Sen. Reid's family injured in car accident

14 hrs 58 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were seriously inj...

Democrats move closer to healthcare deal

17 hrs 49 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats drew closer on Thursday to agreement on a broad healt...

Billionaire Pinera takes power as quakes jolt Chile

19 hrs 7 mins ago

CONSTITUCION, Chile (Reuters) - The ground shook and buildings swayed as billionaire Sebastian Piner...

Bank reform talks fail, Dodd to go solo

19 hrs 59 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chances of a broad overhaul of U.S. financial regulation dimmed on Thursday a...

Biden appeals for Mideast peace talks without delay

23 hrs 2 mins ago

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden called on Thursday for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks...

Biden in Israel after pledging U.S. support on Iran

3 days 22 hrs 40 mins ago

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden began a visit to Israel and the West Bank on Monday, ...

Security tight after hundreds die in central Nigeria

3 days 23 hrs 21 mins ago

JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Soldiers patrolled the central Nigerian city of Jos on Monday and aid worke...

Portugal follows Greece down austerity path

4 days 40 mins ago

LISBON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Portugal became the latest euro zone country to announce austerity measu...

Iraq results trickle out, Maliki rivals cry fraud

15 hrs 41 mins ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki posted mixed results in initial returns on Thursda...

Toyota discounts boost sales, U.S. mulls "black box"

18 hrs 53 mins ago

DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unprecedented discounts after a series of damaging recalls boosted To...

Obama lobbied on black unemployment, immigration

19 hrs 21 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday faced pressure to help create jobs in Afri...

U.S. boosted financial, tax crime probes in 2009

20 hrs 36 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States boosted its investigation of tax and other financial crimes...

Police clash with protesters as Greeks fight cuts

23 hrs 43 mins ago

ATHENS (Reuters) - Police clashed with stone-throwing youths in Athens on Thursday as tens of thousa...

Israel weighing construction of nuclear power plant

3 days 22 hrs 46 mins ago

JERUSALEM/PARIS (Reuters) - Israel will this week unveil plans to produce nuclear-generated electric...

Turnout for Iraq election solid at 62 percent

3 days 23 hrs 35 mins ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62 percent, higher than in last yea...