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U.S. sues Arizona sheriff in immigration probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday sued an Arizona sheriff for refusing to cooperate with its investigation into allegations the sheriff discriminates against Hispanics in his program to crack down on illegal immigrants.
U.S. to start NATO talks on Afghan transition: Petraeus
KABUL (Reuters) - The United States will start preliminary talks with its allies in Afghanistan soon on next year's planned "transition," expected to include withdrawal of some U.S. forces, the top NATO commander in the country said on Thursday.
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Coast Guard responding to possible rig blast in Gulf
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard was flying helicopters to a possible offshore drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, a Coast Guard spokesman said.
Burger King agrees to be sold for $3.26 billion
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Burger King Holdings Inc , the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain, agreed to be bought by investment firm 3G Capital for $24 per share, or about $3.26 billion.
Flood-hit Pakistanis and Afghans may cross to Iran: UNHCR
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Dismal conditions in flood-hit areas in southwest Pakistan could force thousands of Pakistanis and Afghan refugees to cross the border into Iran, the U.N. refugee agency warned Thursday.
UK foreign secretary's aide quits over gay rumors
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday he had gone public to deny rumors he was gay and in a relationship with an aide because he and his wife were fed up of the allegations.
NATO checks claim strike kills 10 Afghan campaigners
TALOOQAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An apparent air strike by foreign forces killed six election campaign workers in Afghanistan's north on Thursday, a government spokesman said, and NATO-led forces said they were investigating the incident.
China digs for ways to stymie BHP's Potash Corp bid
MELBOURNE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China is stepping up attempts to hamper BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile offer for Potash Corp, amid worries about future supplies of fertilizer it needs to rapidly boost food production.
GM roadshow to begin after elections: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Automaker General Motors Co plans to begin courting investors for its initial public offering immediately after the November 2 U.S. midterm congressional elections, two sources familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.
Police end hostage drama at Discovery Channel
SILVER SPRING, Md (Reuters) - Police shot a gunman who held three hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters near Washington and took him into custody, police said on Wednesday.
Apple TV takes aim at Web-connected living room
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc unveiled a snazzier line of its iPod on Wednesday, with new designs for every model of the popular media device in hopes of kick-starting holiday sales.
Lukewarm reaction to NY imam on Middle East tour
DUBAI (Reuters) - A heated U.S. debate over a planned Islamic center near New York's World Trade Center site is seen by Middle East media, scholars and citizens as more of a domestic American issue rather than an attack on their faith.
Obama to Mideast leaders: seize moment for peace
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was poised on Wednesday to launch a new U.S. push for Middle East peace even as a flare-up of Hamas violence and a deadlock over Israeli settlements loomed as potential deal-breakers.
Jewish settler killings blight new Mideast talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas claimed responsibility for killing four Jewish settlers in the West Bank in an attack that blighted a Middle East peace summit before it even began in Washington on Wednesday.
Dutch hold two men on "terrorism" suspicion
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Two men arrested Monday at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on a flight from Chicago are being held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit acts of terror, the Dutch prosecution service said Tuesday.
Dutch still holding two men over air security scare
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch police are still holding two men arrested at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam who triggered a security scare after boarding a Europe-bound flight from the United States, the prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Obama: Time to turn the page in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's prime minister said the end of U.S. combat operations on Tuesday restored Iraq's sovereignty and meant it stood as an equal to the United States, despite political deadlock and persistent violence.
New Yorkers see right to mosque, but want it moved
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York voters contradicted themselves over a planned Islamic cultural center near the World Trade Center site, with majorities saying both that Muslims have the right to build one but that they should be forced to move it, a poll is ...
Pakistan's flood victims frustrated with medical care
MUZAFFARGARH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Victims of Pakistan's floods queued to get medical treatment on Tuesday as doctors complained of a shortage of medical supplies to treat a rising number of patients.
Hurricane Earl could sideswipe East Coast
MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl followed a path toward the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday as the powerful storm pulled away from northeastern Caribbean islands it had pounded with winds and rain, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast
HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl gained more punch on Thursday as the large storm churned up the Atlantic threatening the U.S. East Coast with dangerous winds and large swells and forcing evacuations in North Carolina.
Stronger Hurricane Earl nears East Coast
MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm as it churned toward the eastern U.S. seaboard on Wednesday and looked to sideswipe the densely populated coast from North Carolina to New England, the U.S. National Hurricane Center ...
Obama administration appeals stem cell injunction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday appealed a ruling that blocked federal funding of embryonic stem cell research and asked the judge who issued the injunction to put it on hold pending the appeal.
Sweden reopens WikiLeaks founder rape investigation
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Chief Prosecutor said on Wednesday she was reopening a preliminary investigation into rape charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Afghan withdrawal won't be a "hand-off": Petraeus
KABUL (Reuters) - The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan from next July will begin with a general "thinning out" of forces rather than any large-scale drawdown, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces said on Tuesday.
Judge rules against U.S. government on oil drilling
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the U.S. government's request to dismiss an industry lawsuit challenging its deepwater oil and gas drilling moratorium, dealing another blow to the Obama administration.
Alaska Sen Murkowski upset by Tea Party-backed rival
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Senator Lisa Murkowski dropped out of the Republican Senate primary in Alaska on Tuesday, conceding to a Tea Party-backed insurgent in a stunning upset fueled by conservative supporters.
Republican leads Senate race in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican candidate Pat Toomey has a 10-point lead over his Democratic rival in the race for a Senate seat in the key swing state of Pennsylvania where worries about the economy dominate, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday ...
Oil spill seen in Gulf platform explosion
HOUSTON (Reuters) - An oil and gas facility owned by Mariner Energy Inc off the coast of Louisiana was on fire Thursday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was working to rescue 13 workers.
Tea Party promises to be a force in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With another win in a Senate Republican primary, this time in Alaska, the conservative Tea Party movement showed it is more than a political fad and has the staying power to be a significant force in November's elections.
Blasts kill 20 in Pakistan's Lahore, 170 hurt
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded at a Shi'ite procession in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over 100, piling pressure on a government already overwhelmed by floods.
N.Korea seeks stronger ties with China
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea vowed to strengthen military ties with China on Wednesday, days after the North's leader Kim Jong-il finished a visit aimed at bolstering the bond with his isolated country's sole major supporter.
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