Articles tagged with war
Tue, May 22, 2012
U.S. census bridges pre-war 1940 with the present
By Patricia Reaney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Ginger Rogers won an Oscar, McDonald's opened its first restaurant, there were only 48 U.S ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
Fake drugs threaten gains made in war on malaria
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - Low-quality and fake anti-malarial drugs flooding into markets in Asia and Africa are driving drug resistance and threatening gains ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
Death penalty sought for Iraq war vet in California killings
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California prosecutors will seek the death penalty against an Iraq war veteran charged with six murders, including the ...
Sun, May 20, 2012
Samsung's mobile chief says has options to settle war with Apple
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' mobile division chief JK Shin said on Sunday the South Korean technology giant was still seeking to resolve differences in ...
Sun, May 20, 2012
NATO endorses strategy to end Afghan war but risks remain
By Matt Spetalnick and Missy Ryan
CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO set an "irreversible" course out of Afghanistan on Monday but President Barack Obama admitted the ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Analysis: JPMorgan CEO gets crisis marks but war isn't over
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shooting from the hip may have got Jamie Dimon into deep trouble -- shooting straight may help to get ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Thousands protest in Chicago before NATO summit
By Ann Saphir and Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested loudly but peacefully under the watchful eye of police at a downtown ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Anti-war protesters march at Obama campaign headquarters
By Mary Wisniewski and Eric Johnson
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A small group of anti-war demonstrators staged a peaceful "die in" on Thursday at President Barack ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Mladic taunts survivors at start of genocide trial
By Anthony Deutsch and Ivana Sekularac
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic taunted Srebrenica survivors on Wednesday at the start of his ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Anti-war protesters target Obama Chicago office, 8 arrested
By Eric Johnson
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Anti-war protesters converged on President Barack Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters on Monday but only got as far as ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
ICE grain contracts kick off turf war with CME
By Julie Ingwersen
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) kicked off the most aggressive challenge yet to the CME Group's 160-year dominance of agricultural ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Veteran U.S. war photographer Horst Faas dies
(Reuters) - Longtime Associated Press war photographer Horst Faas, known for his dramatic pictures of people embroiled in the violence of the Vietnam War, died ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Civil War ironclad stands between Savannah, harbor dredging
By Harriet McLeod
(Reuters) - A Confederate ironclad warship, scuttled by its crew to prevent it from falling into Yankee hands, will be salvaged before ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Florida nabs white supremacists planning "race war"
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Ten alleged members of a white supremacist group training near Orlando and Disney World for a "race war ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Prices soar, records tumble at Christie's post-war auction
By Chris Michaud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Mark Rothko 1961 oil painting set a new auction record for post-war art on Tuesday, soaring to ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Florida nabs white supremacists planning "race war"
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Ten alleged members of a white supremacist group training near Orlando and Disney World for a "race war ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Clashes rage in Syria, opposition meets abroad
By Erika Solomon
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels fought the army in northern Syria on Saturday, activists said, and Syrian dissidents abroad gathered to try to ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
As sales accelerate, Toyota goes to war on waste
By Chang-Ran Kim and Kentaro Sugiyama
TOKYO (Reuters) - For three years, Akio Toyoda has had to steer Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> through one crisis after ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Syria accused of war crimes, rebels kill 15
By Ed Cropley
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels killed 15 members of the security forces in an ambush on Wednesday, a monitoring group said, and ...
Sun, April 29, 2012
War Witch wins top film prize at Tribeca
Drama War Witch was named Best Narrative Feature, with Rachel Mwanza taking home the Best Actress award at the prizegiving in Manhattan on Thursday ...
Sun, April 29, 2012
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor guilty of aiding war crimes
Judges decided on Thursday (26Apr12) Taylor had been ""criminally responsible"" for helping rebels in Sierra Leone's brutal civil war from 1991-2002 by selling ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
War Witch wins top film prize at Tribeca
Drama War Witch was named Best Narrative Feature, with Rachel Mwanza taking home the Best Actress award at the prizegiving in Manhattan on Thursday ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor guilty of aiding war crimes
Judges decided on Thursday (26Apr12) Taylor had been ""criminally responsible"" for helping rebels in Sierra Leone's brutal civil war from 1991-2002 by selling ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
Israel ex-spy warns against "messianic" war on Iran
By Dan Williams
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A former Israeli spymaster has branded the country's leaders as "messianic" and unfit to tackle the Iranian nuclear ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
War Witch wins top film prize at Tribeca
Drama War Witch was named Best Narrative Feature, with Rachel Mwanza taking home the Best Actress award at the prizegiving in Manhattan on Thursday ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor guilty of aiding war crimes
Judges decided on Thursday (26Apr12) Taylor had been ""criminally responsible"" for helping rebels in Sierra Leone's brutal civil war from 1991-2002 by selling ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Taliban website hacked as Afghan cyber war heats up
By Rob Taylor
KABUL (Reuters) - Hackers have for the third time in less than a year crippled the main website of the Afghan Taliban ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Missing Cuban actor, "War Witch" win Tribeca awards
By Christine Kearney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "War Witch," a sensitive drama about a 12-year-old girl abducted by vicious armed rebels in sub-Saharan Africa, and ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Missing Cuban actor, "War Witch" win Tribeca awards
By Christine Kearney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "War Witch," a sensitive drama about a 12-year-old girl abducted by vicious armed rebels in sub-Saharan Africa, and ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor guilty of aiding war crimes
Judges decided on Thursday (26Apr12) Taylor had been ""criminally responsible"" for helping rebels in Sierra Leone's brutal civil war from 1991-2002 by selling ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Hague court convicts Taylor of crimes in Sierra Leone
By Thomas Escritt and Anthony Deutsch
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A United Nations-backed court convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor of war crimes and crimes ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Military to review course teaching "U.S. at war with Islam"
By Missy Ryan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top military officer ordered a review of training material after a course for officers was found to espouse ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Philippines, U.S. stage war games in face of China warning
By Manuel Mogato
ULUGAN BAY, Philippines (Reuters) - U.S. and Philippine commandos waded ashore on Wednesday in a mock assault to retake a small ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
Kalamazoo Movie Listings / "The Lucky One" finds romance amid trauma of Iraq war
Get the full movies listings for this weekend in Kalamazoo
(Reuters) - When it comes to romantic drama, Nicholas Sparks has the Midas touch. All ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Europe pressed for action to end debt crisis
By Gernot Heller and Glenn Somerville
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global finance chiefs pressed Europe in weekend talks to quickly put in place the economic reforms ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Bosnia opens trial of Muslims for war crimes
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Eight Bosnian Muslim wartime officials went on trial on Thursday accused of the torture and abuse of Serbs in detention camps near ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Congress, White House in tug-of-war over arms sales
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has trimmed the U.S. Congress' decades-long role in vetting billions of dollars in proposed arms ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Iraq war vet wins Arizona Republican primary for Giffords' seat
By Brad Poole
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Iraq war veteran Jesse Kelly has won the Republican primary in Arizona to pick the party's candidate ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
London TV channel dips a toe into Iran culture war
By Yeganeh Torbati
LONDON (Reuters) - Four Iranians gather for a cozy dinner party, cracking jokes in Persian over a traditional meal of saffron rice ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
U.S. marks second victory over British in War of 1812
By Kathy Finn
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A parade of naval vessels and square-rigged sailing ships made their way on Tuesday up the Mississippi River ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
"The Lucky One" finds romance amid trauma of Iraq war
By Iain Blair
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When it comes to romantic drama, Nicholas Sparks has the Midas touch. All of his books have been ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Obama and the failed war on drugs: Bernd Debusmann
By Bernd Debusmann
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long before he was in a position to change his country's policies, Barack Obama had firm views on ...
Sat, April 14, 2012
Argentina ex-dictator admits dirty war "disappeared"
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla has admitted for the first time that the country's brutal 1976-1983 dictatorship "disappeared" leftist ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Pentagon sets up fast track for buying cyber war tools
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is establishing a fast-track acquisition process that would enable it to develop new cyber warfare capabilities within ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Pentagon sets up fast track for buying cyber war tools
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is establishing a fast-track acquisition process that would enable it to develop new cyber warfare capabilities within ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Lagarde says IMF may need less money for war chest
By Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A stronger firewall is needed to protect the world economy from Europe's debt crisis, but the International Monetary ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Analysis: Broker bonus bidding war comes at a cost
By Jed Horowitz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bonuses offered by the U.S.'s biggest securities companies to recruit top brokers are reaching their loftiest ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
WATCH LIVE: @2PM Rick Santorum to make announcement in Gettysburg; CBS reports Sanoturm to suspend campaign
GETTYSBURG, PA (WKZO) -- GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum is scheduled to make an announcement to supporters in the Civil War town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
"Bully": a victory in the ratings war?
By Steve Pond
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Bully," the Weinstein Co. documentary that has made about $250,000 at the box office and stirred ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
Eastwood wages legal war with furniture company
The Dirty Harry star is suing bosses at Evofurniture and the Inmod.com website for allegedly infringing on his rights by marketing a range ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Sarah Palin Defeats Katie Couric in Ratings War
The Today Show has finally proved that people don't just love watching actresses pretend to be Sarah Palin, they actually love watching the ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Aronsohn sparks Twitter war over women on TV
The scriptwriter raised eyebrows at the Toronto Screenwriting Conference in Canada on Sunday (01Apr12) by stating small screen programmes in the U.S. are ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Aronsohn sparks Twitter war over women on TV
The scriptwriter raised eyebrows at the Toronto Screenwriting Conference in Canada on Sunday (01Apr12) by stating small screen programmes in the U.S. are ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Loeb's hedge fund launches site in war with Yahoo
By Katya Wachtel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb has intensified his firm Third Point's proxy battle with Yahoo Inc, launching ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Wendy's jumps into "Pink Slime" public relations war
By Lisa Baertlein and Martinne Geller
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wendy's Co says it never has used so-called "pink slime" in its ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Analysis: Brazil commodity exporters under friendly fire in "currency war"
By Reese Ewing
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - In its latest bid to slow dollar inflows in a "global currency war," Brazil has dealt an unexpected ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Anti-war protesters again denied permit for NATO summit march
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday rejected a request from anti-war protesters to demonstrate during the NATO summit of world leaders in May, but ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
'Rise of the Guardians' Trailer: Hugh Jackman & Alec Baldwin Spread Magic (and War)
In theory, the idea of a group of iconic childhood fantasy characters — voiced by a group of iconic adulthood fantasy characters (like Hugh Jackman ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Richard Branson turns from adventuring to drug war critic
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, involved in such ventures as selling space travel to the affluent, is now ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
'Rise of the Guardians' Trailer: Hugh Jackman & Alec Baldwin Spread Magic (and War)
In theory, the idea of a group of iconic childhood fantasy characters — voiced by a group of iconic adulthood fantasy characters (like Hugh Jackman ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Price war heralds investment banking shake-out
By Douwe Miedema
LONDON (Reuters) - Investment banks fighting for survival in a world of stricter regulation and more expensive funding are embroiled in a ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Penn's charitable gesture to war veteran
The Oscar-winning actor met the war hero during a dinner party at Penn's house and is said to have reacted in horror after ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Penn's charitable gesture to war veteran
The Oscar-winning actor met the war hero during a dinner party at Penn's house and is said to have reacted in horror after ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
U.S. suspends war remains search over North Korea missile plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has suspended plans to send a team to North Korea to search for U.S. war remains because of ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
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Afghan pullout to save 2.4 billion pounds by 2015: Osborne
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's spending on its military mission in Afghanistan will be ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
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Wounded Syrians recount horror of tank assaults
By Jonathon Burch
REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Like most demonstrators in the crowd, Syrian university student Muaz Jaban ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Analysis: Turning point in the currency war
By Mike Dolan
LONDON (Reuters) - A counteroffensive of sorts may be underway this year in what has seemed like a one-sided "global currency war ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Romney spends millions, campaign war chest shrinks
By Patricia Zengerle and Alina Selyukh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney and his backers spent money more quickly in February than they took in ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Apple vs. Android: A courtroom war of attrition
By Dan Levine and Poornima Gupta
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Before his death, Apple Inc's Steve Jobs famously promised to go "thermonuclear" against smartphones ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
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Wife of Afghan shooting suspect: how could this be?
