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Colombia leader rejects Jesse Jackson help in release of U.S. hostage Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 08:04 PM PDT | Top |
More than 30 still missing after Australia-bound refugee boat sank: police Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 07:48 PM PDT | Top |
Pentagon chief urges lawmakers to avert government shutdown Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 07:26 PM PDT | Top |
U.S. concerned about Turkey's choice of Chinese missile system Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 06:51 PM PDT | Top |
Special Report: Myanmar old guard clings to $8 billion jade empire Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 06:48 PM PDT | Top |
House advances spending bill Obama says he'll veto Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 06:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to fund the U.S. government in the new fiscal year starting on Tuesday but delay President Barack Obama's healthcare law cleared a procedural hurdle in the House of Representatives on Saturday. By a vote of 231-191, the Republican-controlled House set up final debate of the legislation with a vote on passage expected soon, despite a White House promise to veto the legislation because it would gut "Obamacare." (Reporting By Richard Cowan; Editing by Peter Cooney) Full Story | Top |
Idaho smokejumper dies in parachute training drill Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 05:54 PM PDT By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A veteran smokejumper for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has died after parachuting from a plane during a training exercise in Idaho, the first such accident in 13 years, an agency spokesman said on Saturday. It was unclear if an equipment flaw, medical emergency or weather conditions caused the death on Friday of Mark Urban, 40, of Boise, said Bureau of Land Management spokesman Ken Frederick. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. House moves federal government closer to shutdown Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 05:26 PM PDT | Top |
U.S. deputy nuclear commander suspended during investigation Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 05:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the American military's nuclear arsenal and its space operations, has been suspended during an investigation into issues related to gambling, a U.S. official said on Saturday. Navy Vice Admiral Tim Giardina was suspended on September 3 over the probe, Strategic Command said, without offering details on the nature of the investigation being carried out by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. A spokesman for the investigative service did not immediately respond to a request for comment. One U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Argentina says Iran committed to probing 1994 bombing Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 04:58 PM PDT By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Iran has approved a deal with Argentina to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center that courts in the South American country accuse Tehran of sponsoring, Argentine official state news service Telam said. Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman met in New York on Saturday with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who assured him Iran "would honor all points of the agreement" to shed light on the bombing that killed 85 people, Telam said. ... Full Story | Top |
Greek police arrest leader, lawmakers of far-right Golden Dawn Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 04:54 PM PDT | Top |
U.S. spy agency used some Americans' data to map their behavior: NYT Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 04:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The New York Times reported on Saturday that the National Security Agency, the main U.S. government surveillance organization, had since 2010 used data it gathered to map some Americans' "social connections that can identify their associates, their locations at certain times, their traveling companions and other personal information. ... Full Story | Top |
Cameron speeds up launch of controversial housing plan Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 03:55 PM PDT | Top |
U.N. Security Council demands elimination of Syria chemical arms Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 03:34 PM PDT | Top |
Austrian coalition faces far-right challenge in vote Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 03:09 PM PDT By Michael Shields VIENNA (Reuters) - A resurgent right-wing party keen to end taxpayer-funded bailouts of euro zone laggards takes on Austria's political establishment in parliamentary elections on Sunday. The ruling Social Democrats (SPO) and their People's Party (OVP) conservative partners are counting on their record in piloting the Alpine republic through the global financial crisis relatively unscathed to win another five-year term. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. Senate likely to meet Monday on government spending bill -aide Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 03:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is unlikely to hold a Sunday session and instead probably will convene as planned on Monday to consider any government funding bill passed this weekend by the House of Representatives, a Senate Democratic aide said on Saturday. The aide added that the Senate would likely use a parliamentary maneuver allowing it to strip out objectionable amendments to the emergency funding bill the Republican-controlled House is expected to attach. ... Full Story | Top |
Islamists, ruling party members chide Sudan's Bashir amid protests Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 02:49 PM PDT | Top |
Jesse Jackson accepts role in Colombia hostage release Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 02:23 PM PDT | Top |
White House warns U.S. House it's moving toward government shutdown Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 02:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jay Carney said on Saturday that any lawmaker who votes for a new House Republican government funding bill is "voting for a shutdown." In a brief statement, Carney said the Republican-led House of Representatives needed to pass instead the measure approved by the Democratic-led Senate on Friday that, unlike the House alternative, would fund the healthcare law known as Obamacare. (Reporting By Thomas Ferraro; Editing by Peter Cooney) Full Story | Top |
Iraq Kurd opposition party consolidates position in regional vote Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 02:03 PM PDT ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan's main opposition party has come in second in the autonomous region's parliamentary election, according to preliminary results on Saturday that left the shape of the government still unclear a week after the vote. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) share power in the previous cabinet with a combined 59 out of 111 parliamentary seats, having fought out their rivalries in a civil war during the 1990s. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. Republicans reject Senate bid to avoid government shutdown Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 01:33 PM PDT By Thomas Ferraro and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government edged closer on Saturday to a shutdown as Republicans in the House of Representatives rejected an emergency spending bill approved by the Senate and pushed instead for a one-year delay of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law. In the latest round of high-stakes brinkmanship between Democrats and Republicans, Republican leaders said after a closed-door meeting, punctuated by loud cheering, that the House would vote later on Saturday on their latest plan to scuttle the healthcare law, known as "Obamacare. ... Full Story | Top |
