Bush rebukes China, torch feted in Tiananmenmore similar news »
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush issued one of his strongest rebukes to China on human rights on Wednesday, two days before Beijing hosts an Olympics it hopes will showcase its modern face and economic might.
Anthrax probe to close after suspect's deathmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Army scientist Dr. Bruce Ivins was the only person responsible for the 2001 U.S. anthrax attacks that killed five people, and authorities will close the case, a federal prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Judge calls convicted bin Laden driver "small player"more similar news »
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A military court on Wednesday convicted Osama bin Laden's driver of supporting terrorism but acquitted him on the more serious charge of conspiring with al Qaeda in the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War Two.
Karadzic demands Holbrooke, Albright appear in courtmore similar news »
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic demanded on Wednesday that former U.S. peace mediator Richard Holbrooke and ex-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright appear at the U.N. war crimes tribunal to back his claims of an immunity offer from the United States.
Fed holds steady; signals no rush to raise ratesmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve held U.S. interest rates steady on Tuesday, expressing concerns about both economic growth and inflation and indicating it is in no rush to push borrowing costs higher.
New Yahoo election tally reveals big protest votemore similar news »
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc on Tuesday released a recount of the vote for its board that sharply altered the results, revealing a strong protest vote against five of nine directors including CEO Jerry Yang.
Mistrial avoided, but no verdict yet at Guantanamomore similar news »
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A potential mistrial was avoided in the first Guantanamo trial on Tuesday when the U.S. military judge ruled it was too late to challenge his war crimes instructions to the jury deliberating the case of Osama bin Laden's driver.
Tropical Storm Edouard hits Texas coastmore similar news »
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Edouard plowed into a wildlife refuge on the upper Texas coast early on Tuesday, bringing driving rains and peak winds near 65 mph (100 kph) but leaving key energy installations mostly unscathed.
McCain touts energy plan at nuclear plantmore similar news »
NEWPORT, Michigan (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited a nuclear power plant on Tuesday to tout his plan to battle rising energy costs by expanding exploration of traditional sources like nuclear power and offshore oil drilling.
Torch comes to Beijing, security tightenedmore similar news »
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Olympic torch arrived in China's capital on Tuesday after a jubilant reception in the quake-ravaged southwest, as Beijing tries to choreograph a happy ending to its troubled international tour.
U.S. calls Iran nuclear letter "obfuscation"more similar news »
TEHRAN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran delivered a letter to world powers on Tuesday but gave no concrete reply to a demand to freeze its nuclear activity, a defiant step the United States said amounted to "obfuscation" and could lead to more sanctions.
John Gotti Jr. indicted on murder, cocaine chargesmore similar news »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - John "Junior" Gotti, the accused Mafia boss who beat federal charges three times by having cases end in mistrials, was indicted again on Tuesday on conspiracy charges including murder and cocaine trafficking.
FBI to release evidence in anthrax casemore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under pressure to make public its case against a U.S. Army scientist in the 2001 anthrax murders, the FBI is preparing to release its evidence on the researcher, who killed himself before he could be charged, law enforcement officials said on Tuesday.
Pakistani woman in U.S. court for assault on troopsmore similar news »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Pakistani woman accused of grabbing a U.S. soldier's rifle and trying to shoot an Army captain while in custody in Afghanistan will face a U.S. judge in New York on Tuesday on attempted murder charges.
Obama makes a shift, says tap oil reservesmore similar news »
LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) - Barack Obama proposed tapping the strategic oil reserve on Monday to help lower gas prices, reversing an earlier stance, and called rival John McCain a tool of big oil companies as rising energy costs took center stage in the U.S. presidential campaign.
June inflation jumps as incomes barely risemore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer prices jumped at the sharpest rate in more than a quarter century during June, and consumers coping with soaring costs received their smallest income gain in a year, the government said on Monday.
U.S. charges Colombian rebel over hostage-takingmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior member of Colombia's FARC guerrillas has been charged for his role in the hostage-taking of three Americans who were rescued last month in Colombia, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday.
Changing lug nuts not a war crime, jury toldmore similar news »
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's driver performed vital services that enabled "the world's most dangerous terrorist" to launch attacks, a prosecutor told jurors before they began deliberations on Monday in the first U.S. war crimes trial at Guantanamo.
Rescuers reach Italian after 11 die on K2more similar news »
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Rescuers have reached an Italian mountaineer who refused to succumb to frostbite and exhaustion on K2 after 11 other climbers perished on the world's second-highest mountain, a Pakistani guide said on Monday.
Bombers kill 16 in west China ahead of Gamesmore similar news »
BEIJING (Reuters) - Suspected Muslim separatists with homemade bombs killed 16 police in western China on Monday, state media said, reporting one of the worst attacks by militants on Chinese soil just four days before the Olympics.
Iran says it won't halt nuclear work, talks to EUmore similar news »
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran and the representative of six world powers talked by telephone on Monday without resolving a row over Tehran's sensitive nuclear work, which the Islamic Republic said would not be stopped.
