Under fire, Obama clarifies small-town remarksmore similar news »
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama tried to quell a political furor on Saturday over his comments about small-town Pennsylvanians, saying he used the wrong words to describe their mood.
Financing crucial to next climate change pact: U.N.more similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global fight against climate change after the Kyoto pact expires will fail unless rich countries can come up with creative ways to finance clean development by poorer nations, a U.N. official said on Saturday.
Bomb kills at least 9 in Iran mosquemore similar news »
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in a mosque in the southern Iranian city Shiraz on Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 100, Iranian media reported.
Kenyan leaders break deadlock on cabinet: sourcesmore similar news »
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga struck a deal on a power-sharing cabinet on Saturday after secret one-on-one talks to end a six-week impasse, sources close to the talks said.
Battles kill 13 in Sadr City, blockade easedmore similar news »
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi forces killed 13 gunmen in clashes and air strikes overnight in the Baghdad stronghold of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who said the United States would remain his enemy until the "last drop of my blood."
G7 cuts growth view, shows worry on U.S. dollar dropmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance chiefs from rich nations offered a gloomier assessment of the global economy on Friday and vowed to act swiftly on wide-ranging reforms aimed at moving beyond a credit crisis that threatens world growth.
GE shocks market with profit drop, shares tumblemore similar news »
BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co posted an unexpected 6 percent drop in first-quarter profit on Friday, the biggest shock yet to an American industrial bellwether from the credit crisis and the latest sign the U.S. economy may be in a recession.