By Bill Rigby and Peter Henderson
SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The wife of the U ...
Sun, March 18, 2012
Indian tribe, developer in tug-of-war over Grand Canyon Skywalk
By Cynthia Johnston
GRAND CANYON WEST, Arizona (Reuters) - As the muddy Colorado River flows in the plunging depths below, tourists gingerly step onto a ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Two officials face discipline in war dead controversy
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two supervisors at the Delaware mortuary for U.S. war dead are facing disciplinary action for engaging in a ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
'One Shot' and 'Ninja Turtles' Get Release Dates; 'World War Z' Pushed Back
Paramount issued a major update to its release schedule today, with two high-profile projects getting release dates and another being pushed back a half-year ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
U.S. plays down Karzai call for village pullout
By Phil Stewart
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The United States played down a call by Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday for a NATO pullout ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Romney, allies launch ad war for Illinois primary
By Alina Selyukh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the wild race for the Republican presidential nomination, there has been one constant: When Mitt Romney really needs ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
'One Shot' and 'Ninja Turtles' Get Release Dates; 'World War Z' Pushed Back
Paramount issued a major update to its release schedule today, with two high-profile projects getting release dates and another being pushed back a half-year ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Civilian killings hurt Afghan war support for 40 percent of Americans
By Missy Ryan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Forty percent of Americans said the shooting spree by a U.S. soldier stationed in Afghanistan which resulted in ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
BMW warns sees no signs of end to incentive war
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BMW
Wed, March 14, 2012
Historic verdict condemns warlord, but Hague court limited
By Anthony Deutsch
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The war crimes court at The Hague found Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty on Wednesday in its ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Obama: War fears driving gasoline prices higher
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that jitters about the prospect of a military conflict involving Iran were the biggest ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Afghan parliament condemns civilian killings
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament condemned on Monday the massacre of 16 civilians by a lone U.S. soldier and said the Afghan people ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Germany's Merkel pays surprise trip to Afghanistan
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid an unexpected visit to German troops serving in the NATO mission in Afghanistan on Monday, a government ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
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Germany's Merkel pays surprise trip to Afghanistan
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid an unexpected visit to German troops serving in the ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Syrian army must pull back first under Annan plan
By Erika Solomon and Douglas Hamilton
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian artillery hit parts of Homs city and at least 37 people were killed in clashes ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Is Rihanna at War With Chris Brown's Girlfriend?
It seems Chris Brown's girlfriend, Karrueche Tran, doesn't exactly ""like"" Rihanna. The aspiring model, who's been in a relationship with Brown ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Somerhalder wages war over website name
The Vampire Diaries star was left fuming after learning Iansomerhalder.com was made to look like a fansite and he wants his name back ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Somerhalder wages war over website name
The Vampire Diaries star was left fuming after learning Iansomerhalder.com was made to look like a fansite and he wants his name back ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
France says Iran "two-faced", skeptical talks can succeed
By John Irish
PARIS (Reuters) - France voiced skepticism on Wednesday that a planned revival of talks between six world powers and Iran would succeed ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
As World War One centennial nears, fight erupts over memorial
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Back in 1926, nobody balked when President Calvin Coolidge dedicated Kansas City's towering Liberty Memorial as ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
Berry waging custody war against Aubry with Gibson's attorney
The actress has been embroiled in a bitter court fight with her ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry, the father of her three-year-old daughter Nahla, since their ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
Netanyahu tells Obama: No Israeli decision on Iran attack
By Jeffrey Heller and Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu assured President Barack Obama on Monday that Israel has not made any decision on ...
Sat, March 03, 2012
Turkey says Assad's forces committing war crimes
By Can Sezer and Ece Toksabay
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on opponents bears the hallmarks of war crimes and his ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Hackers winning security war: executives
By Joseph Menn
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Technology security professionals seeking wisdom from industry leaders in San Francisco this week saw more of the dark ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Winning Primaries and Losing the War
UNDATED (WKZO) -- Fresh off the battle of Michigan, the national poll numbers show that the GOP candidates may be winning the battles but they ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Clinton says argument can be made Assad a war criminal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday that an argument could be made that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is a war ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Yahoo threatens Facebook as patent war looms
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo has demanded licensing fees from Facebook for use of its technology, the companies said on Monday, potentially ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Napolitano defends U.S. drug war in face of legalization debate
By Ioan Grillo and David Alire Garcia
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano defended Washington's drug war strategy on Monday ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Italian prison drama wins best film in Berlin
By Mike Collett-White
BERLIN (Reuters) - "Caesar Must Die," a docu-drama in which murderers and mafiosi act out a Shakespearean tragedy in a high-security Italian ...
Thu, February 16, 2012
Iran "shadow war" intensifies, crosses borders
By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Peter Apps
BANGKOK/LONDON (Reuters) - The loudest noise that Thongma Danoi had ever heard was followed 20 minutes ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
A Minute With: Reese Witherspoon on going to "War"
By Zorianna Kit
LOS ANGELES, Feb 15 (Reuters.com) - In her new romantic comedy "This Means War" Reese Witherspoon portrays a woman who returns ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Jolie's war film revives Bosnia's divisions
By Daria Sito-Sucic
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie, whose directorial debut on the Bosnian war screened in Sarajevo on Tuesday night, said she would not ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
U.S. says militia group prepared for anti-government
By Meghana Keshavan
DETROIT (Reuters) - Seven members of a Midwestern militia group accused of plotting to kill police were preparing for war against the ...
Sun, February 12, 2012
Airlines urge U.N. deal to avert carbon trade war
By Tim Hepher and Harry Suhartono
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global airlines called on Sunday for a U.N.-brokered deal to prevent a row over ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Oracle buying Taleo for $1.9 billion, cloud war brews
By Jim Finkle and Sayantani Ghosh
(Reuters) - Oracle Corp agreed to buy Taleo Corp, a maker of Web-based software for recruiting employees, for about ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
Russia, China lose credit in Arab world: League chief
By Paul Ingrassia and Edmund Blair
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League chief said on Monday that Russia and China had lost diplomatic credit in ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
U.N. victory may push Syria's Assad into unwinnable war
By Joseph Logan
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's victory in dodging a U.N. resolution it deemed a license for regime change may only escalate ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
More U.S. grassroots parades for Iraq war vets possible
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Organizers of a parade for Iraq war veterans that drew thousands of flag waving spectators in St. Louis last weekend have ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Disagreements on cyber risk East-West "Cold War"
By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - With worries growing over computer hacking, data theft and the risk of digital attacks destroying essential ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Egypt's "war on democracy" threatens U.S.-ties
By Tom Perry
CAIRO (Reuters) - Arriving in Egypt last year, Julie Hughes had hoped to help write history by aiding the country's new ...
Sat, January 28, 2012
Labor war looms over All-Star weekend
By Steve Keating
(Reuters) - The fun and games of the National Hockey League's All-Star weekend turned serious Saturday as league commissioner Gary Bettman ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Thousands greet veterans at St. Louis parade
By Bruce Olson
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Thousands of people lined the streets of downtown St. Louis on Saturday cheering on marchers in a parade ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Reuters Magazine: Chrystia Freeland: The one percent war
By Chrystia Freeland
(Reuters) - When Anders Aslund, a Swedish economist who has studied and advised most of the leaders in the former Soviet Union ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
Reuters Magazine: The one percent war
By Chrystia Freeland
When Anders Aslund, a Swedish economist who has studied and advised most of the leaders in the former Soviet Union, visited ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Obama aims to use war savings on infrastructure
By Lisa Lambert and John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama proposed plowing half the money America will save from the end of its ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
"Miss Bala" puts human face on Mexico's drug war
By Iain Blair
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a ripped-from-the-headlines story, the new movie "Miss Bala," which opens in limited U.S. release on Friday ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Prosecutor says Iraq war vet killed transients for "thrill"
By Troy Anderson
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - An Iraq war veteran charged in the stabbing murders of four Orange County, California homeless men made ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Paymasters wary as IMF starts new funds quest
By Brian Love
PARIS (Reuters) - Two years after it requested $500 billion to fight off a global slump, the International Monetary Fund's call ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Analysis: Not-so-covert Iran war buys West time, raises tension
By William Maclean
LONDON (Reuters) - A backseat passenger on a motorcycle weaving through the crush of Tehran's morning traffic reaches out and places ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Complete Civil War submarine unveiled for first time
By Harriet McLeod
NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Confederate Civil War vessel H.L. Hunley, the world's first successful combat submarine when it ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Complete Civil War submarine unveiled for first time
By Harriet McLeod
NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Confederate Civil War vessel H.L. Hunley, the world's first successful combat submarine when it ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Dog tag lost in World War I returned to soldier's son
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, MO (Reuters) - Somehow, maybe in a struggle to remove his helmet, Kent Potter lost his dog tag on a ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Civil War group sues over Virginia city flag ban
By Matthew Ward
PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - A group of descendants of Civil War soldiers who fought for the South sued a city in western ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Netflix sparks price war with UK launch
By Georgina Prodhan and Matt Cowan
LONDON (Reuters) - Netflix launched in Britain and Ireland on Monday, taking on BSkyB's premium drama and movies ...
Sat, January 07, 2012
Arkansas Civil War buffs remember Confederate boy hero
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - David O. Dodd is known as Arkansas' boy martyr of the Confederacy.
On Saturday, about 100 people gathered in the ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Syrian forces kill 33 in attack on rebel town: residents
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian government forces have killed at least 33 people in a rebel town near the Lebanese border in the last few days ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Iran holds military exercise near Afghan border
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran launched a military maneuver near its border with Afghanistan on Saturday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, days after naval exercises ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
"Bridesmaids" in, "War Horse" out of writers awards
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Bridesmaids," "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and "The Help" were among the film nominees chosen on Thursday for annual Writers ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Militias may drag Libya into civil war: NTC chief
By Mahmoud Habboush and Ali Shuaib
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya risks sliding into civil war unless it cracks down on the rival militias which filled ...
Tue, December 27, 2011
Northern Nigerian Christians warn of religious war
By Tim Cocks and Felix Onuah
ABUJA (Reuters) - Northern Nigerian Christians said on Tuesday they feared that a spate of Christmas Day bombings by ...
Fri, December 23, 2011
Corrected: Zhang, Bale blossom together on "Flowers of War"
By Jordan Riefe
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In 100 years of Chinese film, "The Flowers of War" is the first major title to feature a ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
In ad for newsletter, Ron Paul forecast "race war"
By Mark Hosenball and Samuel P. Jacobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A direct-mail solicitation for Ron Paul's political and investment newsletters two decades ago warned ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
Jolie hopes Bosnia War movie speaks to her generation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie didn't plan on directing a movie. But the more she learned about the 1990s Bosnia war, the more ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
Zhang, Bale blossom together on "Flowers of War"
By Jordan Riefe
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In 100 years of Chinese film, "The Flowers of War" is the first major title to feature a ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
EU airline carbon move could spark trade war: China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing criticized a decision by Europe's highest court to allow airlines to be charged for carbon emissions on flights to and ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
A Minute With: Steven Spielberg on "Tintin" and "War Horse"
By Bob Tourtellotte
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Steven Spielberg is among the most prolific film directors ever, and as if to prove it, he has ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Apple scores limited victory in smartphone patent war
By Clare Jim and Poornima Gupta
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Apple Inc scored a narrow victory against Taiwan's HTC Corp in a patent lawsuit over ...
