BRATISLAVA, Oct. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — NATO ministers agreed on Friday on the need to boost training of Afghan forces to allow them eventually to take over from international troops and to insist on higher standards from the next Afghan government. ... > full story
TOKYO, Oct. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Friday there was no need to rush a decision that could stall a realignment of U.S. troops in the country, as tension grows over an issue that could fray ties with Washington. ... > full story
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22, 2009 (Reuters) — The American Booksellers Association has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a recent price war on books sold online between such retail giants as Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Target Corp ahead of the holidays. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2009 (Reuters) — Wall Street went through an "enormous swing" in the last quarter, earning over $30 billion instead of losing the $14 billion New York City anticipated, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2009 (Reuters) — The Obama administration pressed Israel and the Palestinians on Thursday to do more to help relaunch long-stalled peace talks after the latest flurry of U.S. diplomacy failed to yield any sign of a breakthrough. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2009 (Reuters) — A Senate bill that would expand U.S. Food and Drug Administration oversight and give it the power to recall food is a step forward but it needs to be stronger, the head of the agency told lawmakers on Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2009 (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved $560 million to continue work on an alternate F-35 engine built by General Electric Co. and Rolls-Royce Group Plc., defying a White House veto threat. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2009 (Reuters) — Industry executives are starting to raise fundamental questions about the Pentagon's draft rules for a new refueling airplane competition and say the government's drive to lock in a "fixed-price" deal for such a big weapons development program is unprecedented and risky. ... > full story
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Oct. 22, 2009 (Reuters) — An Alabama investment banker testified on Thursday that he provided tens of thousands of dollars in funds and gifts of clothes and jewelry to Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford to obtain bond deal business from Jefferson County as it refinanced its sewer debt. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2009 (Reuters) — The Obama administration is facing stepped up pressure to provide more details about its efforts to help struggling homeowners stay in their homes. ... > full story
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