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RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama urged lawmakers on Tuesday to return to the negotiating table to work on a financial rescue deal and offered a new proposal he said could help attract support.Image:...

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. diplomat Chris Hill arrived in Seoul on Tuesday ahead of a visit to North Korea to try to save a crumbling disarmament-for-aid deal and prevent Pyongyang from rebuilding its aging nuclear plant.Image:...

VIENNA (Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency chief said on Tuesday the agency's failure to detect nuclear arms work in Saddam Hussein's Iraq in the 1980s showed his inspectors lacked authority to pre-empt proliferators.Image:...

JODHPUR, India (Reuters) - At least 147 people died in a stampede at a temple in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan as Hindus gathered to begin one of the most important religious festivals of the year, police said Tuesday.Image:...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will join forces with Russian tycoon Alexander Lebedev to launch a new political party independent of the Kremlin, the billionaire businessman said on Tuesday.Image:...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A severe fuel shortage has gripped parts of the southeastern United States, causing long lines at filling stations and symbolizing for some people their fears about the wider economy.Image:...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrat and top Republican in the Senate on Tuesday promised swift action to pass a bipartisan financial rescue plan that the White House says is vital to protect all Americans as well as Wall Street.Image:...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday, clawing back from Wall Street's worst slide in more than 20 years, as investors bet that Washington will work to revive a plan to stabilize the U.S. financial sector.Image:...

RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - White House contenders Barack Obama and John McCain called on Tuesday for urgent efforts to revive a $700 billion financial bailout, warning of catastrophe for ordinary Americans if Congress fails to act.Image:...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank rescues spread in Europe on Tuesday and President George W. Bush gave assurances that a $700 billion bailout plan for the financial sector was not dead, giving markets around the world a boost.Image:...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. diplomat Chris Hill will try to re-engage North Korea on how to verify its nuclear claims and rescue a crumbling disarmament-for-aid deal in Pyongyang this week, U.S. officials said on Monday.Image:...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates predicted on Monday that growth in U.S. military spending would level off in the coming years but not face severe cutbacks, despite the current economic crisis.Image:...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former third-ranking official at the CIA pleaded guilty on Monday to fraud charges related to accusations he improperly steered agency contracts to his best friend, the Justice Department said.Image:...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Monday appointed a prosecutor to examine potential criminal charges in the Justice Department's firings of nine federal prosecutors after an inquiry found evidence several of the dismissals...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumers facing rising unemployment kept their spending unchanged in August even though incomes rose, according to a government report Monday that showed optimism about the economy's direction was fading.Image:...

LONDON (Reuters) - Taliban leader Mullah Omar on Monday urged U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan to withdraw or face a similar defeat to occupying Soviet troops a generation ago.Image: http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=tmPitm ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican John McCain's campaign blamed presidential rival Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats on Monday for the congressional rejection of a $700 billion rescue plan for Wall Street and said Obama failed a test of...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fueled by the needs of a growing elderly population, U.S. spending on long-term health care under the Medicaid program will soar in the next 20 years, a report released on Monday predicted.Image:...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks plunged on Monday in their biggest decline ever after U.S. lawmakers unexpectedly rejected a $700 billion financial bailout, spooking investors who fear for the future of global markets and the U.S. economy.Image:...

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers rejected a $700 billion bailout plan for the financial industry in a shock vote that sent global markets sliding as European authorities scrambled to prop up a slew of banks.Image:...

CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday Venezuela will develop a nuclear reactor for peaceful purposes, in another challenge to Washington just days after Russia offered nuclear assistance to the socialist Latin American...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Four bombs killed at least 32 people and wounded scores in busy districts of Baghdad on Sunday as Iraqis shopped and broke their fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, police said.Image:...

LONDON (Reuters) - People across the world think the U.S.-led "war on terror" has not weakened al Qaeda and many believe it has actually strengthened Osama bin Laden's network, a poll for the BBC World Service said on Monday.Image:...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wachovia Corp is in talks with rivals to be taken over, sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday, after the U.S. bank's shares fell 27 percent on Friday due to ongoing concerns about its portfolio of illiquid mortgage...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers geared up to vote on Monday on creating a $700 billion government fund to buy bad debt and alleviate the financial crisis while European authorities raced to the rescue of three troubled banks.Image:...

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution on Saturday that again orders Iran to halt nuclear enrichment work but imposes none of the new sanctions Washington and its allies want. Image:...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has received an advanced U.S.-made radar, staffed by American personnel, as part of preparations to fend off any future ballistic missile attack by Iran, officials involved in the deployment said on Sunday. Image:...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. nuclear envoy for North Korea, Chris Hill, is set to visit Pyongyang in coming days for talks with North Korean officials in a bid to salvage crumbling six-party denuclearization talks, a senior U.S. official said on...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Images of actor Paul Newman, who died late Friday, adorned newspaper front pages around the world on Sunday, his piercing blue eyes vying for attention with the global financial crisis. Image:...