Sat, December 17, 2011
Last U.S. troops leave Iraq, ending war
By Joseph Logan
K-CROSSING, Kuwait (Reuters) - The last convoy of U.S. soldiers pulled out of Iraq on Sunday, ending nearly nine years of ...
Sat, December 17, 2011
USTR's Kirk says no trade war but troubled by China
By Tom Miles
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Saturday the United States is not in a trade war with ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Military marks end to nearly nine bloody years in Iraq
By Missy Ryan and Patrick Markey
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces formally ended almost nine years of war in Iraq on Thursday with a ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Ron Paul strongly defends anti-war policies
By Sam Youngman
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Ron Paul staged a strong defense of his anti-war views on Thursday in an outburst ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Obama: Troops leaving Iraq with heads held high
By Caren Bohan
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama welcomed home some of the last U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
Obama winds down Iraq war but verdict elusive
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - "Mission Accomplished" are two words President Barack Obama will not use as he winds down the most unpopular U ...
Sat, December 10, 2011
Yemen leader will choose war, not quit: Nobel winner
By Gwladys Fouche and Balazs Koranyi
OSLO (Reuters) - The world's conscience should be haunted for its failure to help the democratic uprising in ...
Sat, December 10, 2011
Afghan attacks will not start sectarian war: U.S. Ambassador
By Daniel Magnowski
KABUL (Reuters) - This week's deadly sectarian attacks in Afghanistan will not kick off a cycle of Sunni versus Shi'ite ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Jolie quiets Bosnian critics with war film screening
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Victims of Bosnia's 1992-95 war had most of their anxieties over a film by Hollywood star Angelina Jolie put to rest ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
South Carolina could be Perry's last stand
By Peter Henderson and Karen Brooks
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina might be the last stand for Texas Governor Rick Perry if he ...
Wed, December 07, 2011
Turf war brews for prosecutors probing MF Global
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A turf war may be brewing between two high-profile U.S. prosecutors over who will take the lead ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
Analysis: "Cold War" with Iran heats up across Mideast
By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - Worries of Israel striking Iran might or might not be overblown but across the region the ...
Sat, December 03, 2011
Israel's Barak plays down "shadow war" against Iran
By Dan Williams
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Defense Minister Ehud Barak played down speculation on Saturday that Israel and U.S.-led allies were waging clandestine ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Dogs of war also suffer from emotional stress
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - As U.S. troops return from Iraq and Afghanistan, many are coming home with mental and emotional damage ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
U.S. hands main war base, Saddam palaces back to Iraq
By Jim Loney
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military passed a milestone in its pending withdrawal from Iraq on Friday, vacating its vast main ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
U.N. urges action in Syria, Russia and China object
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations' human rights chief on Friday urged world powers to take action to protect civilians in Syria ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
After NATO strike, Pakistan adjusts rules of engagement
By Qasim Nauman and Michael Georgy
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's commanders in the wild Afghan border region can return fire if under attack without ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
NATO attack could hurt war on terror: Pakistan
By Augustine Anthony and Qasim Nauman
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan, enraged by a NATO cross-border air attack that killed 24 soldiers, could withdraw its support ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
NATO attack could hurt war on terror: Pakistan
By Augustine Anthony and Qasim Nauman
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan, enraged by a NATO cross-border air attack that killed 24 soldiers, could withdraw its support ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Killer mold too risky in U.S. war on drugs: report
By Anna Yukhananov
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Using fungi to kill coca and other illegal drug crops would be a risky tactic, as there is not ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Insight: Funds and refiners ponder oil Armageddon, war on Iran
By Jonathan Leff and Judy Hua
(Reuters) - Oil consuming nations, hedge funds and big oil refineries are quietly preparing for a Doomsday scenario: An ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
China solar executives aim to avoid trade war with U.S.
By Michael Martina
BEIJING (Reuters) - Heads of China's solar industry on Tuesday said they strongly oppose an investigation by the U.S. into ...
Sun, November 27, 2011
Today's currency war may be tomorrow's global crisis: book
By Steven C. Johnson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Hold on, I'm in the middle of a Twitter war with Nouriel Roubini," author James Rickards ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
Dow and S&P 500 post best week since Christmas
By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks posted their best week since Christmas, even with a mixed finish on Friday after strong earnings from ...
Thu, November 24, 2011
At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence
By Erika Solomon and Douglas Hamilton
BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 23 people were reported killed in Syria Saturday as violence intensified in the eighth ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
EU regulator "concerned" over cellphone patents war
By Foo Yun Chee
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators investigating Apple Inc
Wed, November 16, 2011
Octogenarian World War Two veteran receives Bronze Star
By Jorene Barut
HONOLULU (Reuters) - Nearly seven decades after he was wounded during the pivotal Battle of the Bulge, former U.S. Army Staff ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Washington state man to face Bosnian war crimes charges
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Washington state man accused of being a Bosnian army hit squad member has agreed to return to ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Arab League rebuffs Syria on monitors
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
AMMAN (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Sunday it had rebuffed a request by Damascus to amend plans for a ...
Wed, November 09, 2011
Christian Bale's 'The Flowers of War' Eyes December Release
The Flowers of War could arrive from China in time for awards season. According to THR, producers of Zhang Yimou's ambitious historical drama ...
Mon, November 07, 2011
Close helps traumatised war hero find a new home
The Fatal Attraction star contacted the producers of U.S. TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and asked them if they'd be interested ...
Sun, November 06, 2011
Close helps traumatised war hero find a new home
The Fatal Attraction star contacted the producers of U.S. TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and asked them if they'd be interested ...
Sat, November 05, 2011
Close helps traumatised war hero find a new home
The Fatal Attraction star contacted the producers of U.S. TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and asked them if they'd be interested ...
Mon, October 24, 2011
Christian Bale Looks Insane(r Than Usual) in 'Flowers of War' Trailer
Last month we caught a glimpse of the strange poster for The Flowers of War; today we get the infinitely stranger (but highly intriguing ...
Sun, October 23, 2011
Christian Bale Looks Insane(r Than Usual) in 'Flowers of War' Trailer
Last month we caught a glimpse of the strange poster for The Flowers of War; today we get the infinitely stranger (but highly intriguing ...
Sat, October 22, 2011
Christian Bale Looks Insane(r Than Usual) in 'Flowers of War' Trailer
Last month we caught a glimpse of the strange poster for The Flowers of War; today we get the infinitely stranger (but highly intriguing ...
Mon, October 17, 2011
'This Means War' Trailer: Pine, Witherspoon and Hardy's Action Romantic Spy Comedy
I'm not sure we'll ever see a big-screen version of McG's TV show Chuck (heck, I'm surprised we even got ...
Sun, October 16, 2011
'This Means War' Trailer: Pine, Witherspoon and Hardy's Action Romantic Spy Comedy
I'm not sure we'll ever see a big-screen version of McG's TV show Chuck (heck, I'm surprised we even got ...
Sat, October 15, 2011
'This Means War' Trailer: Pine, Witherspoon and Hardy's Action Romantic Spy Comedy
I'm not sure we'll ever see a big-screen version of McG's TV show Chuck (heck, I'm surprised we even got ...
Fri, October 14, 2011
'This Means War' Trailer: Pine, Witherspoon and Hardy's Action Romantic Spy Comedy
I'm not sure we'll ever see a big-screen version of McG's TV show Chuck (heck, I'm surprised we even got ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
China yuan bill risks trade war: House speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation designed to press China to let its currency rise in value poses a "very severe risk" of a trade war and ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Hungarian Cops Raid 'World War Z' Set
The forthcoming zombie epic World War Z suffered an embarrassing setback today when authorities in Hungary confiscated a cache of weapons that were intended ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Hungarian Cops Raid 'World War Z' Set
The forthcoming zombie epic World War Z suffered an embarrassing setback today when authorities in Hungary confiscated a cache of weapons that were intended ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
China media liken U.S. yuan bill to Great Depression act
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state-run news agency scorned on Tuesday U.S. legislation aiming to press it to raise the value of its yuan ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
American fighter makes Libya's war his own
By Rania El Gamal
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - For seven months, Matthew Van Dyke has been fighting a war that is not his.
A U ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
War drones keep flying despite computer virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's unmanned Predator and Reaper drones are continuing to fly remote missions overseas despite a computer virus that ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
Analysis: IMF mulls bonds, borrowing to pump up war chest
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facing the prospect of a deeper crisis in Europe, the International Monetary Fund is weighing whether it could expand ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
Film festival comes to Kabul on war anniversary
By Zhou Xin
KABUL (Reuters) - A father desperately searches for his son, who has been sent on a suicide bomb mission. After losing everything ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
After decade of war, Afghans mull Taliban return
By Martin Petty and Hamid Shalizi
KABUL (Reuters) - Wakil Ahmad Muttawakil, a former right hand man to the reclusive, one-eyed leader of the Taliban ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Afghans hold anti-U.S. rally on eve of war anniversary
KABUL (Reuters) - Hundreds of Afghans marched through Kabul on Thursday, the eve of the 10-year anniversary of the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Apple iPhone voice raises pitch in war vs Google
By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc beefed up its new iPhone with faster chips and better cameras, seeking to set its handset ...
Sun, October 02, 2011
White House voices concern on China currency bill
By Paul Eckert and Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The prospects for U.S. legislation designed to get China to revalue its currency appeared to ...
Sun, October 02, 2011
Perry suggests U.S. military role in Mexico drug war
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said on Saturday he would get the U.S. military involved in Mexico's war ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
No solution to Afghan war without Pakistan: Mullen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top uniformed U.S. military officer said on Friday the U.S. relationship with Pakistan is "vexing and yet vital" but ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Amazon ignites tablet war with Fire, takes on Apple
By Phil Wahba and Liana B. Baker
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc took the wraps off its long-awaited "Kindle Fire" on Wednesday, tacking ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
N. Korea and U.S. to talk on war remains next month: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea and the United States will resume talks next month on recovering the remains of American troops killed during the 1950-53 ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
U.S. says Pakistan's ISI using group for "proxy war"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has accused Pakistan's intelligence agency of using the Haqqani Network to wage a "proxy war," hardening its criticism ...
Sun, September 18, 2011
Lebanese war film wins top prize at Toronto fest
By Jeffrey Hodgson
TORONTO (Reuters) - A film about the struggles of a village in war-torn Lebanon took the People's Choice award at the ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
WMU Defensive Tackle Travonte Boles: "When you play Central, its a war."
KALAMAZOO,MI(WKZO)-- WMU Defensive Tackle Travonte Boles speaks with Broncos Sports First about the team's upcoming game vs rival Central Michigan University.
Thu, September 15, 2011
U.S. "Red Dot" spy program hunts bombs in war zones
By Tabassum Zakaria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. agency that operates spy satellites is helping the military spot homemade bombs before they kill American ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
For Sachs, U.S. 9/11 response undercut war on poverty
By Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World-renowned development economist Jeffrey Sachs has made it his mission to improve the lives of the world's poor ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
September 11 widow imagines ways other than war
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andrea LeBlanc, whose husband died aboard one of the 9/11 hijacked planes, speaks out about alternatives to ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
On the Afghan frontline, U.S. soldiers see longer war ahead
By Nikola Solic
KUNAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers deployed on the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan say the war isn't going away ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
World War Z producer thanks Glasgow for warm welcome
Pitt and his co-workers have been shooting scenes for the post-apocalyptic project in Glasgow, which was made to look like Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
World War Z producer thanks Glasgow for warm welcome
Pitt and his co-workers have been shooting scenes for the post-apocalyptic project in Glasgow, which was made to look like Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the ...
