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| Karzai leads in Afghan poll, run-off indicated
August 27, 2009 at 12:41 am
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| KABUL (Reuters) - Partial results from last week's election put Afghan President Hamid Karzai ahead of main rival Abdullah Abdullah, but not by enough to avoid a second round run-off in October, figures released on Wednesday showed. |
| Koreas near deal on family reunions at rare talks
August 27, 2009 at 12:12 am
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| SEOUL (Reuters) - The rival Koreas neared a deal to resume reunions of families separated by the Korean War at a rare meeting on Wednesday that follows conciliatory moves made by the North after it was hit by sanctions, reports said. |
| Home sales, durable orders buoy recovery hopes
August 26, 2009 at 10:53 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. homes hit their highest level in 10 months in July and orders for long-lasting manufactured goods surged, offering fresh evidence a modest economic recovery was taking shape. |
| Edward Kennedy dies; towering figure in U.S. Senate
August 26, 2009 at 10:50 pm
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| HYANNIS PORT, Massachusetts (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, died at age 77. |
| Iran's Khamenei says protests planned before vote
August 26, 2009 at 9:24 pm
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| TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader said on Wednesday he did not believe the leaders of opposition protests that erupted after the country's June presidential vote were agents of foreigners. |
| White House, CBO debt forecasts challenge Obama
August 26, 2009 at 7:45 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. national debt will nearly double over the next 10 years, government forecasts showed on Tuesday, challenging President Barack Obama's economic and healthcare overhaul agenda. |
| Toyota recalls 95,700 Toyota, Scion cars in U.S
August 26, 2009 at 3:36 pm
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| DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is recalling about 95,700 Toyota and Scion vehicles sold in the United States because ice could accumulate on their braking systems and make it harder for drivers to slow down. |
| Israel says hopes to resume Palestinian talks soon
August 26, 2009 at 3:08 pm
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| LONDON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his government was making progress toward reopening peace talks with the Palestinians and hoped to be able to do so shortly. |
| Home sales, durable orders buoy recovery hopes
August 26, 2009 at 2:34 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. home sales hit their highest level in 10 months in July and orders for long-lasting manufactured goods surged, fresh evidence a modest economic recovery was taking shape. |
| Coroner says Jackson died from lethal dose of propofol
August 26, 2009 at 12:52 pm
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| HOUSTON (Reuters) - Pop star Michael Jackson died from a lethal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol given in a cocktail of drugs, leading authorities to suspect his doctor of manslaughter, court documents showed on Monday. |
| Durable goods orders surge in July on aircraft
August 26, 2009 at 9:42 am
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surge in demand for aircraft pushed new orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods up at their fastest pace in two years in July, the government said on Wednesday, hinting a modest economic recovery was taking shape. |
| Obama renominates Bernanke as Fed chief
August 26, 2009 at 8:45 am
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| OAK BLUFFS, Massachusetts (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Ben Bernanke to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman on Tuesday, aiming for continuity at a time when the U.S. economy is breaking free from a deep recession. |
| Iran's Khatami says trial confessions "invalid"
August 26, 2009 at 6:28 am
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| TEHRAN (Reuters) - Former President Mohammad Khatami said on Wednesday trial confessions by moderates accused of fomenting post-election unrest were made under "extraordinary conditions" and were invalid, the ILNA news agency reported. |
| Afghan vote too close to call as results trickle in
August 26, 2009 at 5:58 am
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| KABUL (Reuters) - More results were expected to trickle out of Afghanistan's election counting house on Wednesday as officials raised the death toll from a truck bombing that highlighted the problems the eventual winner will face. |
| CIA memo details procedures for breaking detainees
August 26, 2009 at 2:58 am
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sleep deprivation, "insult slaps," water dousing and "walling," or slamming a detainee's head against a wall, were techniques used by CIA interrogators to break high-value detainees, according to an agency memo. |
| U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy dies
August 26, 2009 at 2:16 am
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| BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, has died, his family said. He was 77. |
| North, South Korea hold rare talks on split families
August 26, 2009 at 1:18 am
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| SEOUL (Reuters) - Red Cross officials from North and South Korea begin three days of talks on Wednesday in a rare contact between the rivals to discuss the plight of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. | | | 
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