North American leaders defend free trademore similar news »
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - North American leaders defended their 14-year-old free trade agreement at an annual summit on Monday amid criticism in the U.S. presidential campaign that the pact costs American jobs.
Tsvangirai appeals for U.N. intervention in Zimbabwemore similar news »
ACCRA (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai urged U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and African leaders to intervene in his country's post-election crisis on Monday, saying the military were terrorizing the people.
Clinton touts toughness before Pennsylvania votemore similar news »
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Pushing for a strong win to keep her White House hopes alive, Democrat Hillary Clinton touted her toughness on Monday ahead of a showdown with presidential rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania.
U.S., Iraq seek stronger Arab backing for Baghdadmore similar news »
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Seeking to improve ties between Baghdad and its neighbors, the United States and Iraq will push hard on Tuesday for Arab states to open embassies and offer debt relief while backing Iraq's new drive to disarm militias.
Army, Marines allow more convicts to enlistmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army and Marine Corps let 861 convicted felons join their ranks in 2007, an 88 percent jump over the previous year that helped meet recruiting goals in wartime, according to data released on Monday.
Paris makes Dalai Lama a "citizen of honor"more similar news »
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris city hall made Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama an honorary citizen on Monday, exacerbating tensions between France and China in the build up to the Beijing Olympics.
Hamas says would conditionally accept peace planmore similar news »
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The Islamist Hamas group said on Monday it would accept the establishment of a Palestinian state on land occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war, but it was not prepared to recognize the Jewish state.
Pope ends U.S. trip with Ground Zero visit, stadium Massmore similar news »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pope Benedict ended his U.S trip on Sunday with an emotionally charged visit to Ground Zero where he prayed at the site of the felled World Trade Center, and a triumphant Mass for 57,000 people at Yankee Stadium.
Clinton, Obama go on attack ahead of crucial votemore similar news »
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - With two days to go before a crucial U.S. presidential vote, Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton sharpened their attacks on Sunday, with Clinton pouncing on Obama for saying Republican John McCain would be better for the country than George W. Bush.