Sun, September 04, 2011
World War Z producer thanks Glasgow for warm welcome
Pitt and his co-workers have been shooting scenes for the post-apocalyptic project in Glasgow, which was made to look like Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the ...
Sat, September 03, 2011
World War Z producer thanks Glasgow for warm welcome
Pitt and his co-workers have been shooting scenes for the post-apocalyptic project in Glasgow, which was made to look like Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
World War Z producer thanks Glasgow for warm welcome
Pitt and his co-workers have been shooting scenes for the post-apocalyptic project in Glasgow, which was made to look like Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Island influence, war dance revs up Texas football team
By Karen Brooks
EULESS, Texas (Reuters) - Defensive lineman Moahengi Latu strikes an imposing figure, long hair swinging wildly as he belts out a battle ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
Ben Affleck to Direct and Star In 'First-Person' War Movie
This story provokes mixed feelings: for one, Ben Affleck has proven to be a questionable director in the past. On the other hand, I ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
Aid poised to flow as fog of war lifts in Tripoli
GENEVA (Reuters) - Humanitarian aid workers said on Tuesday a rapid resolution to the Libyan conflict would help them bring urgent help to the residents ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
Rowling's tears over great-grandfather's war bravery
The writer was learning about her family history on genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? when it was revealed her ancestor, Frenchman ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
UPDATE: NBC Wins Bidding War For Sarah Silverman Series
UPDATE: NBC will be the network to launch Sarah Silverman's new autobiographical comedy series. Silverman will not only star in, but will write ...
Sun, August 21, 2011
Rowling's tears over great-grandfather's war bravery
The writer was learning about her family history on genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? when it was revealed her ancestor, Frenchman ...
Sun, August 21, 2011
UPDATE: NBC Wins Bidding War For Sarah Silverman Series
UPDATE: NBC will be the network to launch Sarah Silverman's new autobiographical comedy series. Silverman will not only star in, but will write ...
Sat, August 20, 2011
Rowling's tears over great-grandfather's war bravery
The writer was learning about her family history on genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? when it was revealed her ancestor, Frenchman ...
Sat, August 20, 2011
UPDATE: NBC Wins Bidding War For Sarah Silverman Series
UPDATE: NBC will be the network to launch Sarah Silverman's new autobiographical comedy series. Silverman will not only star in, but will write ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Rowling's tears over great-grandfather's war bravery
The writer was learning about her family history on genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? when it was revealed her ancestor, Frenchman ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
UPDATE: NBC Wins Bidding War For Sarah Silverman Series
UPDATE: NBC will be the network to launch Sarah Silverman's new autobiographical comedy series. Silverman will not only star in, but will write ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
'5 Days of War' Unleashes Hell in Exclusive Clip
Renny Harlin knows action.
He broadened the scope of the Die Hard franchise with Die Hard 2, he helmed the often-maligned, under-appreciated Cutthroat Island ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
Analysis: UK social media controls point to wider "info war"
By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron's flirtation with the idea of social media censorship controls after ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
'5 Days of War' Unleashes Hell in Exclusive Clip
Renny Harlin knows action.
He broadened the scope of the Die Hard franchise with Die Hard 2, he helmed the often-maligned, under-appreciated Cutthroat Island ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Prosecutors seek two war crimes trials against Mladic
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Prosecutors at the Yugoslavia war crimes court have proposed splitting the case against Ratko Mladic into two parts to speed up the ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders
By Samia Nakhoul and Mohammed Abbas
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters from hiding to fight on as Libya's new interim rulers ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Brad Pitt's 'World War Z' Gets Release Date
Next year, Paramount has an early Christmas present to offer: hordes of flesh-eating zombies! The studio today announced that it will be releasing its ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
Crystal Cathedral bankruptcy sale sparks bidding war
By Jason Kandel and Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The bankruptcy sale of Crystal Cathedral, the glass-walled Orange County church known for its "Hour ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Oil slides $4 on economic gloom, dollar
By Jessica Donati
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell by more than $4 a barrel on Thursday, with U.S. futures touching $81.86 barrel ...
Sun, August 07, 2011
Former Sen. Hatfield, anti-war Republican, dies
By Teresa Carson
PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - Former Senator Mark Hatfield, a liberal anti-war Republican from Oregon, died on Sunday at age 89.
In his ...
Sat, August 06, 2011
Obama pledges to press on in Afghan war
By Phil Stewart and David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pledged Monday to forge ahead with his Afghan war strategy and the Pentagon ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
'300' Director Zack Snyder Tackles War Drama 'The Last Photograph'
Zack Snyder has the reverse career of most directors. Unlike those filmmakers who cultivate their skills on smaller films and grow, grow, grow to ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
AMC Sets Premiere Date For New Civil-War Series, 'Hell On Wheels'
AMC has become the network to watch out for when it comes to original programming. The Killing may have been a waste of time ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
AMC Sets Premiere Date For New Civil-War Series, 'Hell On Wheels'
AMC has become the network to watch out for when it comes to original programming. The Killing may have been a waste of time ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
AMC Sets Premiere Date For New Civil-War Series, 'Hell On Wheels'
AMC has become the network to watch out for when it comes to original programming. The Killing may have been a waste of time ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
Rebels in captured town plan push towards Tripoli
By Michael Georgy
BIR AL-GHANAM, Libya, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Libyan rebels who seized this town 80 km (50 miles) south of Tripoli said on ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
Chicago museum's unearthed Soviet posters a diary of war
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The horrors and heroism of World War Two are given a fresh look in an Art Institute of Chicago ...
Sat, July 23, 2011
Back from war, young vets struggle to find good jobs
By Matthew A. Ward
SUFFOLK, Va (Reuters) - Given the high unemployment rate among young male veterans, 25-year-old Thomas Jones and 31-year-old Vincent Moore Jr ...
Thu, July 21, 2011
Pearl Harbor skull could date to World War II
HONOLULU (Reuters) - Military scientists are trying to determine if a skull found in Pearl Harbor among debris dating to the 1940s belonged to a ...
Wed, July 20, 2011
Tech-savvy Taliban fights war in cyberspace
By Michelle Nichols
KABUL (Reuters) - The war in Afghanistan entered cyberspace on Wednesday when the tech-savvy Taliban said their phones, email and website had ...
Wed, July 20, 2011
Serbia arrests last major war crimes fugitive
By Adam Tanner and Aleksandar Vasovic
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia arrested the last major war crimes suspect from the 1990s Yugoslav conflicts on Wednesday, closing ...
Sat, July 16, 2011
South Carolina beach city remembers black Civil War soldiers
By Harriet McLeod
FOLLY BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) -- The tiny island city of Folly Beach, South Carolina, paid tribute this week to Union soldiers ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
More Mexicans fleeing the drug war seek U.S. asylum
By Patricia Giovine
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - Mexican journalist Armando Rodriguez, renowned for his coverage of gangland slayings in his hometown of Ciudad Juarez ...
Sat, July 09, 2011
Disabled Iraq war veteran falls to death from rollercoaster
BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A disabled war veteran fell to his death from a 208-foot-tall rollercoaster late on Friday afternoon, tragically ending his miraculous ...
Wed, July 06, 2011
South Korean Web attacks might have been war drill
By Jim Finkle
BOSTON (Reuters) - Attacks that crippled South Korean government websites in July 2009 and again in March 2011 might have been cyber ...
Tue, July 05, 2011
Drug war bodies expose flaws in Mexican forensics
By Mica Rosenberg
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Alejandro Espinoza knew his brother and nephew were dead when he saw the photo in the newspaper, their ...
Sun, July 03, 2011
Serb general Mladic to boycott war crimes court
By Ivana Sekularac and Aaron Gray-Block
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic will boycott the U.N. war crimes court, where ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Gates weighs toll of war
By Phil Stewart, Missy Ryan and David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Robert Gates, in his final interview as defense secretary, grew quiet as he tried ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Libya actions do not violate War Powers Act: Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said Wednesday his administration's actions on Libya do not violate the War Powers Act and that it has ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Cost of war at least $3.7 trillion and counting
By Daniel Trotta
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama cited cost as a reason to bring troops home from Afghanistan, he referred to ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Crusading poet embodies Mexico's drug war pain
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (Reuters) - It was well past midnight when Mexicans usually too afraid to venture out after dark streamed into Chihuahua's central square ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
Videogamers seek more peace, less war
By Richard Chang
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Videogames are becoming kinder and gentler as women and older players seek pleasure in a pastime long dominated ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
U.S. intensifying covert war in Yemen: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has intensified air strikes on suspected militants in Yemen in a bid to keep them from consolidating power as ...
Sun, June 05, 2011
D-Day veterans recall World War Two turning point
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sixty-seven years ago, Walter Ehlers landed on a Normandy, France, beach leading a squad of 12 men on ...
Sat, June 04, 2011
"Peace caravan" crossing Mexico to protest drug war
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hundreds of Mexicans began a weeklong caravan on Saturday to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by a crusading ...
Fri, June 03, 2011
Analysis: Fighting E.coli war with smart machines and soap
By Ben Hirschler and Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - Superfast machines helped Chinese and German scientists decode the genes of Europe's deadly E.coli ...
Fri, June 03, 2011
Mexican drug war scares U.S. teens off smuggling
By Tim Gaynor
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - Police in the U.S. border city of El Paso can thank criminals in Mexico for ridding ...
Fri, June 03, 2011
North Carolina city honors black Civil War soldiers
By Jim Brumm
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hundreds of African-American Union soldiers buried in the National Cemetery in Wilmington, North Carolina, after the Civil ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
Global war on drugs a failure, high-level panel says
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A high-profile group of global leaders declared the "war on drugs" a failure on Thursday and urged governments ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
Mexican teens turn to kidnapping in drug war city
By Julian Cardona
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - School dropout Toby was just 15 when he and his friends started kidnapping businessmen, truck drivers and ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
Acting CONCACAF president accuses Blazer of 'waging war'
By Simon Evans
MIAMI (Reuters) - The split within CONCACAF deepened on Wednesday when its acting president insisted the regional soccer governing body's general ...
Mon, May 30, 2011
"Cooperative" Mladic to face tribunal on Friday
By Aaron Gray-Block
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic used his power to commit atrocities that tore a nation apart ...
Sun, May 29, 2011
Memorial Day had its beginnings in Civil War
By Verna Gates
Birmingham, Ala (Reuters) --- Bands will play, soldiers will march and wreaths will be laid on Monday as America commemorates the men ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Top war crimes suspect Mladic arrested in Serbia
By Aleksandar Vasovic
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic was arrested in Serbia on Thursday after years on the run from international ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
War-weary lawmakers push Obama to end Afghan war
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - War-weary lawmakers pushed President Barack Obama to wind down the 10-year-old conflict in Afghanistan on Wednesday as the House ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Analysis: Sony Ericsson needs Sony firepower for Android war
By Simon Johnson and Tarmo Virki
STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Japan's Sony needs to assert control over Sony Ericsson if the handset joint venture ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
U.S. deepens engagement with Afghan Taliban to end war: report
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States has stepped up direct talks with the Afghan Taliban for a political settlement of the 10-year-old war, the Washington ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Streisand and Kramer at war over The Normal Heart
Streisand has attacked Kramer in a new Entertainment Weekly interview, and the playwright has responded by blaming the diva for holding up the adaptation ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Hungarian, 97, on trial for World War Two crimes
By Marton Dunai
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A Hungarian court on Thursday began the trial of Sandor Kepiro, 97, accused over the massacre of more than ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
World War II "Hump" pilots meet for final reunion
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Five aging World War II pilots who once flew over the treacherous terrain of the Himalayan Mountains ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Two Korean War vets receive Medal of Honor posthumously
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest declaration of military valor, to two Korean War veterans on Monday ...
