Reuters: Top News

McCain: Palin to play leadership role as ex-Governor

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:06:39 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain expressed support for his former presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, on Saturday as Washington speculated about why the Alaska governor abruptly announced her resignation.

Iraq declines offer of U.S. help with reconciliation

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:27:36 -0400

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq on Saturday ruled out foreign involvement in its efforts to reconcile rival factions, just after visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Iraqis to do more to bury grievances and stave off renewed conflict.

North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:31:54 -0400

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States on its Independence Day that further stoked regional tensions.

Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:55:48 -0400

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An editor seen as close to Iran's leadership said on Saturday that opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi should go on trial, and a lawyer said other reformists had already been accused of acting against national security.

Two U.S. soldiers killed in complex Afghan attack

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:20:06 -0400

KABUL (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed when their base in southeast Afghanistan came under attack on Saturday, the U.S. military said, two days after a major operation against the Taliban was launched in the south.

OAS set to suspend Honduras after coup

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:50:27 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Organization of American States was likely to suspend Honduras on Saturday after a caretaker government refused to restore President Manuel Zelaya who was toppled in a military coup last weekend.

Former Beatles, Stones manager Allen Klein dies

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:34:19 -0400

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Infamous record label owner Allen Klein, who played a key role in the demise of the Beatles and also nabbed control of some of the Rolling Stones' best-known songs, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, a spokesman said. He was 77.

Former NFL star Steve McNair found dead: reports

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:47:04 -0400

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair has been found dead in Nashville of a gunshot wound in an apparent murder-suicide, according to local media reports.

Russia to grant U.S. Afghan supply route

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:21:16 -0400

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will grant President Barack Obama permission next week to ship U.S. weapons supplies across its territory, or through its airspace, en route to Afghanistan, sources on both sides told Reuters on Saturday.

Schwarzenegger signals key budget concession

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:57:46 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, optimistic California can finish its budget negotiations in a few days, is willing to reconsider his proposed cuts to education in hopes of averting a cash crisis, the San Francisco Chronicle said on Saturday.