WASHINGTON, July 2, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President George W. Bush reiterated on Wednesday that his administration believed in a strong dollar, and said the currency would reflect the relative strength of the economy. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that diplomacy was the first option to address Iran's nuclear program, which he is concerned could be used to build a nuclear weapon, but he repeated that all options were on the table. ... > full story
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, July 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The 2008 presidential race, which has already drawn a record number of dollars and voters, is poised to shatter another record: the amount of money spent on television advertisements. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, July 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States has shown flexibility in negotiations with Iraq on a new security pact, Iraq's foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding the deal would be transparent and open to public scrutiny in Iraq. ... > full story
SEOUL, July 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Members of a militant South Korean labor group walked off the job briefly on Wednesday, halting production at major carmakers, as they called on the government to scrap a U.S. beef import deal. ... > full story
ABU DHABI, July 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States will not allow Iran to block the Gulf, which carries crude from the world's largest oil exporting region, and would defend its ships in the waterway, the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday. ... > full story
TOKYO, July 2, 2008 (Reuters) — G8 leaders are likely to seek to demonstrate their commitment to tackling soaring world food prices by issuing a separate statement on the issue at next week's summit, a Japanese foreign ministry official said this week. ... > full story
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama opposes a California measure that would define marriage as between a man and woman after the state's top court backed same-sex weddings, according to a letter released on Tuesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States expects to reach a deal soon on basing 10 missile interceptors in Poland as part of its European missile defense project, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush will meet with leaders of Japan, China and South Korea on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit next week to discuss efforts to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program, the White House said on Tuesday. ... > full story
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Conference insists Arab reforms must precede WTO entry July 2, 2008 (Daily Star, Lebanon) — Arab governments should pass new laws and make preparations before joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), businessmen and leading researchers ...
Israeli PM's nuke visit sparks debates on Iran July 2, 2008 (The Record) — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visited Israel's main nuclear reactor on Tuesday, setting off a round of commentaries in Israeli media about ...
N Korea’s ravaged economy shrinks further July 1, 2008 (Financial Times) — North Korea's already devastated economy shrank by 2.3 per cent in 2007 due to widespread flooding that cut the impoverished state's farm ...
How to End Beef Row June 30, 2008 (Korea Times) — Protesters Keep Calling for Renegotiations With US Attention is focused on whether an additional beef import deal with the United States can calm ...
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