ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — George W. Bush headed on Friday to an Asia-Pacific summit aiming to seek support for global financial reform and hold talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program as his presidency winds down. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Amid growing concern that a power vacuum in Washington was contributing to the global financial crisis, shares of U.S. banking giant Citigroup skidded on Friday while legislators and corporate chieftains weighed the fate of the U.S. auto industry. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Conservatives who have abandoned the U.S. Episcopal Church by the thousands in recent years are trying to form a separate-but-equal church, a move that could leave two branches of Anglicanism on American soil. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visits to Venezuela and Cuba during a week-long trip to Latin America look set to irk Washington, highlighting a foreign policy challenge facing President-elect Barack Obama. ... > full story
HAVANA, Nov. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — China's President Hu Jintao travels to Cuba on Monday for a close-up look at the government of new President Raul Castro, a fellow communist struggling to lead his island nation through the devastating effects of three hurricanes and the international financial crisis. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Aides to President-elect Barack Obama distanced themselves on Tuesday from reports that President George W. Bush had pressed Obama to back a free trade deal with Colombia in exchange for help for the struggling automobile industry. ... > full story
TAIPEI, Nov. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — A top Chinese negotiator began China's first high-level visit to political rival Taiwan in 60 years on Monday as the two sides reached a loose consensus on daily direct flights, new cargo routes and food safety checks. ... > full story
GENEVA, Oct. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — The Earth's natural resources are being depleted so quickly that "two planets" would be required to sustain current lifestyles within a generation, the conservation group WWF said on Wednesday. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — Wall Street joined a global market rout on Friday that kicked off in Japan, led Russia to suspend trading and sent oil and other commodities tumbling on fears of a deep worldwide recession. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Major U.S. cities including New York, Washington, Atlanta and New Orleans have levels of economic inequality that rival cities in Africa, according to a U.N. report published on Thursday. ... > full story
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Colombia's Cocaine May Undermine Free Trade Nov. 11, 2008 (Newsweek) — The expanding cocaine trade in Colombia is undermining President George W. Bush's effort to push through a free-trade agreement with his southern ...
Not enough cyclone shelters in Darwin Oct. 28, 2008 (Australian Broadcasting Company) — The Country Liberal Party has warned of a dangerous shortage of cyclone shelters in Darwin.. . The opposition's planning and lands spokeswoman ...
Prince Charles urges action on climate change Oct. 28, 2008 (Japan Times) — The effects of climate change will be long-lasting and perhaps irreversible unless immediate and comprehensive action is taken to combat global ...
ACCCE Statement Regarding Proposed Oregon State Climate Agenda Oct. 28, 2008 (Investors Business Daily) — The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) today issued this statement in response to Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski's state climate ...
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