WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. Defense Department plans to spend $2.2 billion on a new fleet of spy planes and unmanned drones for Iraq and Afghanistan that would greatly enhance the ability of U.S. forces to track militants, officials said on Thursday.
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LIMA, Ohio, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain poured scorn on his Democratic rival Barack Obama on Thursday for failing to match his commitment to drilling off U.S. coasts for oil and natural gas.
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PHOENIX, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Nine people were killed and nine injured when a sports utility vehicle packed with suspected illegal immigrants rolled on a desert highway south of Phoenix, police said on Thursday.
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DETROIT, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Detroit's mayor was ordered jailed on Thursday for violating travel restrictions imposed on him while he awaits trial on perjury and official misconduct charges.
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DUBAI, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — A little known Islamist group has threatened attacks against the Olympic Games in China and urged Muslims to keep away from any activities linked to its events, a U.S. based terrorism monitoring firm said on Thursday.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — A New York City nightclub worker has confessed to beating a woman to death during a Sunday night birthday celebration for rapper Lil' Kim, the police commissioner said.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. efforts to test nearly everyone for the AIDS virus have stalled and just 40 percent of adults in the country have ever been tested for the fatal and incurable virus, according to a government report on Thursday.
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MILAN, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Andrea Pininfarina, head of the company which designs Ferraris, Fiats and the Ford Focus, died in a road crash in the early hours of Thursday near the Italian city of Turin, riding his Vespa scooter.
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GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — A jury of U.S. military officers sentenced Osama bin Laden's driver on Thursday to just 5 1/2 years in prison -- most of which he has already served - in the first U.S. war crimes tribunal since World War Two.
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NAIROBI, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — The world must solve crises in the Middle East and Somalia or they will spawn more of the extremism that led to bombings of U.S. embassies in east Africa a decade ago, Kenya's prime minister warned on Thursday.
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HARGEISA, Somalia, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Almis Yahye Ibrahim remembers when he and his friends hit on the idea of building a university in one of the world's most neglected corners, the breakaway republic of Somaliland. ... > full story
HEBRON, West Bank, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — The Palestinian juice vendor cursed after an Israeli soldier stopped him from trundling his barrow into Hebron's ancient covered market. ... > full story
NAPLES, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi picked up a broom on Thursday in a brief attempt at sweeping the streets of Naples, where a garbage crisis has scared off tourists and threatened residents' health. ... > full story
GAZA, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Gaza's Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) militant group on Thursday warned Israel that a truce between Israel and Hamas which went into effect on June 19 was in danger of collapse, saying it could end in three weeks. ... > full story
WILMINGTON, Ohio, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain, concerned about potential job losses, pressed on Thursday for more information about a proposal for United Parcel Service Inc to fly packages in North America for rival DHL. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Ambassadors from the United States and Libya exchanged hugs and kisses at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday in an unusual public display of affection between former arch enemies. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Holy politicking, Batman. Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama have unmasked their favorite pop culture icons, including superheroes, with McCain favoring Batman and Obama choosing Spider-Man and Batman. ... > full story
LIMA, Ohio, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain poured scorn on his Democratic rival Barack Obama on Thursday for failing to match his commitment to drilling off U.S. coasts for oil and natural gas. ... > full story
LONDON, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — The world faces a serious oil supply crunch within five to 10 years that may drive prices up to more than $200 a barrel, a British think tank said on Friday. ... > full story
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Google Inc's 5 percent stake in Time Warner Inc's AOL unit may be worth less than the $1 billion the Web company paid for it in 2006, Google warned in a regulatory filing on Thursday. ... > full story
DETROIT, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — General Motors Corp said on Thursday it expects to spend $900 million over the next few years to adjust its manufacturing capacity, including closing plants and reducing output. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Merrill Lynch & Co Inc said on Thursday it will buy back its clients' auction-rate securities beginning next year, making the world's largest retail brokerage the latest to bail its customers out of the securities. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — In the latest twist on electronics, Japanese scientists said on Thursday they have developed a rubbery material that conducts electricity, a finding that could be used to make devices that bend and stretch. ... > full story
GENEVA, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — The world's most powerful particle accelerator, aimed at unlocking secrets of the universe, will be launched on September 10, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Thursday. ... > full story
MEISE, Belgium, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — It's one of the world's largest flowers, it stinks of rotting meat or rancid cheese and looks very much like a giant penis. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. stem cell experts have produced a library of the powerful cells using ordinary skin and bone marrow cells from patients, and said on Thursday they would share them freely with other researchers. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Mr. Blackwell, the fashion maven whose annual "Worst-Dressed" list can be the bane of Hollywood celebrities, is in a coma after falling at his home, his partner and manager said on Thursday. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Comic actor Bernie Mac, hospitalized recently for pneumonia, is "responding well to treatment" and hopes to be released in the next few weeks, his spokeswoman said on Thursday. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — The stoner film comedy "Pineapple Express" launched on a high note as it grossed over $12 million its first day in North American theaters, a new record for a Wednesday debut in August, distributor Sony Pictures said on Thursday. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — It's a very long way from starring as the stoner rebel of "Easy Rider" to playing a presidential nominee in the new Disney comedy "Swing Vote," which is now in U.S. theaters, but for Dennis Hopper it's all in a day's work. Or make that a life's work. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — The postponed light-heavyweight fight between Britain's Joe Calzaghe and American Roy Jones Jr will now be held on November 8, organizers said on Thursday. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — The New York Jets, who acquired nine-times Pro Bowl quarterback Brett Favre this week in a trade with the Green Bay Packers, released quarterback Chad Pennington on Thursday. ... > full story
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Robert Karlsson kept up his brilliant run of form in the majors by posting a two-under-par 68 in the U.S. PGA Championship opening round on Thursday. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Three American women will aim to sweep the saber medals in the individual event when Olympic fencing kicks off on Saturday. ... > full story
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