Italian government breaks up after Berlusconi pulls out ministers Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 01:22 PM PDT | Top |
Nigerian Islamists kill 27 in northeast attacks: official Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 01:08 PM PDT MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen from Islamist group Boko Haram killed 27 villagers in two attacks in Nigeria's restive northeast this week, a government official said, as violence continued to flare in the face of an army crackdown on the militants. Boko Haram wants to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria and has become the biggest security threat in Africa's second largest economy and top oil exporter. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. Senate will reject new House bill to fund government: Reid Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 01:00 PM PDT | Top |
Egypt's foreign minister says transitional government phase to end by spring Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 12:57 PM PDT | Top |
U.S. House passes bill to regulate drug compounding Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 12:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration more authority to regulate companies that compound sterile drugs and ship them across state lines. The bill, called the Drug Quality and Security Act, now goes to the Senate for a vote. House and Senate committees agreed on the legislation on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
Mexico floods will not affect proposed 2013, 2014 budget deficits -government Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 12:21 PM PDT | Top |
In Washington budget war, hype and hyperbole seize the floor Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 12:19 PM PDT By Fred Barbash WASHINGTON (Reuters) - To those not watching the Capitol Hill debate over funding the government and Obamacare: You don't know what you're missing. It's "high noon," cautioned Democratic Senator Tom Harkin, "as dangerous as the breakup of the Union before the Civil War." No, actually, it's not the Civil War, said Republican Representative Roger Williams. Williams likened the budget battle before Congress to the Revolutionary War. "It's truly our generation's Valley Forge." But wait, what about World War Two? That was the analogy of U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. watchdog allows delay to smooth transition to swaps trading Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 12:18 PM PDT By Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. derivatives regulator late on Friday gave a new and untested type of trading platform a bit more time to comply with some of its rules, to smooth the transition to regulated trading next week. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has been rushing through permits for the platforms - called Swap Execution Facilities - that must open their doors for customers on Wednesday. The agency wanted to be ahead of a possible U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Italian PM Letta accuses Berlusconi of 'huge lie' Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 11:40 AM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Enrico Letta accused center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday of telling Italians a "huge lie" by claiming the cabinet's failure to pass measures to avert a rise in sales tax was the reason for pulling out of the government. The statement came after Berlusconi, battling moves to expel him from parliament following a tax fraud conviction, pulled ministers from his center-right party out of the cabinet, effectively bringing down Letta's fragile coalition of left and right. ... Full Story | Top |
Italian PM Letta to seek parliamentary backing: source Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 11:02 AM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will seek to verify the level of support he commands in parliament next week, following the resignation of centre-right ministers from his government, but he may not call a full confidence vote, a government source said on Saturday. President Giorgio Napolitano, who would have to decide whether to call new elections or try to oversee the formation of a new government, said in a statement he had been informed by Letta of the resignations and would decide the next steps together with the prime minister. ... Full Story | Top |
Four killed in suicide bomb attack in Timbuktu: Mali army Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 10:55 AM PDT TIMBUKTU (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and several wounded in a suicide car-bomb attack in Timbuktu on Saturday, the first since Mali's presidential election aimed at ending months of chaos following a Tuareg uprising that led to a military coup. The attack also comes a few days after Tuareg separatists pulled out of a ceasefire agreement and peace process with the new Malian government. Witnesses said the suicide bombers detonated their vehicle near the Malian army camp in Timbuktu, killing both occupants of the vehicle and two passerby. ... Full Story | Top |
German government dismisses report Schaeuble may raise top income tax to woo left Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 10:24 AM PDT | Top |
U.S. House to start votes on budget plan, with Obamacare delay Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 10:22 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will start a series of votes on Saturday to keep the government funded so it can keep running past an October 1 deadline. The Republican votes will include a measure to delay President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law. The proposal puts the House on a collision course with the Democratic-led Senate, which passed its own funding measure on Friday stripping out Republican attempts to defund the law, known as Obamacare. ... Full Story | Top |
Kenya says 'at war' with al Shabaab, faces security questions Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 10:15 AM PDT | Top |
On eve of meeting, India raps Pakistan on cross-border attacks Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 09:53 AM PDT | Top |
Berlusconi's ministers resign from Italy government: deputy PM Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 09:45 AM PDT | Top |
Aftershock kills 15 in quake-hit Pakistan province Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 09:40 AM PDT | Top |
Miss Philippines crowned Miss World 2013 after protests Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 09:21 AM PDT JAKARTA (Reuters) - Miss Philippines was crowned Miss World 2013 on Saturday at a tightly guarded ceremony in Bali, Indonesia, after the contest was plagued by protests from Muslim hardliners and fears that extremist groups could try to disrupt the event. U.S.-born Megan Young, a 23-year-old studying digital film, accepted the crown from last year's winner, Wenxia Yu of China, and promised to "be the best Miss World ever". ... Full Story | Top |
Rebels seize military post on Syria's southern border Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 08:56 AM PDT | Top |
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