Sun, May 01, 2011
New Bridge to Canada Could Spark Toll War
(Detroit, MI) -- A consultant for Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Moroun says a toll war could break out if a second government-built span to Ontario ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Iraq aims to revive movie-going stifled by Saddam, war
By Khalid al-Ansary
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Entrepreneur Zaid Fadhel has spent $800,000 to realize a dream of reviving cinemas in Iraq after decades of ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
Gates sees possible turning point in Afghan war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. troops could reach a turning point in Afghanistan this year if they can prevent the Taliban from retaking certain areas ...
Sun, April 17, 2011
London hit "War Horse" makes thrilling Broadway bow
By David Rooney
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - It's easy to see what attracted Steven Spielberg to British children's author Michael Morpugo's ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Bosnian war crimes suspect held without bail in Oregon
By Dan Cook
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A single mother accused of committing war crimes in the Balkans was ordered held without bond on Friday ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Stabenow Builds Massive War Chest In Re-Election Bid
LANSING, Mich (WLMI) U-S Senator Debbie Stabenow is sitting on about three-million dollars for her re-election campaign next year. The Michigan Democrat has raised ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
Washington man, Oregon woman arrested over Bosnian war crimes
By Laura Myers and Teresa Carson
SEATTLE/PORTLAND (Reuters) - A Washington state man and an Oregon woman were arrested on Wednesday at the request ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
First shots mark 150 years since start of Civil War
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - In the pre-dawn hours on Tuesday, about two dozen Union Army re-enactors raised a 33-star American flag ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Solemn tribute to mark 150 years since Civil War's start
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - At dawn on Tuesday, re-enactors dressed and armed as Confederate soldiers will fire cannons toward Fort Sumter ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Senate blocks war powers vote amid Libya action
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As leading U.S. senators discuss whether Congress should retroactively approve military operations in Libya, the Senate on Tuesday ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Special report: The West's unwanted war in Libya
By Paul Taylor
PARIS (Reuters) - It is a war that Barack Obama didn't want, David Cameron didn't need, Angela Merkel couldn't ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Apple wins skirmish in Nokia patent war
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc won a round in its patent fight with Nokia on Friday as a U.S. trade panel ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
McCain says Gaddafi should be tried for "war crimes"
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi should be tried for war crimes for "outrageous levels of brutality" he has used to crush opposition ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Asia tours turf war set for new chapter
By Patrick Johnston
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The OneAsia Tour tees off for its third season in Indonesia this week amid continued criticism from the Asian ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Obama confident coalition will lead Libyan war
By Alister Bull
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama expressed confidence on Tuesday the United States will be able to transfer control ...
Sun, March 20, 2011
Nebraska couple create photo exhibits of U.S. war dead
By David Hendee
OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - A traveling photo exhibit of 98 U.S. military from Nebraska and western Iowa killed in the Afghanistan ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Charlie Sheen Catchphrases prompt trademark war
By Eriq Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The next time Charlie Sheen wishes to say something outrageous, he may want to pause a beat ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
USOC concerned about drug war ahead of Pan Am Games
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The United States Olympic Committee promised on Tuesday to have a security plan in place before sending athletes to the Pan American ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Saudi sends troops, Bahrain Shi'ites call it "war"
By Lin Noueihed and Frederik Richter
MANAMA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia sent troops into Bahrain on Monday to help put down weeks of protests by ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
First Images From Spielberg's 'War Horse'
Looks like we have the first image from Steven Spielberg's latest epic War Horse. And in case you were wondering if the title ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Soldier gets hard labor, discharge in Afghan war case
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. Army soldier was sentenced to 60 days of hard labor and a discharge on Wednesday ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Franco wants to film real gangs at war
The 127 Hours star is teaming up with director Harmony Korine to go underground for the forthcoming film and they are hoping to catch ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Last U.S. veteran of World War One dies at 110
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frank Buckles, believed to be the last surviving U.S. veteran of World War One, has died at age 110, according to ...
Sun, February 27, 2011
Largest Crowds Since Vietnam War March in Madison
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A crowd estimated at more than 70,000 people on Saturday waved American flags, sang ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Largest crowds since Vietnam War march in Wisconsin
By James Kelleher and David Bailey
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A crowd estimated at more than 70,000 people on Saturday waved American flags, sang ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Wolfgang Petersen and Scott Stuber Team For 'Old Man's War'
Mr. Epic Battle himself is taking another another movie that will probably have some more epic battles.
Wolfgang Peterson -- director of Troy, Air Force ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
U.S. launches diplomatic "surge" to end Afghan war
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is mounting a "diplomatic surge" to end the war in Afghanistan even as military pressure is ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Civilian death study rates "dirty war" in Iraq
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 92,600 civilians were killed in armed violence in Iraq from 2003 to 2008, and U.S ...
Sun, February 13, 2011
Sony takes gaming console war to phones
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson unveiled on Sunday its long-awaited PlayStation smartphone, taking video game console wars to ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Michigan Soldier Killed In World War Two Identified
(Washington, DC) -- The remains of a suburban Detroit soldier killed in World War Two have been identified. The Pentagon said yesterday the remains of ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Afghanistan less nervy than partnering Tiger: war veteran
By Bernie McGuire
DUBAI (Reuters) - Lieutenant Colonel Michael Rowells, who competed in Wednesday's Dubai Desert Classic pre-tournament pro-am, said he was more nervous ...
Tue, February 08, 2011
New military strategy looks beyond Afghan war
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The military on Tuesday issued its first new statement of strategy in seven years, moving beyond a focus on ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
Hurt Locker bosses seek to dismiss war veteran's lawsuit
Master Sergeant Jeffrey Sarver alleges the movie's lead character, played by Jeremy Renner, is based on him but he was given no credit ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
War dispatch: torn blood vessels growing problem
By Lynne Peeples
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. troops appear to be sustaining more blood vessel tears now than in earlier wars, according ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
Israeli official sees cyber alternative to "ugly" war
By Dan Williams
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Cyberwarfare of the kind waged against Iran last year offers advanced nations an alternative to "ugly" military force with ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
Rumsfeld defends handling of Iraq war in new book
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld concludes in his new autobiography that the war in Iraq has been worth the cost and remains ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
Looming labor war a sobering thought at Super Bowl party
By Steve Keating
DALLAS (Reuters) - The NFL's chief negotiator warned Wednesday that the clock is ticking down on reaching a new collective bargaining ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
"Hurt Locker" shoot back at war veteran's lawsuit
By Eriq Gardner
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Producers of Oscar-winning film "The Hurt Locker" have lobbed a free-speech grenade at Iraq war veteran Jeffrey ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
Joblessness, rising prices could spark war within
By Kevin Lim and Saeed Azhar
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The world economy is beset by problems such as high unemployment and rising prices which could ...
Sat, January 29, 2011
Family of soldier disappointed at war crimes charges
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The family of the youngest and lowest-ranking U.S. Army soldier ordered to face court martial for war ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
Companies pull hard in pricing tug-of-war
By Alexander Smith
LONDON (Reuters) - Fretful central bankers and hard-pressed consumers hoping companies will swallow rising input costs look set to be disappointed as ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
China rating agency blames U.S. for "credit war"
By Zhou Xin and Kevin Yao
BEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The ultra-loose monetary policy of the United States is setting the stage for "a ...
Thu, January 27, 2011
U.S. border cop fired over drug war views files lawsuit
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A former U.S. Border Patrol agent who said he was fired because of his views on drug legalization ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Wal-Mart drops plan to build near Civil War site
By Bill Berkrot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said it has dropped plans to build a superstore near the site of an historic ...
Fri, January 21, 2011
Sienna Miller to appear in World War Two play
LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Sienna Miller will star in World War Two stage drama "Flare Path," written by Terence Rattigan and based on his ...
Mon, January 17, 2011
Special Report: Is a solar trade war about to flare?
By Matt Daily, Christoph Steitz and Leonora Walet
EBERSWALDE, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's fifth-biggest solar power park emerges as a smudge on the horizon ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
It's not war, it's a football match say Iran and Iraq
By Mike Collett
DOHA (Reuters) - War-ravaged Iraq scored one of sport's unlikely successes when they won the Asian Cup four years ago and ...
Sun, January 09, 2011
Brazil's Mantega warns of "trade war": report
LONDON (Reuters) - Brazil is ready to take further steps to stop its currency from rising, the country's Finance Minister said on Sunday, warning ...
Sat, January 08, 2011
Key soldier in Afghan war crimes case faces court-martial
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - An Army staff sergeant was ordered on Friday to be tried by a military court to face charges ...
Sat, January 01, 2011
Flooded Australia city "like war zone"
BRISBANE, Australia (Reuters) - Floods left parts of Australia's third-biggest city on Thursday looking like a war zone in need of years of reconstruction ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
Kabul silent over Obama's Afghan war review
By Jonathon Burch
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's leaders, overlooked in the summary of a "brutally honest" U.S. war strategy review, did not offer ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
Official Synopsis For 'War Horse' Revealed
When Steven Spielberg makes a movie, the media hungry masses pay attention. In his new film War Horse, the famed auteur returns to epic ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
Obama, on eve of review, cites Afghan war progress
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, on the eve of releasing a major review of his Afghanistan policy, told lawmakers on Wednesday ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
Intel reports offer dim views of Afghan war: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two new classified intelligence reports on the war in Afghanistan say there is a limited chance of success unless Pakistan hunts down ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Analysis: WikiLeaks battle a new amateur face of cyber war?
By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - The website attacks launched by supporters of WikiLeaks show 21st-century cyber warfare evolving into a more ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Corrected: Businesses seek refuge from drug war in Mexico City
(Corrects number of years in penultimate paragraph) By Mica Rosenberg and Anahi Rama
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City, known for its high crime rates ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Analysis: WikiLeaks battle: a new amateur face of cyber war?
By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - The website attacks launched by supporters of WikiLeaks show 21st-century cyber warfare evolving into a more ...
Wed, December 08, 2010
Businesses flee to Mexico City as drug war grows
By Mica Rosenberg and Anahi Rama
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City, known for its high crime rates and kidnappings, is becoming a safe haven ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
British PM eyes 2011 Afghan pullback, U.S. reviews war
By Mohammed Abbas and David Alexander
KABUL (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron, on an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, said on Tuesday he was ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Abigail Spencer Joins 'This Means War'
Hollywood is making the bold move of hiring attractive people to pretend to be different attractive people who are attracted to each other all ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Jolie downplays Bosnian war film uproar
Jolie has stepped behind the camera for the first time for the as-yet-untitled wartime love story, which is set in the region and was ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
Obama in Afghanistan, U.S. to release war review soon
By Caren Bohan
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama visited Afghanistan on Friday but bad weather kept him on a U.S ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
Special Report: What did you do in the ETF war, daddy?
By Aaron Pressman
BOSTON (Reuters) - Gus Sauter, Vanguard Group's chief investment officer, vividly recalls the first time he proposed exchange-traded funds to his ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
Four years on, drug war bleeds Mexican heartland
By Michael O'Boyle and Miguel Angel Gutierrez
MORELIA, Michoacan (Reuters) - A four-year army crackdown in Mexico's methamphetamine-producing heartland has provoked a dizzying ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
Grant launches war museum appeal
The Notting Hill star turned out at the Highlanders' Museum in Fort George on Thursday (25Nov10) to launch the campaign, which aims to raise ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
Few Afghans know reason for war, new study shows
By Paul Tait
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghans in two crucial southern provinces are almost completely unaware of the September 11 attacks on the United States ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
U.S. to deploy tanks in Afghan war: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is sending battle tanks to Afghanistan for the first time in the nine-year-old war against the Taliban, the Washington ...
