 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A move to curb President Barack Obama's military intervention in Libya was defeated in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, despite having the support of leaders of the majority Republicans. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats dug in their heels Friday as President Barack Obama prepared to wade into a divisive debate over taxes and spending aimed at heading off a default on the U.S. government's debt. |
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Oil release not a political move: Geithner
Fri,24 Jun 2011 03:52 PM PDT
Reuters - HANOVER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended the decision by industrialized nations to release emergency oil reserves into global energy markets, saying on Friday that it was not a political move. Full Story1 |
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Europe must do more on debt crisis: Geithner
Fri,24 Jun 2011 02:58 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday that Europe needs to step up efforts to deal with the debt crisis in Greece and other parts of the continent. Full Story1 |
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U.S., South Korea to keep pressure on Pyongyang
Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:57 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea on Friday signaled they would not ease pressure on North Korea's government, saying Pyongyang must show it had changed its ways before resumption of stalled nuclear talks could take place. Full Story1 |
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U.N. council voices "grave concern" about Yemen
Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:46 PM PDT
Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Friday voiced its "grave concern" at the situation in Yemen, ending months of disagreement that had prevented the 15-nation body from speaking unanimously on the unrest there. Full Story1 |
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Geithner says economic weakness mostly temporary
Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:30 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Around two-thirds of recent softness in the U.S. economy can be attributed to temporary factors such as higher energy costs and Japan's earthquake, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told CNBC on Friday. Full Story1 |
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Obama administration eyes ways to aid rental housing
Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:09 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is exploring ways to support lending for rental housing as the troubled U.S. real estate sector has kept potential buyers on the sidelines, a top Treasury official said on Friday. Full Story1 |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is exploring ways to support rental housing as the troubled U.S. real estate sector has kept potential buyers on the sidelines, a top U.S. Treasury official said on Friday. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday praised the House of Representatives for rejecting a move to bar funding for U.S. military strike missions against Libya, saying it was important to keep up pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. |
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 LONDON (Reuters) - From the streets of Cairo and Madrid to online forums and social media sites, "leaderless" protests are on the rise. But the very qualities that led to their short-term success may condemn them to failure in the long run. |
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Stop-gap debt limit hikes dangerous: Sen. Schumer
Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:48 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading Senate Democrat on Friday warned against Congress passing one or more stop-gap debt limit increases, saying lawmakers instead should pass a long-term hike in borrowing authority. Full Story1 |
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U.S. sanctions on Iran companies raise questions: Russia
Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:47 AM PDT
Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - The sanctions imposed by the United States on a major Iranian port operator and the country's national airline may affect Russian companies and "raise serious questions," the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Full Story1 |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans walked out of budget talks on Thursday, setting up a showdown between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner over how to extend U.S. borrowing and avoid a looming debt default. |
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U.S. warns against new Gaza flotilla plans
Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:15 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday warned activists against plans to send a new aid flotilla to challenge Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip, saying it would be irresponsible and dangerous. Full Story1 |
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 CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Considering she is the first black First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama does not talk a lot about race. |
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 NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday touted his efforts to advance gay rights and promised further progress, but stopped short of declaring his support for legalizing same-sex marriage. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, seeking to spur action on three long-delayed free trade agreements, said on Thursday he was prepared to help the White House renew a retraining program for workers displaced by trade but added a major demand of his own. |
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Patent overhaul bill clears House
Thu,23 Jun 2011 03:50 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Patent legislation that aims to clear a years-long backlog of applications and allows the patent office set its own fees was approved by the House of Representatives on Thursday. Full Story1 |
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Debt talks on hold while top leaders decide: Biden
Thu,23 Jun 2011 03:40 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday the debt talks he has led had gone into "abeyance" and made clear the next phase of the process is in the hands of President Barack Obama and congressional leaders. Full Story1 |
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House to consider balanced-budget amendment
