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Bush calls nooses and lynch threats deeply offensive   more similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush condemned as "deeply offensive" on Tuesday a spate of incidents involving the display of hangman's nooses, a potent symbol of racist lynchings and hatred of blacks in the United States.

Tue Feb 12, 2008
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GM offers workers buyouts as posts loss   more similar news »
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp said on Tuesday it would offer a new round of buyouts to all of its U.S. factory workers as it posted a quarterly loss that underscored the pressure the top U.S. automaker faces in its slumping home market.

Tue Feb 12, 2008
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U.S. military weighing if Russia in Cold War pose   more similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington is trying to gauge whether Russia's recent bomber mission near a U.S. aircraft carrier indicated Moscow's return to a Cold War "mind-set" and is considering how the Pentagon should respond, a senior U.S. military officer said on Tuesday.

Tue Feb 12, 2008
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Japan PM calls Okinawa rape case "unforgivable"   more similar news »
TOKYO (Reuters) - Top Japanese officials on Tuesday deplored the suspected rape of a 14-year-old girl by a U.S. Marine on the southern island of Okinawa, an episode with echoes of a 1995 incident that jolted the U.S.-Japan security alliance.

Tue Feb 12, 2008
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Obama rides hot streak into next round   more similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama on Monday rode a weekend hot streak into the next round of presidential contests, but rival Hillary Clinton shrugged off the setbacks and expressed confidence about her prospects.

Tue Feb 12, 2008
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Pentagon seeks death penalty for alleged 9/11 planner   more similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Monday charged the alleged planner of the September 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and five others with murder and conspiracy and asked that they be executed if convicted.

Tue Feb 12, 2008
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Ex-Boeing engineer charged in China spying case   more similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Boeing engineer was arrested on Monday on charges of stealing trade secrets for China about several aerospace programs, including the Space Shuttle, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Tue Feb 12, 2008
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RIM reports "critical" BlackBerry outage   more similar news »
TORONTO (Reuters) - A major outage hit BlackBerry users in North America on Monday afternoon, cutting off wireless e-mail for everyone from busy executives to political campaign staff on the eve of three U.S. presidential primaries.

Tue Feb 12, 2008
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Gates backs pause in future troop pullout   more similar news »
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday he backed a brief pause in U.S. troop cuts in Iraq once an initial pullout of five combat brigades has been completed in July.

Tue Feb 12, 2008
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Russian bombers intercepted near U.S. Navy vessel   more similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian bomber aircraft approached a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Pacific on Saturday and were intercepted by American fighter jets, a U.S. defense official said on Monday.

Tue Feb 12, 2008
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Whites to become minority in U.S. by 2050   more similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Non-Hispanic whites will become a minority in the United States by 2050, with immigrants and their children driving 82 percent of U.S. population growth in coming years, a new study said on Monday.

Tue Feb 12, 2008
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Thieves take $164 million art works in Swiss heist   more similar news »
ZURICH (Reuters) - Masked robbers brandishing handguns stole four paintings by 19th Century masters worth $164 million from a Zurich museum in Switzerland's biggest art theft, police said on Monday.

Mon Feb 11, 2008
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Bad lenders still seen targeting minorities   more similar news »
BOSTON (Reuters) - Growing scrutiny into subprime mortgages has failed to stop unscrupulous lending practices to blacks, Hispanics and other minority groups, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said on Monday.

Mon Feb 11, 2008
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East Timor's president shot in rebel attack   more similar news »
DILI (Reuters) - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta was stable after he was shot in the stomach during an attack on his Dili home by rebel soldiers, Foreign Minister Zacarias da Costa said on Monday.

Mon Feb 11, 2008
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Clinton shuffles campaign team   more similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As she struggles to blunt Barack Obama's growing momentum, Democrat Hillary Clinton shuffled the top of her campaign staff on Sunday ahead of this week's U.S. presidential nominating contests, while Republican John McCain's march hit a few bumps in the road.