Tue, November 16, 2010
Gates sees no gap with Karzai on Afghan war strategy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday rejected suggestions that Afghan President Hamid Karzai was increasingly at odds with the United States over ...
Tue, November 16, 2010
Iran starts "biggest" air defense war games
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran began what it said was its biggest ever air defense drill on Tuesday to test its ability to deter air strikes ...
Tue, November 16, 2010
Final Harry Potter movie will be "like a war film"
By Mike Collett-White
LONDON (Reuters) - If "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" felt less frenetic than many fantasy blockbusters, then it was ...
Mon, November 15, 2010
NATO summit a turning point in Afghan war: U.S. envoy
By Chris Allbritton
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The NATO summit in Lisbon this weekend will mark a turning point in the prosecution of the war in ...
Fri, November 12, 2010
Report cautions Obama on high cost of Afghan war
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An independent task force cautioned President Barack Obama on Friday about the high cost of the Afghanistan war and ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Special report: For U.S. veterans, the war after the wars
By Nick Carey
FOREST CITY, Iowa (Reuters) - Deep in America's heartland, this small town is a world away from the heat of Iraq ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
"War for Late Night" lifts lid on NBC turmoil
By Richard Rushfield
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Isolated. Under constant pressure. Worked to the bone. Cut off from their public by a bubble of ...
Thu, November 04, 2010
Museums unite to chronicle post-war LA art scene
By Zorianna Kit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than 60 California cultural institutions are coming together to tell the story of the birth of the ...
Thu, November 04, 2010
Six Americans killed in Mexico's drug war city
By Julian Cardona
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Gunmen have killed six U.S. citizens in separate attacks since Saturday in the violent border city ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
Military ready for war in cyberspace
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The military's new Cyber Command, responsible for shielding 15,000 military computer networks from intruders, has become fully ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
Afghans, West try to lure Taliban fighters out of war
By Patrick Markey
KABUL (Reuters) - While Afghan President Hamid Karzai seeks talks with Taliban leaders, Afghan and NATO-led forces have quietly tried to chip ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
WikiLeaks has more U.S. war files, Pentagon says
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks, which already has made public nearly 500,000 classified U.S. files on the wars in Iraq and ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Mexicans mourn slain party-goers in drug war city
By Julian Cardona
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Families mourned on Sunday the victims of one of Mexico's worst shootings, weeping over the open ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
No surprises seen in WikiLeaks Iraq war data: Pentagon
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Friday it does not expect big surprises from an imminent release of up to 500 ...
Thu, October 14, 2010
U.S. is currency war's "tomb maker": China economist
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States fired the first shot in the currency war and the rest of the world must be on guard for ...
Wed, October 13, 2010
Drug war bloodshed tarnishes Mexico's richest city
By Robin Emmott
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Once an oasis of calm, Mexico's richest city has become a central battleground in the country's ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
Geithner sees "no risk" of currency war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday he sees "no risk" of a global currency war and wants to maximize incentives for ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
Bailey praying Afghanistan shoot dissuades sons from war
The 72 year old, who has snapped stars including Paul Weller, Sadie Frost and Dizzee Rascal, was approached to produce a picture feature for ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
Clooney returns to the Sudan with anti-war message
The movie star and his journalist father Nick visited Darfur in 2008 and shot a film chronicling the atrocities of genocide there for unaware ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
Feingold: Johnson Doesn't Want to Hold Administration Accountable For War
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - U.S. Senator Russ Feingold says his election opponent does not want to do one of the most important parts of ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
Caine: 'War experience made me compassionate'
The Get Carter star was called up for national service in the British Army at the age of 18 and he was deployed to ...
Tue, October 05, 2010
Obama says no big shift now in Afghan war strategy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has told congressional leaders he has no plans for any major changes in his Afghanistan war strategy for now ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
U.S. military faces strains after decade of war: Gates
By David Alexander
DURHAM, North Carolina (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned on Wednesday that nearly a decade of fighting in Iraq ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
U.S. soldier faces murder charges from Afghan war
By Laura Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The first of 12 U.S. soldiers charged with crimes in Afghanistan that range from killing civilians to keeping ...
Wed, September 22, 2010
White House seeks to limit fallout from Afghan war book
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday sought to limit any fallout from a new book that chronicles bitter infighting among ...
Tue, September 21, 2010
Crash kills 9 U.S. troops, 2010 deadliest year of Afghan war
By Tim Gaynor and Hamid Shalizi
KABUL (Reuters) - A helicopter crash killed nine American troops from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan's south on ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
'Hidalgo' Scribe John Fusco To Pen 'Day Of War'
King David is about to get gritty and gangster.
GiantKiller Pictures' just hired Hidalgo's screenwriter, John Fusco, to pen the biblical actioner Day ...
Wed, September 15, 2010
Fry blasts Blair over war
The actor and funnyman launched his new memoirs, The Fry Chronicles, on Monday (13Sep10) and used the opportunity to take aim at Blair, whose ...
Tue, September 14, 2010
Beware starting trade war, China economist tells U.S.
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States would be the loser if it touched off a trade war by labeling China a currency manipulator or imposed ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
Publishers take aim at Francis in book war
The soft-porn king is taking legal action to ban the release of FLASH! Bars, Boobs, and Busted: 5 Years on the Road with Girls ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
Venice film recounts trauma of war-scarred U.S. troops
By Silvia Aloisi
VENICE (Reuters) - A documentary premiering at the Venice film festival explores the trauma of U.S. soldiers returning from war in ...
Mon, September 06, 2010
Aussie teen war drama set to explode worldwide
By Megan Lehmann
SYDNEY (Hollywood Reporter) - Australia may finally have a homegrown blockbuster on its hands with the terrifically engaging "Tomorrow, When the War ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Cusack at war with Fox News
The High Fidelity star made the barbed comments on his Twitter.com blog after he was asked his opinion on the proposal to build ...
Wed, September 01, 2010
U.S. touts Iraq trade mission as war mission wanes
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Commerce Department said on Wednesday it will lead 15 U.S. companies, including Boeing, General Electric and Wamar ...
Wed, September 01, 2010
'Pacific' Emmy-Winner McKenna Plans 3D World War II Flick
After not surprising anyone by winning the Emmy for Best Miniseries last night, The Pacific's co-executive producer and writer Bruce McKenna wants some ...
Sun, August 29, 2010
Hitmen kill Mexican mayor in drug war state
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen killed the mayor of a small town in northern Mexico on Sunday in a region where two car ...
Sun, August 29, 2010
Iraqis say war "not ending" despite U.S. drawdown
By Waleed Ibrahim
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's message this weekend that Iraq would "chart its own course" may have been welcome news ...
Sun, August 29, 2010
Gene testing war looms for AstraZeneca heart drug
By Ben Hirschler, European Pharmaceuticals Correspondent
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Gene testing is shaping up to be a marketing battleground for new blood thinners like AstraZeneca ...
Sat, August 28, 2010
Obama says Iraq war is ending, his promise is kept
By Jeff Mason
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday Iraq could "chart its own course" and told Americans the drawdown ...
Thu, August 26, 2010
Angelina Jolie's Next Project Is A Bosnian War Love Story (Updated)
As if it weren't enough that Angelina Jolie is more wealthy, famous, and beautiful than you or I will ever be, the woman ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
Jolie to direct war film in Hungary?
Jolie spent the weekend (21-22Aug10) scouting for locations in the city with the couple's two-year-old twins, Knox and Vivienne, according to X17Online.com ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Johnson, Feingold Wage War of Words Ahead of GOP Primary
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Three Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate will square off in a primary 3 weeks from Tuesday.
But to hear ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Angelina Jolie's Next Project Is A Bosnian War Love Story
As if it weren't enough that Angelina Jolie is more wealthy, famous, and beautiful than you or I will ever be, the woman ...
Sat, August 21, 2010
Angelina Jolie to film love story set in Bosnia war
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie is starting work on a movie about a love story set during the 1992-95 Bosnian War.
Jolie, who made a ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Barnes & Noble proxy war and earnings complicate sale
By Phil Wahba
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The war that has erupted between Barnes & Noble Inc's <BKS.N> two largest shareholders over control of ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
MindFood: Game Movies I'd Rather See Than Gears of War
There's no denying that Gears of War is a popular video game franchise. Eleven million copies sold worldwide to date for the first ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Lost items spark international bidding war
Profiles in History boss Joe Maddalena is offering thousands of memorabilia items from the TV show, which came to a close after six seasons ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Afghan archaeologists find Buddhist site as war rages
By Sayed Salahuddin
KABUL (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Afghanistan, where Taliban Islamists are fighting the Western-backed government, have uncovered Buddhist-era remains in an area south ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Campbell urged to apologise over 'inconvenient' war crimes comment
The supermodel took to the stand in The Hague, Netherlands earlier this month (Aug10) to give evidence in Taylor's war crimes trial. He ...
Sun, August 15, 2010
Military deaths pass 2,000 as Afghan war review looms
By Sayed Salahuddin and Paul Tait
KABUL (Reuters) - Total foreign military deaths in Afghanistan have passed 2,000 since the war began in late ...
Sun, August 15, 2010
Petraeus sees "areas of progress" in Afghan war
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. commander in Afghanistan said he sees "areas of progress" in the war but it was still ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
Special Report: Inside Greece's war on tax evaders
By Dina Kyriakidou and Greg Roumeliotis
ATHENS (Reuters) - The tax investigator thinks she's nearly cracked it. For months the civil servant has pored ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
Farrow contradicts Campbell's war crimes testimony
The British beauty took the witness box at The Hague in the Netherlands on Thursday (05Aug10) to face claims she accepted blood diamonds - a ...
Sat, August 07, 2010
Fidel Castro speaks against war to Cuban parliament
By Rosa Tania Valdes
HAVANA (Reuters) - Former President Fidel Castro addressed Cuba's parliament in his first public government act in four years Saturday ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Corrected: Tired of war, thousands of Iraqis want to go to U.S.
(Corrects number of displaced in paragraph 4)
By Khalid al-Ansary
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Ahmed is desperate to get out of Baghdad, after Islamists threatened to ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Campbell granted extra security for war crimes trial
Campbell is set to take to the witness stand in the high-profile case over claims she accepted a blood diamond from Taylor as a ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Naomi Campbell tells war crimes court was given diamonds
By Aaron Gray-Block and Reed Stevenson
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - British supermodel Naomi Campbell, testifying at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles ...
Wed, August 04, 2010
Intel agrees to end chip war with rivals
By Alex Dobuzinskis and John Poirier
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Intel Corp, the world's largest chipmaker, has agreed to stop using threats and ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
Pakistan's Zardari says war with Taliban being lost
By John Irish and Daniel Flynn
PARIS (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday the international community was losing the war ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
Campbell wants privacy during war crimes trial
Campbell is set to take to the witness box in the high-profile case over claims she accepted a blood diamond from Taylor as a ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
Bitter smartphone war seen pinching vendor margins
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - An increasingly heated battle in the global smartphone market is set to weigh on handset vendors ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Mexican army kills kingpin in drug war coup
By Alberto Fajardo
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican soldiers killed drug boss Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel on Thursday, the first major triumph this year for President ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Afghan war leak may have severe consequences: Gates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The unprecedented leak of secret U.S. military reports this week about the war in Afghanistan could have severe consequences for U ...
