Syria forces retake Damascus suburbs; showdown at U.N.

6 days 10 hrs 42 mins ago

AMMAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syrian government forces reasserted control of Damascus suburbs on ...

Europe signs up to German-led fiscal pact

6 days 10 hrs 51 mins ago

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel cemented her political ascendancy in Europe Monday whe...

Exxon Mobil narrowly beats Street, shares fall

6 days 10 hrs 52 mins ago

(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp's profit narrowly beat expectations, as rising oil prices offset fallin...

Home prices drop, and consumers turn gloomy

6 days 10 hrs 53 mins ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home prices fell more steeply than expected in November, and consumer confidenc...

Greece must pledge tough reforms for debt swap deal

6 days 12 hrs 8 mins ago

ATHENS (Reuters) - Near-bankrupt Greece struggled on with its foreign lenders on Tuesday to show the...

Arab League suspends Syria mission as violence rages

8 days 20 hrs 41 mins ago

CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Arab League suspended its monitoring mission in Syria because of worsen...

Trade cheats beware: new U.S. team will come after you: Kirk

8 days 22 hrs 1 min ago

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - A new team of U.S. trade enforcers will make countries think twice ab...

With instability at home, Yemeni chief arrives in U.S.

8 days 23 hrs 13 mins ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barely clinging to power, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in the Un...

Iran keeping option open on nuclear weapon: U.S. spy chief

6 days 10 hrs 50 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran is keeping the option open to develop a nuclear weapon but U.S. intellig...

Trying to read between the lines of the Fed rate message

6 days 10 hrs 51 mins ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - For a central bank that wants to make transparency its hallmark, the Federal Re...

Apple hires away Dixons chief to expand retail

6 days 10 hrs 53 mins ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Apple Inc is hiring Dixons Chief Executive Officer John Browett, who drove a rece...

Italian authorities end search for cruise ship bodies

6 days 11 hrs 30 mins ago

ROME (Reuters) - Italian authorities have ended the search for bodies in the submerged sections of t...

As Florida votes, Romney seems in driver's seat

6 days 13 hrs 14 mins ago

COCOA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Florida's Republican voters go to the polls on Tuesday in a high-st...

Romney widens lead over Gingrich in Florida: poll

8 days 21 hrs 50 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House hopeful Mitt Romney widened his lead over rival Newt Gingrich to ...

Former rival Cain endorses Gingrich for president

8 days 23 hrs 3 mins ago

PANAMA CITY/ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich received th...