HIV can be passed to babies in pre-chewed foodmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The AIDS virus can be passed from an infected mother to her baby if she pre-chews the child's food as sometimes occurs in developing countries, U.S. government scientists said on Wednesday.
Afghan row may make NATO two-tiered alliance: Gatesmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NATO risks a split between countries that are willing to fight and those that are not because some European states refuse to send more troops to Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday.
Iran testing advanced centrifugesmore similar news »
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is testing an advanced centrifuge at its Natanz nuclear complex, diplomats said on Wednesday, a move that could lead to Tehran enriching uranium much faster and gaining the means to build atom bombs.
Clinton and McCain score early Super Tuesday winsmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton scored key "Super Tuesday" victories over rival Barack Obama and Republican John McCain rolled to big wins in the Northeast as 24 U.S. states voted in contests that could help pick the presidential nominees of both parties.
New York celebrates Super Bowl win with parademore similar news »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Confetti rained down on a sea of New York Giants blue on Tuesday as fans celebrated the team's surprising Super Bowl victory with a parade up New York City's fabled "Canyon of Heroes."
Britney Spears said drugged and controlled by managermore similar news »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears has been "drugged" by her self-styled manager in a bid to take control of her home, life and finances, the troubled pop star's mother charged in court documents made public on Tuesday.
CIA says used waterboarding on three suspectsmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA used a widely condemned interrogation technique known as waterboarding on three suspects captured after the September 11 attacks, CIA Director Michael Hayden told Congress on Tuesday.
FDA looks for "boots on the ground" in Chinamore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is hoping to bolster the safety of food and other products imported from China by opening a new Food and Drug Administration office in the Asian nation.
U.S. sees Russia, China and OPEC financial threatmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is worried that Russia, China and OPEC oil-producing countries could use their growing financial clout to advance political goals, the top U.S. spy chief told Congress on Tuesday.
Iraq would seek extended U.N. mandate if necessarymore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq would seek an extension of the U.N. mandate authorizing U.S.-led forces on its soil if it cannot reach a bilateral deal with the United States by the end of the year, an Iraqi official said on Tuesday.
Hollywood on verge of deal to end strike: sourcesmore similar news »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Negotiators for Hollywood studios and striking writers have agreed to terms of a new contract that could be presented to union leaders in days and, if approved, end their three-month-old labor clash later this week, two sources told Reuters on Monday.
Obama, emotional Clinton eye "Super Tuesday"more similar news »
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Reuters) - An emotional Hillary Clinton and rival Barack Obama pushed for votes in the U.S. Northeast on Monday, the day before a coast-to-coast Democratic presidential showdown that is neck-and-neck in opinion polls.
Super Bowl draws record 97.5 million viewersmore similar news »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A record 97.5 million Americans tuned in to Sunday's upset victory by the New York Giants over the New England Patriots, marking the biggest TV audience in Super Bowl history and the second most-watched U.S. telecast ever.
Senate moves toward stimulus showdownmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate moved closer on Monday to a showdown over an economic stimulus plan, with Democrats looking to offer a bigger package providing more benefits to more people than White House-backed legislation passed by the House of Representatives.
FBI probes purchases of US aircraft by drug lordsmore similar news »
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Venezuelan man has been charged with laundering drug profits to buy U.S. aircraft to smuggle cocaine, according to U.S. court documents, as the FBI broadens a probe into South American cocaine kings.
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.
