- Israel kills four more Gaza gunmen, rockets hit Israel Reuters - 1 hr 38 mins ago
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed four Gaza militants on Saturday as violence sparked by the death of a militant leader a day earlier escalated with gunmen firing more than 90 rockets at Israel, injuring four people, Israeli … More »Israel kills four more Gaza gunmen, rockets hit Israel
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed four Gaza militants on Saturday as violence sparked by the death of a militant leader a day earlier escalated with gunmen firing more than 90 rockets at Israel, injuring four people, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. In all Israel, has killed 14 militants in aerial strikes launched since …
- Taliban Guantanamo detainees agree to Qatar transfer: official Reuters - 34 mins ago
KABUL (Reuters) - Five Taliban detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison have agreed to be transferred to Qatar, a move Afghanistan believes will boost a nascent peace process, President Hamid Karzai's spokesman … More »Taliban Guantanamo detainees agree to Qatar transfer: official
KABUL (Reuters) - Five Taliban detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison have agreed to be transferred to Qatar, a move Afghanistan believes will boost a nascent peace process, President Hamid Karzai's spokesman said on Saturday. The transfer idea is part of U.S. efforts to bring the Taliban to the negotiating …
- JPMorgan pins hopes on IPO recovery in China Reuters - 2 hrs 17 mins ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - Twice as many firms in China are eager to list on the stock market now compared to a year ago as rising Asian share prices rebuild confidence among businesses, the head of JPMorgan's arm in the country … More »JPMorgan pins hopes on IPO recovery in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Twice as many firms in China are eager to list on the stock market now compared to a year ago as rising Asian share prices rebuild confidence among businesses, the head of JPMorgan's arm in the country said on Saturday. Fang Fang, chief executive officer for JPMorgan China, said companies were mulling …
- Syria's Assad rebuffs Annan, troops attack Idlib Reuters - 28 mins ago
BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad told U.N./Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Saturday that no political solution was possible in Syria while "terrorist" groups were destabilizing the country. "Syria is ready to … More »Syria's Assad rebuffs Annan, troops attack Idlib
BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad told U.N./Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Saturday that no political solution was possible in Syria while "terrorist" groups were destabilizing the country. "Syria is ready to make a success of any honest effort to find a solution for the events it is witnessing," state news …
- Job creation heralds stronger recovery @ Reuters - 14 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers added more than 200,000 workers to their payrolls for a third straight month in February, a sign the economy was strengthening and in less need of further monetary stimulus from the Federal … More »Job creation heralds stronger recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers added more than 200,000 workers to their payrolls for a third straight month in February, a sign the economy was strengthening and in less need of further monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve. Friday's Labor Department report, which showed nonfarm payrolls increased 227,000 last month, …
- "Morning, y'all." Romney seeks acceptance in South Reuters - 17 hrs ago
JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is laying it on as thick as a syrupy Southern drawl as he tries to court the South, a region that has been unkind to him in the past and may soon turn its back on him again. "Morning, y'all," Romney told a campaign rally on Friday in Jackson, …
- Greece averts immediate default, markets skeptical Reuters - 1 hr 58 mins ago
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece averted the immediate threat of an uncontrolled default on Friday when a sufficient number of private creditors agreed on a bond swap deal that will cut the country's public debt and clear the way for a new bailout. With euro zone ministers set to approve the 130 billion euro ($172 billion) rescue, …
- US officials: Syrian regime holding under fire AP - 4 hrs ago
- Russia to critics: We're not protecting Syria AP - 2 hrs 17 mins ago
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday that his government is not "protecting any regimes," defending his country's stance to Arab leaders angry over Moscow's blocking of international pressure on Syria's president to step down.
- Obama strikes back at GOP critics on gas prices AP - 2 hrs 39 mins ago
- US preparing to restart military aid to Yemen AP - 5 hrs ago
- Activists seek to curtail restraining students AP - 5 hrs ago
Tens of thousands of students, most of them disabled, are strapped down or physically restrained in school, and disability advocates hope that a new Education Department report detailing the practice of "seclusion and restraint" will spur federal action to end it.
- China reports rare trade deficit as imports jump AP - 9 hrs ago
- Missing for weeks, hiker found alive in NM forest AP - 2 hrs 33 mins ago
- Bruce Springsteen performs at the Apollo Theater AP - 8 hrs ago
Peyton Manning's whirlwind free-agency tour kicked off in grand fashion Friday, complete with a chartered plane coming to pick him up and a helicopter hovering overhead as he met with the Denver Bron … More »Manning begins free-agency tour by meeting Broncos
Peyton Manning's whirlwind free-agency tour kicked off in grand fashion Friday, complete with a chartered plane coming to pick him up and a helicopter hovering overhead as he met with the Denver Broncos.