Bush budget sees bigger deficits as economy sagsmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush forecast the U.S. budget deficit would more than double in 2008 and blamed a softer economy as he unveiled a $3.1 trillion spending plan for fiscal 2009 on Monday that would nearly freeze domestic programs.
U.S. says no one too young for Guantanamo courtmore similar news »
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A Canadian accused of killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan should not be tried as a war criminal because he was a child soldier for al Qaeda, too young to voluntarily join its forces, his military defense lawyer told a U.S. war court on Monday.
"Tipping point" on horizon for Greenland icemore similar news »
OSLO (Reuters) - Global warming this century could trigger a runaway thaw of Greenland's ice sheet and other abrupt shifts such as a dieback of the Amazon rainforest, scientists said on Monday.
Chad's Deby resists rebel siege, east town attackedmore similar news »
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Troops loyal to Chad's president drove back rebels besieging his palace on Sunday, the government said, adding it had repulsed an assault by Sudanese forces in the east that it called "a declaration of war".
Serb coalition in doubt after liberal scrapes winmore similar news »
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's pro-Western president Boris Tadic has won re-election in a contest with nationalist Tomislav Nikolic, but his narrow victory may only have set up a fresh struggle over the country's future course.
New England Patriots cling to Super Bowl leadmore similar news »
GLENDALE, Arizona (Reuters) - The New England Patriots clung to a 7-3 lead after a scoreless third quarter against the rugged New York Giants in the Super Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday.
Little seen simple in race and politics in southmore similar news »
MACON, Georgia (Reuters) - With its painful history of slavery and segregation, it is easy to presume how Southern white voters will respond to Barack Obama, who would be the country's first black president, but observers say simple assumptions about politics in the region would be wrong.
Republican McCain says he's nervous but looks aheadmore similar news »
FAIRFIELD, Connecticut (Reuters) - Republican front-runner John McCain admitted on Sunday to nervousness about his chances on Super Tuesday, when almost half of the United States votes, but he was also thinking ahead to a general election battle against the Democratic nominee.
IAEA Director sees progress with Iran inquirymore similar news »
CAIRO (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday he was making progress in finishing an inquiry into Iran's nuclear past ahead of his next report awaited by those powers mulling new sanctions.
Eleven dead in gun battle at Nigerian pipelinemore similar news »
LAGOS (Reuters) - Three soldiers and eight militants were killed in a gun battle at an oil pipeline hub operated by Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria's southern state of Bayelsa, the navy said on Sunday.