Sun, July 25, 2010
Congress gives Obama long-delayed Afghan war funds
By Matt Spetalnick and Sayed Salahuddin
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The Congress on Tuesday gave President Barack Obama long-delayed funding for his troop increase in ...
Sat, July 24, 2010
"Sacred War" Declared by North Korea on U.S., South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it would begin a "sacred war" against the United States and South Korea at "any time necessary ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
Senate sends Afghan war funds bill back to House
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved funds to pay for President Barack Obama's Afghanistan troop increase, but refused to ...
Fri, July 16, 2010
Fidel Castro appears again, warns of war
By Jeff Franks
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro took his warning of impending nuclear war to Cuba's Foreign Ministry on Friday ...
Mon, July 12, 2010
Playboy bidding war looms
By Jennifer Saba
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bidding war for the bunny may be about to break out.
Playboy Enterprises Inc <PLA.N> looks ...
Thu, July 08, 2010
U.S. general named to lead Iraq, Afghan war theater
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. general once criticized for saying it was "fun to shoot some people" was tapped by the Pentagon on ...
Tue, July 06, 2010
Sony slashes Reader price in war with Kindle and Nook
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp has cut the price of its Reader devices, joining an electronic-reader price war between Amazon.com Inc and Barnes ...
Tue, July 06, 2010
Sri Lanka hardliners protest U.N. war crimes probe
By Ranga Sirilal and C. Bryson Hull
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Police on Tuesday clashed with protesters led by a Sri Lanka cabinet minister who vowed ...
Fri, July 02, 2010
Afghan war at critical stage, says Petraeus
By Rob Taylor
KABUL (Reuters) - The nine-year war in Afghanistan has reached a critical stage, U.S. General David Petraeus said on Sunday, as ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
Germany fans war of words with Argentina
By Karolos Grohmann
ERASMIA, South Africa (Reuters) - Germany captain Philipp Lahm on Thursday fanned a war of words between his side and rivals Argentina ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
Germany fans war of words with Argentina
By Karolos Grohmann
ERASMIA, South Africa (Reuters) - Germany captain Philipp Lahm on Thursday fanned a war of words between his side and rivals Argentina ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
War documentary spurs rescue mission and sequel
By Elizabeth Guider
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Steven Barber's indie World War Two documentary "Return to Tarawa: The Leon Cooper Story" is having ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Connecticut starts border war over NY hedge funds
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell on Wednesday restarted her state's on-again, off-again border wars with New York by ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Cold War support for Russian "spies" on networking site
By Amie Ferris-Rotman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Patriotic, anti-American messages adorn the pages of two alleged Russian spies on Russia's answer to Facebook, a reminder ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Afghan campaign steps up in bloodiest month of war
KABUL (Reuters) - The deaths of four Norwegian soldiers in a roadside bomb attack brings to around 100 the number of foreign troops to die ...
Fri, June 25, 2010
Lawmakers want more answers on Afghan war plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a key Senate panel pledged on Friday to hold more hearings on the U.S. goals for the war ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
War film "Restrepo" gives ground view of Afghan war
By Bob Tourtellotte
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Want to talk war? Forget U.S. Generals Stanley McChrystal and even David Petraeus, and consider not what ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
Obama says shake-up won't disrupt Afghan war plan
By Phil Stewart and Adam Entous
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday his ouster of the top commander in Afghanistan would not ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
U.S. author calls Afghanistan war "pointless"
By Mark Egan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States should pull its troops out of Afghanistan because the war cannot be won and neighboring ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
Researchers see chimps waging "war"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chimpanzees wage war, mercilessly killing members of neighboring groups to expand their own territory, researchers reported Monday.
While biologists had long suspected ...
Sun, June 20, 2010
Gates sees progress in Afghan war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces are making progress against insurgents in Afghanistan despite significant casualties and concerns about the quality of Afghan troops ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
Game on: Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft wage war
By Gabriel Madway and Franklin Paul
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Electronics hardware makers on Tuesday showed off snazzy new devices enabling motion-sensing play and 3D ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
Pentagon decries bleak views on Afghan war
By Phil Stewart and Adam Entous
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon decried overly negative assessments of the Afghan war on Wednesday, telling Congress the conflict ...
Thu, June 03, 2010
North Korean envoy warns war could erupt soon
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - A North Korean envoy said on Thursday that war could erupt at any time on the divided Korean peninsula ...
Tue, June 01, 2010
Special Report: Inside BP's War Room
By Tom Bergin
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Last Wednesday, five weeks into the worst oil spill in U.S. history, BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward locked ...
Mon, May 31, 2010
South Korea probes war rumours ahead of elections
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police are probing leaflets and Internet messages spreading rumours of imminent war and questioning an investigation into ...
Fri, May 28, 2010
Iraq war badly planned, poorly resourced: Bremer
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) - Planning for the 2003 invasion of Iraq was inadequate and not enough troops were sent to ensure post-conflict security ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
U.S. fighter engine war heats up
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's top arms buyer urged Congress on Wednesday to halt funding for a second engine for the ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
South Korea vows caution over ship, North sees war
By Jack Kim and Rhee So-eui
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said after a rare emergency security meeting on Friday it would respond prudently to ...
Sun, May 16, 2010
Father-son film in war-torn Chad lights up Cannes
By Mike Collett-White
CANNES, France (Reuters) - The moving story of a father's search for a son who is drafted to fight against advancing ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Iraq's Qaeda names new "war minister", vows attacks
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked militant group named a new "war minister" in Iraq and threatened majority Shi'ites with "dark days colored in ...
Sat, May 08, 2010
Gates: runaway military spending may affect war plans
By Adam Entous
ABILENE, Kansas (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the U.S. military on Saturday it must rein in spending that he ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
Kuwait says finds Gulf War mass grave of Iraq troops
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti authorities have found a mass grave of 55 Iraqi soldiers killed in the 1991 Gulf War, the state news agency KUNA ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
Iran holds war games in Gulf amid nuclear tension
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran began new naval war games in the Gulf on Thursday to show the Islamic state's "power to defend" itself against ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
Iran says plans new war games, photographed U.S. ship
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran announced new naval war games on Tuesday and revealed that one of its military aircraft had photographed a U.S. aircraft ...
Sun, April 25, 2010
Iran Guards test missiles during Gulf war games
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards test-fired five missiles on Sunday during war games in a waterway crucial for global oil supplies, the semi-official ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
Iran tests speed boats in "major" Gulf war games
By Hashem Kalantari
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards successfully deployed a new speed boat capable of destroying enemy ships in war games that ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
Film festival recalls Cold War Berlin, capital of spies
BERLIN (Reuters) - James Bond may have moved on to loose nukes and asymmetric conflict, but back in Berlin moviegoers can still relive the days ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
South Korea raises war ship that sank near North
By Jon Herskovitz and Christine Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Thursday lifted the stern of a naval ship that sank after an unexplained ...
Thu, April 08, 2010
Sri Lanka's first post-war parliamentary poll ends
By C. Bryson Hull
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankans voted on Thursday in an election likely to further entrench President Mahinda Rajapaksa's political dominance ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
Musician remixes anti-war hit "19" for Afghanistan
By Mirja Spernal
LONDON (Reuters) - British musician Paul Hardcastle is releasing an updated version of his international anti-war hit "19" 25 years on, but ...
Mon, March 29, 2010
Nursing Homes Blame War on Drugs For Long Med Wait Times
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Nursing home operators say their residents must wait too long to get some of the medicines they need -- and they ...
Sun, March 28, 2010
U.S. lobbies a hurdle in Mexico drug war: Calderon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Powerful groups in the United States appear to be blocking efforts to stem the flow of assault weapons fueling Mexico's drug ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
U.S., Mexico eye new phase in drug war
By Andrew Quinn
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised on Tuesday to help Mexico broaden a drug war that has failed ...
Tue, March 16, 2010
Afghanistan confirms blanket pardon for war crimes
By Peter Graff
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan confirmed for the first time publicly on Tuesday that it had enacted into law a blanket pardon for ...
Mon, March 15, 2010
Killing of Americans pressures Mexico in drug war
By Julian Cardona
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - The killing of three people linked to the U.S. consulate in Mexico's bloodiest drug war ...
Sun, March 14, 2010
Georgia opposition accuses gov't over TV "war" hoax
By Matt Robinson
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's opposition accused the government on Sunday of being behind a fake primetime news report that Russian tanks ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
New Matt Damon movie may bring Iraq war into mainstream
By Christine Kearney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - They conjured box office magic with their "Bourne" spy movies, but Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass risk their ...
Tue, March 09, 2010
Decisive phase of Afghan war looms: Gates
By Phil Stewart
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday they would soon ...
Sun, March 07, 2010
Bigelow makes Oscar history as war drama triumphs
By Dean Goodman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood finally entrusted a female director with an Oscar on Sunday.
Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman in ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
"Hurt Locker" breaks Hollywood's Iraq war curse
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - World War Two produced Oscar winner "The Bridge over the River Kwai". The Vietnam war was immortalized on ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
Karadzic denies Sarajevo, Srebrenica war crimes
By Reed Stevenson
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic Tuesday described the two worst atrocities of the 1992-95 Bosnian war as ...
Fri, February 26, 2010
U.N. assembly urges further Gaza war investigations
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The General Assembly on Friday demanded credible Israeli and Palestinian investigations into U.N. allegations of war crimes ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
Schick fires new shot in razor war vs Gillette
By Jessica Wohl
BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - The razor aisle is about to get a bit more crowded as Energizer Holdings Inc and Procter ...
Wed, February 17, 2010
Iran leader accuses U.S. of "war-mongering"
By Reza Derakhshi and Fredrik Dahl
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader accused the United States on Wednesday of war-mongering and of turning the ...
Sat, February 06, 2010
Yemen asks rebels to implement truce to end war
By Mohamed Sudam and Mohammed Ghobari
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen has given Shi'ite rebels a timetable for implementing the government's ceasefire terms, a ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
E*Trade cuts trading fees as price war escalates
By Jonathan Spicer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - E*Trade Financial Corp <ETFC.O> will cut trading fees for low-volume customers, the U.S. online brokers ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
U.S. fighting "psychological war" in Gulf: Iran
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran accused the United States on Thursday of launching a "psychological war" in the Gulf region by presenting Tehran as a threat ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Big war spending continues under Obama
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed another two years of hefty spending in Iraq and Afghanistan, seeking Congress' approval ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Hoekstra Has 447 Grand in Campaign War Chest
(Holland) - The gubernatorial campaign office of Pete Hoekstra announced today that the Holland Congressman has a cash balance of over 447 thousand dollars in ...
Sun, January 31, 2010
Walker building war chest for run for governor
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WSAU) - If Republican Scott Walker isn't elected Wisconsin's next governor, it looks like lack of money won't be the ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
Defiant Blair says no regrets over Iraq war
By Michael Holden and Keith Weir
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Friday he had no regrets about the 2003 ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
UK's Blair faces "pivotal day" at Iraq War inquiry
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British prime minister Tony Blair makes a much-anticipated appearance before an inquiry into the Iraq War on Friday ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
U.S. general urges world war on space debris
By Dan Williams
HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) - World powers must find ways to reduce the amount of debris in orbit, as the collision risk it ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
UK government lawyer said Iraq war was illegal
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's top legal advisers during the run up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq said on ...
Sun, January 24, 2010
Israel to rebut Gaza war report
By Dan Williams
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has prepared a rebuttal to a U.N. report censuring its conduct in the Gaza war, Israeli officials ...
Sat, January 23, 2010
North Korea accuses South of declaring war
By Jonathan Thatcher
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday accused the South of declaring war by warning earlier this month that it would launch ...
