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Castro writes of death, illness in latest column
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's Fidel Castro, ailing and 82, signaled on Thursday that thoughts of mortality were on his mind as he wrote in an Internet column about death and failing health.Pakistani newlyweds live in fear of honor killing
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pervez Chachar and his young wife live in the police headquarters in the Pakistani city of Karachi. Their crime? They fell in love and married without their families' permission.New York to get new senator Friday
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Gov. David Paterson said he would announce on Friday his choice to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by newly confirmed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.Zimbabwe talks end without deal
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's power-sharing talks ended without a deal on Monday and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said no progress was made on what he called the "darkest day of our lives.U.S. military kills 22 militants in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition forces killed 22 militants, including two Taliban commanders, during a series of operations in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.China announces third bird flu death this year
BEIJING (Reuters) - A 16-year-old male student died of bird flu in central China on Tuesday, state media reported, the third death from the H5N1 virus this year.Kidnappers free Greek shipping magnate
ATHENS (Reuters) - Kidnappers freed Greek shipping magnate Pericles Panagopoulos from a week of captivity on Tuesday after a ransom payment by his family, police said.Older Americans postpone retirement as economy sags
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Miriam Gorman wanted to retire more than a year ago, but steep financial losses in her retirement savings mean the 71-year-old bookkeeper now plans to work on indefinitely.Sri Lanka rebels say kill 51 troops; army says lost 7
COLOMBO (Reuters) -- Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said they killed 51 soldiers while repelling an army assault, a pro-rebel website reported Saturday, in an account which the military rejected.Financial crisis ate your job? Try MySpace
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world financial crisis has produced more than its share of losers. MySpace and other online social networks want to capitalize on them.Mobile carriers answer call for new services
DENVER (Billboard) - Wireless carriers appear poised to deliver on what the mobile industry has long seen as its holy grail -- location-based services.U.S. says not closing its military base in Kyrgyzstan
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - The United States has no plans to close its military airbase in Kyrgyzstan, the U.S. regional military chief said Saturday.No solution yet to gas crisis: Russia's Medvedev
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday that there were "still no results" from efforts to end the dispute crippling gas supplies to Europe.Florida money manager, millions, missing: police
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida money manager is missing and police have opened an investigation into the possible disappearance of "hundreds of millions" of dollars, authorities said on Friday.Merrill Lynch to pay $475 million in Ohio settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co said it has agreed to pay $475 million in cash to settle a class action suit brought by the Ohio state teachers' retirement system.Morocco tackles painful role in Spain's past
NADOR, Morocco (Reuters) - Slimane Betmaki smiles at the memory of the terror he inflicted on Spanish villagers on behalf of former dictator Francisco Franco.UK foreign minister urges rethink of "war on terror"
LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband called Thursday for a rethink of the strategy against terrorism, saying the notion of a "war on terror" was misleading and mistakeBitter cold worries farmers and ranchers
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A blanket of frigid air moving across part of the United States Wednesday tied up transportation and sparked farmer fears of damage to crops and livestock.Rio police show new face in battle-hardened slums
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Bouncing a small boy on her knee and listening attentively to residents' complaints, Capt. Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo is the new face of policing in Rio de Janeiro.Israeli troops take grip on Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops and tanks split the Gaza Strip and ringed its main city on Sunday in an offensive against Hamas that has killed more than 500 Palestinians, many of them civilians.In tough times, Vegas gadget show gets smaller
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Even amid the flash and sizzle of the world's premier showcase for consumer electronics, the reality of the economic recession will be hard to ignore.John Travolta "heartbroken" over son's death
NASSAU (Reuters) - John Travolta broke a two-day silence over the death of his 16-year-old son Jett on Sunday, saying he and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, were "heartbroken" by their suddIsraeli troops take grip on Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops and tanks split the Gaza Strip and ringed its main city on Sunday in an offensive against Hamas that has killed more than 500 Palestinians, many of them civilians.Russia gas disruption spreads to Czechs, Turks
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian gas supplies to the Czech Republic and Turkey dropped on Sunday, the latest victims of a deepening row between Russia and Ukraine over debts and pricing.Russia gas disruption spreads to Czechs, Turks
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian gas supplies to the Czech Republic and Turkey dropped on Sunday, the latest victims of a deepening row between Russia and Ukraine over debts and pricing.Top House Democrat sees stimulus passed in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number-two-ranked Democrat in the House of Representatives on Sunday said he hoped Congress could pass a massive financial stimulus package by early to mid-February.Log on to make resolutions to help others in 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Instead of making vows to lose weight, save money or get fit, a U.S. charity is challenging people to log on to the Internet to make New Year resolutions to help others.Cheney: U.S. close to achieving its goals in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney said on Sunday the United States was close to achieving its aims in Iraq.Russia wants warships stationed around the world
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's military leaders approved a plan by the navy on Sunday to station warships permanently in friendly ports across the globe.John Travolta "heartbroken" over son's death
NASSAU (Reuters) - John Travolta broke a two-day silence over the death of his 16-year-old son Jett on Sunday, saying he and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, were "heartbroken" by their sudd
