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Florida pastor says going ahead with Koran burning

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 18:46
MIAMI (Reuters) - An obscure U.S. Christian pastor whose plan to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 has sparked an international outcry said on Wednesday he will still go ahead with the event despite U.S. official warnings it will endanger American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.


Obama: U.S. cannot afford tax cuts for wealthier Americans

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 18:35
PARMA, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday ruled out extending Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier Americans, as he sought to draw a sharp distinction between his Democrats and Republicans in this election year.


Fidel Castro says Cuban model no longer works

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 18:28
HAVANA (Reuters) - Fidel Castro said Cuba's economic model no longer works, a U.S.-based journalist reported on Wednesday following interviews with the former president last week.


Pakistan to charge three men in Times Square plot

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 18:24
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will soon charge three men with terrorism in connection with the failed attempt to bomb New York's Times Square, a police official said on Wednesday.


Google seeks to speed up Web searches

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 18:20
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc unveiled a set of enhancements to its Internet search engine on Wednesday that predict search queries as users type, promising to speed up the time it takes to find information online.


BP blames contractors for U.S. oil spill

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 17:46
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A BP Plc investigation of the Gulf of Mexico disaster played down the company's role in the world's worst offshore oil spill, seeking to share the blame with its contractors.


Special Report: The Tea Party goes to school

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 16:10
HANNIBAL, Missouri (Reuters) - Some Tea Partiers admit mistakes were made. Others are quick to describe the movement's recent efforts in the political arena as not quite ready for prime time.


UK extradition review to scrutinize U.S. requests

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 16:00
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it would review its extradition laws after criticism that treaty arrangements with other nations, in particular the United States, make it too easy to transfer suspects for trial there.


China-U.S. ties improving, Hu tells White House team

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 11:28
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States said on Wednesday that their sometimes rocky relationship is sounder after talks in Beijing, with both putting an optimistic face on ties that have been jolted by economic and security tensions.


U.S. says not considering NATO Afghan troop request

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 01:32
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not plan to contribute to a NATO request for 2,000 troops for the Afghan war, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, even as the head of the alliance held out the possibility of U.S. participation.


Blast rips through Mexico oil refinery, kills one

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 18:56
CADEREYTA, Mexico (Reuters) - An explosion ripped through a major Mexican refinery on Tuesday, killing one worker and pushing gasoline prices higher on market talk that Mexico's state oil company Pemex might have to import more fuel.


Congress Republicans wary of Obama economy plan

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 18:55
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve $350 billion worth of measures to boost the economy with midterm elections less than two months away.


Spain's PM says ETA must lay down arms

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 18:52
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Tuesday ETA had to lay down its arms forever, after the Basque separatist group declared a ceasefire.


Hermine lashes south Texas, 3 other storms possible

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 18:40
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Hermine barely maintained its tropical storm status on Tuesday as 40 mile per hour winds kept lashing south Texas and the storm moved further inland about 15 miles south-southeast of San Antonio, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said.


Call for Sept 11 truce over New York Muslim center

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 18:35
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Families of September 11 victims are arguing whether to call a truce on the anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the United States as debate rages over plans for a Muslim center near the World Trade Center site.


Car bomb kills 20 in Pakistan after Taliban threat

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 18:14
KOHAT, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber rammed his car into a police residential complex in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people, officials said, in another blow for a country grappling with devastating floods.


Iran says it is self-sufficient in gasoline: state TV

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 17:57
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has raised its gasoline output to attain self-sufficiency in the strategic product and foil sanctions targeting its energy needs, the state television's website reported its oil minister as saying.


Pressure mounts in U.S. against Koran-burning plan

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 17:38
MIAMI (Reuters) - Civil and military leaders stepped up calls on Tuesday for an obscure U.S. pastor to drop his plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, as fears grew it would fan religious hatred.


French unions test Sarkozy in pensions strike

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 17:34
PARIS (Reuters) - French trade unions said 2.5 million people took to the streets Tuesday to protest over pension reforms that President Nicolas Sarkozy says he is determined to implement on the way to elections in 2012.


NATO aims to oust Taliban from Kandahar by November

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 16:00
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Afghan and NATO forces are planning an offensive to clear Taliban insurgents from areas around the city of Kandahar by late November, the NATO commander for southern Afghanistan said on Tuesday.


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