WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2012 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama will seek $80 million in new funding for a program to boost science and math education in U.S. schools, the White House said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Feb. 7, 2012 (Reuters) — A senior advisor to the breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure has resigned in the wake of a public outcry over the group's decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, which provides birth control and abortion services. ...  > full story

CAIRO, Feb. 7, 2012 (Reuters) — Egypt's government will back down in a stand-off with Washington over U.S. funding for civil society groups because allowing the dispute to drag on could jeopardize aid worth billions of dollars, two Egyptian officials said. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2012 (Reuters) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday renewed a pledge to prevent Europe's financial crisis from damaging the U.S. economy in testimony before Congress that mirrored remarks he made last week. ...  > full story

LONDON, Feb. 7, 2012 (Reuters) — U.S. authorities are stepping up investigations, including an FBI criminal inquiry, into possible violations by employees of Rupert Murdoch's media empire of a U.S. law banning corrupt payments to foreign officials such as police, law enforcement and corporate sources said. ...  > full story

TEHRAN, Feb. 7, 2012 (Reuters) — Iran castigated its U.S. adversary on Tuesday over new financial measures to disrupt Iranian commerce, and a default on payment for rice purchases highlighted the encroachment of sanctions on the staples of everyday life. ...  > full story

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2012 (Reuters) — Coca-Cola Co reported a lower quarterly net profit on Tuesday, due to the absence of a one-time gain. ...  > full story

LONDON, Feb. 7, 2012 (Reuters) — BP said it was preparing "vigorously" for lawsuits related to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which are due to start later this month, as it unveiled a rise in fourth quarter earnings on the back of higher oil prices. ...  > full story

TOKYO, Feb. 6, 2012 (Reuters) — Toyota Motor Corp reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly operating profit, shrugging off a firm yen and the damaging impact of flooding in Thailand, and raised its annual forecast, helped by cost cuts and Japanese government subsidies. ...  > full story

VIENNA, Feb. 6, 2012 (Reuters) — After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officials may have felt they were finally making headway towards getting Iran to address suspicions that it is bent on developing the ability to make atom bombs. ...  > full story