Thu,23 Jun 2011 03:37 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will vote on a bill that would amend the Constitution to require Congress to balance the budget each year, Republican Leader Eric Cantor said on Thursday. Full Story1 |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration sharply criticized a $649 billion defense spending bill in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday because of proposed spending cuts and limits on the handling of Guantanamo detainees. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military warned on Thursday that President Barack Obama's unexpectedly faster drawdown in Afghanistan created new risks, even as commanders said they backed the strategy to start winding down the unpopular, nearly decade-old war. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans walked out of budget talks on Thursday, setting up a showdown between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner over how to extend U.S. borrowing and avoid a looming debt default. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama stands to win a bump in voter support for his decision to tap emergency oil reserves, but the gains from lower fuel prices run the risk of evaporating before next year's election, political experts said. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Pakistan on Thursday that U.S. military aid could suffer if Islamabad failed to address rising U.S. doubts over its commitment to fighting Islamist militants. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday the United States was concerned that recent events in the South China Sea could undermine stability and opposed any threat of force to advance territorial claims. |
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Petraeus: Afghan drawdown faster than recommended
Thu,23 Jun 2011 12:30 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, said on Thursday he had recommended a slower drawdown than President Barack Obama had decided upon, but backed the decision and said no military commander in history gets "all the forces he would like to have, for all the time." Full Story1 |
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Obama takes flak for tapping emergency oil reserves
Thu,23 Jun 2011 12:27 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took withering fire from the oil industry and Republicans for agreeing to release the nation's emergency oil supplies, a decision that senior officials said was prompted by the need to prop up the ailing economy. Full Story1 |
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White House says debt talks now in "abeyance"
Thu,23 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT
Reuters - FORT DRUM, New York (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday said debt talks between Vice President Joe Biden and lawmakers had gone into "abeyance", but the search for a compromise to cut the U.S. deficit would continue. Full Story1 |
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U.S. draft requests 4,200 Ethiopia troops for Abyei
Thu,23 Jun 2011 11:56 AM PDT
Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council that would authorize the deployment of 4,200 Ethiopian troops to Sudan's disputed Abyei region. Full Story1 |
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Reid says he, Obama and Boehner to handle debt talks
Thu,23 Jun 2011 11:37 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid will take over stalled budget talks but a first meeting has not yet been set, Reid said on Thursday. Full Story1 |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Philippines is counting on "unwavering" U.S. help in beefing up its naval capabilities to defend its territories in the South China Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Thursday. |
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran entertainer Jerry Lewis canceled a benefit show in Australia on Friday when he fell ill and was taken to a hospital, but he has since returned to his normal routine, his publicist said.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A tiny remote-controlled camera peered inside the tomb of a Mayan ruler that has been sealed for 1,500 years, revealing red frescoes, pottery and pieces of a funerary shroud made of jade and mother of pearl.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory, a nuclear-powered, car-sized rover designed to assess the planet's suitability for life, reached the Kennedy Space Center for launch preparations, officials said on Thursday.
OSLO (Reuters) - Life in the oceans is at imminent risk of the worst spate of extinctions in millions of years due to threats such asclimate change and over-fishing, a study showed on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A monster black hole shredded a Sun-like star, producing a strangely long-lasting flash of gamma rays that probably won't be seen again in a million years, astronomers reported on Thursday.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Workers at the Kennedy Space Center filled the fuel tank of the space shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday in a key test ahead of its scheduled launch next month on the final shuttle flight.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sunspot cycles -- those 11-year patterns when dark dots appear on the solar surface -- may be delayed or even go into "hibernation" for a while, a U.S. scientist said on Wednesday.
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Beekeeping and breeding animals such as cane rats for food are needed to help tackle the unsustainable trade in bush meat in central Africa, conservation experts said on Friday.
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Charlie Bragg gazes across his lush fields where fat lambs are grazing, his reservoirs filled with water, and issues a sigh of relief. Things are normal this year and that's a bit unusual of late.
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Pirates used six pitchers to piece together a 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox at PNC Park Friday.
EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Olympic decathlon champion Bryan Clay withdrew from the U.S. national trials with injury on Friday, jeopardizing his chances of competing at this year's world championships in South Korea.
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Reuters) - The Edmonton Oilers stuck to the script by taking Canadian center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins with the number one pick but it was otherwise a night of surprises at the NHL draft Friday.
EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dixpipped Justin Gatlin by a hundredth of a second in the 100 meters at the U.S. world trials on Friday following Tyson Gay's shock withdrawal due to injury.
CROMWELL, Connecticut (Reuters)- American Patrick Cantlaybecame the first amateur to shoot a 60 on the PGA Tour after blitzing the TPC River Highlands course in the second round of the Travelers Championship Friday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Not many players can say they scare Roger Federer but the six-times Wimbledon champion's next opponentDavid Nalbandian is one of a select bunch as the Swiss master continues his bid to win his 17th grand slam title on Saturday.
EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Tyson Gay's dream of a world championship re-match with Jamaican record holder Usain Bolt in the 100 meters ended on Friday when the American pulled out the semi-finals of the United States trials with a troublesome hip injury.
PASADENA, California (Reuters) - United States coach Bob Bradleyhas yet to decide whether all-time top scorer Landon Donovan will start against Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final on Saturday.
