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03/17/2010 11:18 PM

Obama says Israel home plans not helpful for peace

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday Israeli plans to build more homes near East Jerusalem were not helpful for the Middle East peace process, but he said the issue had not led to a crisis with one of the United States' closest allies.

03/18/2010 12:12 AM

U.S. troops leave border to Afghan boss accused of graft

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - One of the most important trade routes in Asia was closed last week while a boyish-looking man everyone calls "the general" showed around the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

03/17/2010 11:03 PM

Iraq's PM leads again in tight election race

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki reclaimed the lead on Wednesday over secularist challenger Iyad Allawi in results from a March 7 parliamentary election that has been dogged by fraud allegations.

03/17/2010 07:20 PM

Thai "red shirts" splatter blood at PM's home

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Red-shirted protesters emptied bottles of their blood outside the home of Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday in a symbolic sacrifice after the government rejected calls for elections.

03/17/2010 11:59 PM

U.S. sees "good progress" on arms control with Russia

SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - The United States and Russia have made significant headway on a nuclear arms reduction pact in the last week but are not done yet, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

03/17/2010 09:52 PM

U.S. believes key al Qaeda planner killed in Pakistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan last week appears to have killed a top al Qaeda planner who Washington believes helped organise December's deadly suicide bombing at a CIA base in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

03/17/2010 07:18 PM

EU reassures Greece of aid, if needed

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive reassured Greece on Wednesday that the bloc was ready to help Athens overcome its financial problems but provided no details of how this would be achieved.

03/17/2010 08:23 PM

Nigeria's acting leader dissolves cabinet

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved the cabinet on Wednesday in a bid to consolidate his authority at the helm of Africa's most populous nation a month after he assumed executive powers.

03/17/2010 07:14 PM

Fire at royal tomb prompts Uganda clash

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan security forces killed two people and wounded five on Wednesday after fire destroyed historic royal tombs, heightening tension between the government and the powerful Bugandan kingdom.

03/17/2010 02:06 PM

U.S. insurer targeted HIV patients to drop coverage

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In May, 2002, Jerome Mitchell, a 17-year old college freshman from rural South Carolina, learned he had contracted HIV. The news, of course, was devastating, but Mitchell believed that he had one thing going for him: On his own initiative, in anticipation of his first year in college, he had purchased his own health insurance.

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