Stampede kills 145 Hindu worshippers in Indiamore similar news »
CHANDIGARH, India (Reuters) - At least 145 people, mostly women and children, were crushed to death under the feet of thousands of pilgrims in a stampede at a temple in northern India on Sunday, police said.
U.N. council must increase sanctions on Iran: U.Smore similar news »
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States said on Sunday that Iran has left the U.N. Security Council no choice but to increase sanctions on the Islamic Republic for ignoring demands that it halt sensitive nuclear activities.
China warns protesters, allows Tiananmen musicmore similar news »
BEIJING (Reuters) - China allowed a first foreign orchestra concert in Tiananmen Square on Sunday but also issued warnings to would-be protesters in delicate efforts to show openness while avoiding embarrassment at the Olympics.
Climbing catastrophe as 9 perish on K-2more similar news »
GILGIT, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least nine climbers have perished on K-2 in Pakistan in the worst day for mountaineering on the world's second-highest peak, and the toll could rise further, expedition organizers said on Sunday.
Christina Applegate fighting cancermore similar news »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Christina Applegate, famed for playing ditzy daughter Kelly Bundy on TV comedy "Married ... With Children," is fighting breast cancer, but expected to make a full recovery, her spokeswoman said on Saturday.
Blast in Somali capital kills 14, mostly womenmore similar news »
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A roadside explosion in Mogadishu on Sunday killed at least 14 people, most of them women who were sweeping a street in the Somali capital, witnesses said. Nearly 50 people were wounded.
Israel to free Palestinians in Hezbollah dealmore similar news »
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved the release of five Palestinian prisoners as part of a swap deal with the Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla group that brought the bodies of two Israeli soldiers home.
Kuwait official sees oil staying above $100: reportmore similar news »
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Oil was unlikely to fall below $100 per barrel as strong demand from emerging economies such as China and India put a floor under prices, a member of Kuwait's top oil council said in remarks published on Sunday.
Pakistani Taliban deny Zawahri death reportmore similar news »
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani Taliban spokesman denied on Saturday a U.S. media report that al Qaeda number two, Ayman al Zawahri, might have been killed or wounded in a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan's border region last Monday.
More than 56,000 in U.S. infected with AIDS each yearmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New estimates show that least 56,000 people become infected with the AIDS virus every year in the United States -- 40 percent more than previous calculations, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday.
U.S. mulls what do to with any Guantanamo convictmore similar news »
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - If Osama bin Laden's driver is convicted on terrorism charges as Guantanamo's first U.S. war crimes trial ends next week, he will be jailed separately from the rest of the prisoners, the head of the detention operation said on Saturday.
Iran, on deadline day, vows no nuclear retreatmore similar news »
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it would not back down "one iota" in its nuclear row with major powers, voicing defiance on the day of an informal deadline set by the West over Tehran's disputed atomic ambitions.
Obama says McCain campaign cynical, not racistmore similar news »
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Saturday that Republican rival John McCain's campaign has been cynical, not racist, in trying to raise fears about his candidacy.
United Air and pilots in standstill pact: reportmore similar news »
CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines has come to a standstill agreement with its pilots' union until a federal court can rule on the company's request for an injunction barring labor actions that disrupt flight schedules, the Chicago Tribune reported on Saturday.
Bush, Lula discuss collapse of trade talks: W.Housemore similar news »
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (Reuters) - President George W. Bush discussed the collapse of world trade talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday, expressing disappointment over the failure and reaffirming his commitment to reaching agreement, the White House said.
Qantas aborts Manila flight after hydraulic leakmore similar news »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A Qantas flight bound for the Philippines was forced to turn back to Sydney on Saturday after the pilot discovered a hydraulic fluid leak, just eight days after a major emergency involving another of the carrier's aircraft.
U.S. relay team stripped of goldmore similar news »
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. 4x400m relay team that won gold at the Sydney Games in 2000 have been stripped of their medals after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to doping, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Saturday.
U.S. Congress starts break with no gas price fixmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress began a five-week recess on Friday, leaving unresolved how to ease the surge in gasoline prices that is certain to be an issue until the November elections and beyond.
Scientist in anthrax case said to kill selfmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Army scientist who apparently committed suicide this week was close to being charged in connection with a series of deadly anthrax attacks in 2001, federal law enforcement officials said on Friday.
Iran, ahead of deadline, says will resist foesmore similar news »
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Friday the Islamic Republic would "stand against" its enemies with its "power", speaking just before a deadline set by Western officials in a dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
McCain camp mocks Obama as Messiah-likemore similar news »
PANAMA CITY, Florida (Reuters) - Republican John McCain's presidential team mocked Democrat Barack Obama on Friday as an overconfident, Messiah-like candidate with a tendency toward exaggeration in a Web ad that closed out a week of attacks.
Jobless rate highest in 4 years, payrolls dropmore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate hit its highest in four years during July as employers cut jobs for a seventh straight month, though less severely than predicted, a Labor Department report showed on Friday.
Economic models predict clear Obama win in Novembermore similar news »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It really is the economy, stupid! Economic models that have correctly predicted the winner of almost all post-war U.S. presidential elections say recession fears will secure a victory for Barack Obama in November.
