U.S. attacks Africa on Zimbabwe, S.Africa shiftsmore similar news »
HARARE (Reuters) - The United States criticized Africa for lack of action on Zimbabwe on Thursday and South Africa expressed concern for the first time over a long delay in issuing results from a March 29 presidential election.
Suicide bomber kills 50 at Iraq funeralmore similar news »
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a funeral in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing 50 mourners and wounding 55 in an attack that suggests militants have launched a new campaign of violence in the north.
Congress moves to calm student loan turmoilmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress moved closer on Thursday to putting a government safety net under the $85 billion student loan market as millions of young people make preparations to head to college in the autumn.
Rice says Arabs must shield Iraq from Iran's swaymore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday she would press Iraq's Arab neighbors hard next week to do more to support Baghdad's government and shield it from Iran's "nefarious influences."
Carter calls Gaza blockade a crime and atrocitymore similar news »
CAIRO (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter called the blockade of Gaza a crime and an atrocity on Thursday and said U.S. attempts to undermine the Islamist movement Hamas had been counterproductive.
Bush climate plan said too little, too latemore similar news »
PARIS (Reuters) - A U.S. plan to cap rising greenhouse gases by 2025 drew criticisms as too little, too late from delegates at 17-nation climate talks in Paris on Thursday but some welcomed it as a first firm U.S. ceiling.
Israeli shell killed Reuters cameraman: Gaza doctorsmore similar news »
GAZA (Reuters) - Tiny darts sprayed from a controversial missile used by Israel killed a Reuters cameraman in Gaza, local doctors said on Thursday -- though Israeli forces would not say whether one of their tanks fired the fatal shot.
Obama and Clinton on defensive in tense debatemore similar news »
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Democratic presidential rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton tried to clarify recent controversial comments during a tense debate on Wednesday, with Obama accusing Clinton of playing politics with his remarks on small-town residents.
Pope acknowledges sex abuse scandal "badly handled"more similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Wednesday acknowledged the Church had handled the pedophile priests scandal "very badly" and told U.S. bishops to bind up wounds and seek reconciliation with those who were "so seriously wronged."