Mon Feb 11, 2008
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Kanye West takes early lead at Grammys   more similar news »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Kanye West, the leading nominee at the Grammy Awards, won three prizes during early proceedings on Sunday, while another top contender, Amy Winehouse, won a pair of statuettes.

Mon Feb 11, 2008
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Islamist parties face drubbing in Pakistan vote   more similar news »
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani voters are expected to succeed where President Pervez Musharraf has failed, pushing back the Islamist tide and throwing out of power political clerics governing Pakistan's violent northwest.

Mon Feb 11, 2008
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Row erupts over Berkeley's anti-Marine stance   more similar news »
BERKELEY, California (Reuters) - Officials in the famously liberal California town of Berkeley have stirred a national fuss by telling U.S. Marine Corps recruiters they aren't welcome anymore and by aiding those protesting against them.

Mon Feb 11, 2008
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Writers' union backs deal to end Hollywood strike   more similar news »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Union leaders for striking Hollywood writers voted on Sunday to formally endorse a deal with studios to end their bruising three-month-old labor clash, calling an immediate halt to picketing and paving the way for writers to return to work by mid-week.

Sun Feb 10, 2008
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Russia warns as Kosovo independence looms   more similar news »
PRISTINA/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Kosovo is expected to declare independence from Serbia next Sunday, but a top Russian official warned that Europe could open a "Pandora's box" if it recognized the move over Belgrade's objections.

Sun Feb 10, 2008
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Clinton seeks to cast herself as underdog vs Obama   more similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sen. Hillary Clinton, viewed last year as virtually unstoppable in her bid to become the U.S. Democratic presidential nominee, is now seeking to portray herself as the underdog against rival Sen. Barack Obama.

Sun Feb 10, 2008
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Gates says two-tiered NATO puts alliance at risk   more similar news »
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday the NATO alliance was at risk if it became split between members willing and unwilling to fight as he appealed to Europeans to support the war in Afghanistan.

Sun Feb 10, 2008
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Suicide attack heightens fears for Pakistan polls   more similar news »
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani police said on Sunday they suspected Islamist militants based in the tribal areas on the Afghan border were behind a suicide attack that killed up to 20 people at an election rally in the northwest a day earlier.

Sun Feb 10, 2008
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Obama wins two contests   more similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama won Democratic presidential contests in Nebraska and Washington state on Saturday, striking blows in a bruising back-and-forth battle with Hillary Clinton for the party's nomination.

Sun Feb 10, 2008
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Writers Guild leaders urge end to Hollywood strike   more similar news »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Union leaders for striking Hollywood writers said they have reached a tentative contract deal with studios and urged members on Saturday to support it, calling for an end to a three-month walkout that has crippled TV production and overshadowed Oscar season.

Sun Feb 10, 2008
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Israeli air strike kills Hamas militant in Gaza   more similar news »
GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed a Hamas militant in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian medical workers and Hamas said.

Sat Feb 09, 2008
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European lab spacewalk delayed for a day   more similar news »
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, but the installation of its primary cargo, a European science laboratory, will be delayed for a day due to an astronaut health problem, NASA said.

Sat Feb 09, 2008
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Campaigns battle to motivate voters in Louisiana   more similar news »
ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (Reuters) - The primary elections have been called the most gripping in recent years but not in the Deep South state of Louisiana where parties struggled to motivate voters on Saturday.

Sat Feb 09, 2008
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Yahoo set to rebuff Microsoft bid as too low   more similar news »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is set to reject Microsoft Corp's unsolicited bid, now worth $42 billion, as too low, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Saturday -- the first clear signal the board might be prepared to negotiate and sell the Internet media giant.

Sat Feb 09, 2008
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Myanmar junta pledges 2010 poll, a sham say critics   more similar news »
YANGON (Reuters) - Army-ruled Myanmar said on Saturday it will hold a referendum on a new constitution in May followed by elections in 2010, a move critics said was aimed at deflecting pressure after last year's crackdown on protesters.

Sat Feb 09, 2008
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