Fri, January 22, 2010
UK PM to appear before Iraq War inquiry before vote
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirmed on Friday he would appear at a public inquiry into the Iraq War before this year ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
America's new touchy-feely "war on drugs"
By Nick Carey
KALAMAZOO, Mich (Reuters) - In Stephen Gorsalitz's courtroom, you could be forgiven for thinking you've stumbled into a rehab clinic ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
Up to 10 percent of Iraqis disabled by war, sanctions
By Aseel Kami
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Amputee Hamza Hameed is a living reminder of the U.S. "shock and awe" bombardment during the 2003 U ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Mexico army hands control to police in drug war city
By Julian Cardona
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's army, facing accusations of rights abuses, will give federal police control of security in the ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Verizon, AT&T cut fees, expand price war
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The two largest U.S. wireless carriers, Verizon and AT&T, cut their rates on Friday, escalating a ...
Thu, January 14, 2010
Yemen in war with al Qaeda, urges citizens to help
By Mohamed Sudam and Ulf Laessing
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen declared open war on al Qaeda on Thursday and warned its citizens against aiding the ...
Sat, January 09, 2010
Japan tech needs M&A but patent war more likely
By Mayumi Negishi - Analysis
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Japanese schoolchildren often hold hanseikai, or "reflection talks," to discuss what they did wrong during a play ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
Schwab cuts trading fees; could spark price war
By Jonathan Spicer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Charles Schwab Corp <SCHW.O>, the largest U.S. online brokerage, is cutting its fees by about $4 ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Blair to face Iraq war inquiry, big demand for seats
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will make his hugely-anticipated appearance before an official inquiry into the Iraq War ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Toyota, Honda step up small-car war in India
By Chang-Ran Kim and Janaki Krishnan
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Co <7203.T> and Honda Motor Co <7267.T> launched new compact cars ...
Thu, December 24, 2009
Once at war, Russia and Georgia agree to open border
By Margarita Antidze and Gleb Bryanski
TBILISI/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Georgia said on Thursday it had agreed to open a mountain pass on the border ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Mexico drug war raids endanger residents
By Patrick Rucker
CUERNAVACA, Mexico (Reuters) - With its manicured gardens and outdoor pools, the trendy "Altitude" apartment complex in this colonial city is a ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Pelosi: Obama must make case for war buildup
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is up to President Barack Obama to convince wary Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to ...
Sun, December 13, 2009
L.A. critics honor Iraq war movie "Hurt Locker"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Hurt Locker," an independent movie about a team of American bomb-disposal experts serving in Iraq, was named the year's ...
Thu, December 10, 2009
French army sides with Mozilla in Microsoft email war
By Marie Mawad and David Lawsky
PARIS/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A new email client unveiled by Mozilla this week contains code from an unusual ...
Wed, December 09, 2009
Obama accepts peace Nobel, defends "just war"
By Ross Colvin and Wojciech Moskwa
OSLO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended the right of the United States to wage "just wars" as he ...
Wed, December 09, 2009
U.S. says more hard work ahead in post-war Sri Lanka
By Ranga Sirilal
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has made good progress in its post-war efforts at resettling people, but hard work remains on press ...
Tue, December 08, 2009
Ancestry site puts Hitler's war service online
LONDON (Reuters) - A British genealogy website has put Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's World War One military service records online, alongside those of more ...
Mon, December 07, 2009
Obama to mention Afghan war in Nobel speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not shirk from mentioning Afghanistan and his decision to send more troops to the war zone when he ...
Fri, December 04, 2009
NATO allies offer 7,000 extra troops for Afghan war
By Luke Baker and Andrew Quinn
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Twenty-five NATO allies promised on Friday to send about 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan, backing ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
Tobey Maguire matures, goes to war for "Brothers"
By Christine Kearney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hollywood has finally realized that Tobey Maguire has grown up. The actor who gained fame as a teenager ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
Pelosi opposes possible "war tax"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday she opposes a possible "war tax" to fund an ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
Indonesia bans "war crimes" film Balibo
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's censors have banned "Balibo," an Australian-made film about five foreign journalists who were killed by Indonesian troops during the 1975 ...
Tue, December 01, 2009
Separate Afghan war funding bill needed: U.S. lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress likely will need to pass a separate spending bill next year to pay for President Barack Obama's ...
Mon, November 30, 2009
U.S. war drama wins top film at Gotham awards
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "The Hurt Locker," a suspense film about a U.S. Army bomb squad unit that defuses bombs in Iraq, won best ...
Mon, November 30, 2009
Iraqi civilian deaths drop to lowest level of war
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The civilian death toll in Iraq fell to its lowest level in November since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion as bombings ...
Sun, November 29, 2009
Russia drafts "post-Cold War" security pact
By Conor Humphries
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Sunday published its proposal for a new Euro-Atlantic security treaty that would restrict its ability to use ...
Sat, November 28, 2009
Obey's "War Tax" Will Probably be DOA, According to Political Scientist
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) - How serious is a Wisconsin Congressman about a “war tax” to cover the costs of the Obama administration’s stepped up ...
Tue, November 24, 2009
Wisconsin Congressman Obey Wants Surtax To Pay For War
WAUSAU (WRN) - First, he criticized the Obama White House over reporting errors in the economic stimulus package. Now, Congressman Dave Obey says if the ...
Mon, November 23, 2009
Eight charged in U.S. for Somali war recruiting
By Todd Melby
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Authorities unsealed terrorism-related charges Monday against eight defendants they said recruited young Somali-American men to return to their homeland ...
Sat, November 21, 2009
Iran launches war games to protect nuclear sites
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the ...
Thu, November 19, 2009
U.S. makes debut attendance at Hague war crimes court
By Aaron Gray-Block
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues Stephen Rapp made a debut appearance for the United States at ...
Fri, November 13, 2009
Afghan war taking psychological toll on troops: Army
By Adam Entous
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fierce combat and multiple deployments are taking a heavy psychological toll on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, where one ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Obama war council weighs Afghan troop boost
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama convened his war council on Wednesday for talks considered critical to his deliberations on ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Pakistani Taliban vow tough guerrilla war
By Alamgir Bitani
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militants vowed to fight a tough, protracted guerrilla war against the army on Tuesday as a ...
Mon, November 09, 2009
Cold War frontier gone in Germany, remains in Korea
By Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL (Reuters) - As a united Germany marks the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall on Monday, about 1 million ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Cheney urges strong U.S. commitment to Afghan war
By Andrew Stern
BENTON HARBOR, Michigan (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday urged President Barack Obama to commit enough troops to win ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
Gerard Butler off to war in "Coriolanus"
By Stuart Kemp
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Gerard Butler, currently in theaters with the surprise hit "Law Abiding Citizen," will join Ralph Fiennes in ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
China bureaucratic war over online Warcraft heats up
By Chris Buckley and Melanie Lee
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Culture Ministry has accused the publishing watchdog of abusing its authority by threatening access ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
House: U.N. report on Gaza "war crimes" is biased
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday condemned as biased a U.N. report accusing Israel and Hamas ...
Mon, November 02, 2009
NetEase, Activision caught up in China turf war
By Alexei Oreskovic and Melanie Lee
SAN FRANCISCO/BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese regulator has ordered top online game firm NetEase.com to stop operating ...
Mon, November 02, 2009
Karadzic boycotts war crime court again
By Aaron Gray-Block
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will appear before the Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal where he is charged with ...
Tue, October 27, 2009
Financial regulation fight is a "just war": Geithner
By Al Yoon and Walden Siew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday told a packed room of Wall Street dealers and ...
Mon, October 26, 2009
Karadzic shuns war crimes trial, court to proceed
By Aaron Gray-Block
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic boycotted the start of his trial for some of the worst atrocities ...
Sun, October 25, 2009
Israel to review its own Gaza war probe: source
By Dan Williams
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hoping to defuse a U.N. report fiercely critical of its war in Gaza, Israel plans to review the ...
Thu, October 22, 2009
Sri Lanka war victims sue Rajaratnam in U.S. court
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused hedge fund billionaire Raja Rajaratnam and his family's foundation were sued in a U.S. court ...
Tue, October 20, 2009
Gates denies rift on Afghan war strategy
By Phil Stewart
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said on Wednesday that there was no rift between President Barack Obama ...
Sun, October 18, 2009
Abbas's popularity dips over Gaza war report
By Mohammed Assadi
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Anger among Palestinians over President Mahmoud Abbas's original position on a Gaza war report critical of ...
Mon, October 12, 2009
Massive war games showcase deepening India-U.S. ties
By Bappa Majumdar
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and the United States began a massive joint military exercise on Monday, underscoring their deepening security ties ...
Mon, October 12, 2009
Advancing Marines test new Afghan war doctrine
By Golnar Motevalli
BARCHA, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Winning ground is one thing. Convincing Afghan villagers you will not leave, abandoning them to a vengeful Taliban ...
Thu, October 01, 2009
Iraq says Sept. civilian deaths lowest since war began
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The number of civilians killed in Iraq in September fell to 125, the lowest level since the 2003 U.S. invasion, according ...
Wed, September 30, 2009
Hillary Clinton leads U.N. fight against rape in war
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - More than 60 countries, led by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asked the United Nations on ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
Top U.S., NATO officials tackle Afghan war in London
LONDON (Reuters) - London will host a trio of military commanders and senior officials working on Afghanistan this week, with pressure building on President Barack ...
Sat, September 26, 2009
NATO chief assures Obama on Afghan war support
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NATO's chief assured President Barack Obama on Tuesday of the alliance's commitment to the Afghan war as ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
Koreans, split by war for 56 years, meet to say goodbye
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - Ninety-seven South Koreans crossed a heavily armed border on Saturday to meet family members in the communist North in ...
Tue, September 22, 2009
Exhibit gives a back room glimpse of World War Two
By Nick Olivari
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Documents and personal letters from world leaders provide a glimpse of the back drop to key historical events ...
Tue, September 22, 2009
Archaeologists find suspected Trojan war-era couple
ANKARA (Reuters) - Archaeologists in the ancient city of Troy in Turkey have found the remains of a man and a woman believed to have ...
Mon, September 21, 2009
U.S. commander says Afghan war needs more troops
By Peter Graff and Matt Spetalnick
KABUL/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Afghan war will be lost unless more troops are sent to pursue a ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
Afghan war likely needs more US troops: Mullen
By Andrew Gray
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will probably need to deploy more troops to Afghanistan despite almost doubling the size of its ...
Sat, September 12, 2009
Israeli war film "Lebanon" wins top prize in Venice
By Mike Collett-White and Silvia Aloisi
VENICE (Reuters) - Hard-hitting Israeli war movie "Lebanon" won the Golden Lion for best picture at the Venice film ...
Fri, September 11, 2009
South Africa threatens "3rd world war" over Semenya
By Wendell Roelf
KLEINMOND, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa reacted angrily on Friday to a report that tests on its world champion runner Caster ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
Half of Gaza war dead civilians: rights group
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli human rights group said on Wednesday more than half of the Palestinians killed in the Gaza war were civilians, findings ...
Tue, September 08, 2009
George Clooney's war spoof could have been funnier
By Deborah Young
VENICE (Hollywood Reporter) - "Good Night, and Good Luck" director George Clooney and screenwriter Grant Heslov team up again in Heslov's ...
Tue, September 08, 2009
In restive Med, U.S. ship eyes risk of missile war
By Dan Williams
ABOARD USS HIGGINS, Mediterranean Sea (Reuters) - He is trained to hunt submarines or pirates, launch Tomahawk cruise missiles at coastal targets ...
Mon, September 07, 2009
Mexico removes attorney general to revamp drug war
By Adriana Barrera and Michael O'Boyle
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon removed his attorney general on Monday to try to revamp ...
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