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's foreign minister on Sunday declined to confirm a report that said the government was in contact with Taliban insurgents to negotiate an end to the conflict. Image: http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=yGE6qQ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Kyle strengthened into a hurricane off the United States on Saturday as it took aim at New England and Canada's Maritime provinces, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Image:...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama on Sunday tentatively supported the $700 billion plan to bail out the U.S. financial system. Image: http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=Fp18Iw ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Three Chinese astronauts landed safely back on earth on Sunday after a 68-hour voyage and space walk that showcased the country's technological mastery and were hailed as a major victory by its leaders. Image:...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers pushed to finalize a deal to create a $700 billion government fund to buy bad debt and halt the financial crisis as European regulators scrambled to prevent two banks from collapsing. Image:...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States and Iraq are close to reaching a long-delayed security deal, the foreign ministers of both countries said on Saturday. Image: http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=AqPZG0 ...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution on Saturday that again orders Iran to halt nuclear enrichment work but imposes none of the new sanctions Washington and its allies want. Image:...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in a crowded market in India's capital New Delhi on Saturday, killing two people and wounding 22 others, police said. Image: http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=3xDjIW ...

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A powerful car bomb exploded near a security complex in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, killing 17 civilians in the third major attack in the tightly controlled country this year. Image:...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Legendary film star Paul Newman, whose brilliant blue eyes, good looks, cool style and talent made him one of Hollywood's top actors over six decades has died at age 83 after a long battle with cancer. Image:...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional leaders locked themselves behind closed doors on Saturday with an urgent mission to reach a deal on a proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial industry amid the worst financial crisis since the Great...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese astronauts prepared for the nation's first space walk on Saturday, readying the 120-kg (265lb) suit one of them will wear for what state media called a 20-minute "baptism." Image:...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Preparations for a biological attack and repeated outbreaks of food poisoning have interfered with efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to improve the safety of fresh produce, according to a report released on...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The day after U.S. and Pakistani forces exchanged fire along the Afghan border, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday he was comfortable Pakistani troops had not been told to shoot at American forces. Image:...

OXFORD, Mississippi (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain battled over spending, taxes and the Iraq war in their first debate on Friday, sharply questioning each other's judgment and ability to lead on the biggest issues...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy, a liberal giant and patriarch of America's most storied political family, was examined and released from a Massachusetts hospital on Friday after suffering a mild seizure, officials said.Image:...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats said on Friday they expected a deal on a $700 billion financial rescue by Sunday, before Asian financial markets open, as conservative Republicans agreed to negotiate.Image:...

OXFORD, Mississippi (Reuters) - A huge financial market bailout package will require the next president to make tough choices and pare back government spending, the two U.S. presidential candidates said on Friday.Image:...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German police boarded a Dutch airliner at Cologne airport on Friday and arrested two men suspected of planning to take part in terrorist attacks.Image: http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=dqvlNj ...

DONGUZ TESTING RANGE, Russia (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it would build a space defense system and a new fleet of nuclear submarines by 2020, beefing up its nuclear deterrent at a time of heightened tensions with Washington.Image:...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday she would ask the U.N. Security Council to take up the matter of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's threats against Israel.Image:...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - If Wall Street's storied investment banks need help easing their financial woes, they would do well to look to the world's humblest lenders, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus said on Friday.Image:...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush is moving to suspend longtime U.S. trade benefits for Bolivia because of that country's failure to cooperate in drug-fighting efforts in the past year, the top U.S. trade official said on...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Friday said he told British Prime Minister Gordon Brown that the U.S. financial bailout was big enough to make a difference to ease financial market turmoil and would be passed.Image:...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Preparations for a biological attack and repeated outbreaks of food poisoning have interfered with efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to improve the safety of fresh produce, according to a report released on...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The day after U.S. and Pakistani forces exchanged fire along the Afghan border, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday he was comfortable Pakistani troops had not been told to shoot at American forces.Image:...

OXFORD, Mississippi (Reuters) - Republican John McCain ended the suspense and agreed to attend the first of three debates with Democrat Barack Obama on Friday, setting up a showdown that could help decide a tight White House race.Image:...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The biggest bank failure in U.S. history and nose diving banking stocks added pressure on the U.S. Congress to agree to a $700 billion financial rescue plan to breathe life back into credit markets.Image:...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese provinces have reported nearly 10,000 additional cases of children who have developed kidney illnesses after drinking toxic milk formula in recent days, local media reported on Friday.Image:...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Neither the United States nor its ally Pakistan will let a clash between their forces on the Afghan border escalate since both countries depend on each other for different reasons, analysts said on Friday.Image:...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German police boarded a Dutch airliner at Cologne airport on Friday and arrested two men suspected of planning to take part in terrorist attacks, a spokesman said.Image: http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=5prVwx ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's third manned space mission on Friday reached its final orbit where astronauts preparing for the country's first spacewalk enjoyed spicy food and the convenience of an onboard toilet.Image:...

SEOUL (Reuters) - International talks on ending North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions could be heading for a breakdown after Pyongyang said it would restore a plutonium- making plant, South Korea's foreign minister said on Friday.Image:...

OXFORD, Mississippi (Reuters) - The stage is set, but it was unclear on Friday if Republican John McCain would show up to duel Democrat Barack Obama in the first of three debates that could help decide a tight White House race.Image:...