) - Scientists searching for the Holy Grail of a vaccine against the incurable AIDS virus say recent encouraging steps should now galvanize efforts to use limited funds in smarter ways to drive the field forward.
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6.7 magnitude quake hits off coast of Alaska
Posted: July 17th, 2010, 11:24pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska on Sunday, but no widespread threat of a tsunami was seen, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
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Suicide bomber attacks Sunni militia in Baghdad
Posted: July 17th, 2010, 10:56pm PDT
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber attacked government-backed Sunni militia on Sunday as they lined up to be paid on Baghdad's southwestern outskirts, killing at least 39 and wounding 41, Iraqi security sources said.
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Taliban hit Afghan police posts; free 23 prisoners
Posted: July 17th, 2010, 10:50pm PDT
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban guerrillas staged a series of raids in western Afghanistan Sunday, blowing up the gate of a jail and freeing 23 insurgent prisoners, officials said.
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U.S. to send stern message to North Korea
Posted: July 17th, 2010, 10:02pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top diplomat and defense chief head to Seoul this week to discuss ways to respond to North Korea and deter it from any future attack after the sinking of a South Korean warship.
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Australia government holds poll lead as campaign gears up
Posted: July 17th, 2010, 9:52pm PDT
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is on course for a narrow win in an August 21 election, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, although issues such as border protection and population will be key in the campaign.
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BP extends test of Gulf of Mexico oil well
Posted: July 17th, 2010, 8:33pm PDT
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Sunday its new cap has stopped the oil that has gushed into the Gulf of Mexico for three months and hopes to keep it that way until a relief well can permanently seal the leak next month.
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Defiant Jobs stands by iPhone 4
Posted: July 17th, 2010, 7:21pm PDT
CUPERTINO, California (Reuters) - A defiant Steve Jobs on Friday rejected any suggestion the iPhone 4's design was flawed, but offered consumers free phone cases to address reception complaints that have hurt Apple Inc's image and shares.
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Biden 2008 presidential campaign penalized $219,000
Posted: July 17th, 2010, 7:07pm PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden's 2008 presidential campaign has been ordered to pay a $219,000 penalty for improperly accepting a discounted private plane flight and taking individual campaign contributions above the legal limit, according to the Federal Election Commission.
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George Steinbrenner buried at Florida cemetery
Posted: July 17th, 2010, 2:54pm PDT
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was buried at a Florida cemetery on Saturday after a private service for family and friends, a local television station reported.
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Abbas sets terms for Mideast talks
Posted: July 17th, 2010, 12:37pm PDT
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel must agree to the idea of a third party guarding the borders of a future Palestinian state before direct peace talks can start.
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Many forks loom in road to AIDS vaccine
Posted: July 17th, 2010, 11:58am PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AIDS experts and advocates gathering in Vienna this weekend for a conference on the pandemic will hear about progress in protecting people from the deadly virus using drugs, and ways to affect behavior.