Obama wants healthcare summit to find common ground
President Barack Obama urged Democrats and Republicans on Saturday to find common ground at a White House summit next week he hopes will rejuvenate efforts to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system.
Obama to spell out new healthcare plan
President Barack Obama is expected to publish his healthcare plan as early as Sunday or Monday, combining features of the two Democratic bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, congressional aides and healthcare advocates said on Friday.
Abbas considers options on peace talks restart
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is considering his options on resuming indirect peace talks with Israel after meeting U.S. and European diplomats this week, a senior aide said on Friday.
Russia very alarmed at Iranian nuclear stance
Russia said on Friday it was very alarmed by Iran's failure to cooperate with the IAEA, after the U.N. nuclear agency said it feared Tehran might be working to develop a nuclear missile.
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Summers: China holdings of U.S. debt fluctuate
Top White House adviser Lawrence Summers on Thursday played down the significance of a decline in China's holdings of U.S. Treasuries.
Top U.S. Pacific Marine says base must be in Okinawa
The top U.S. Marine in the Pacific said on Friday that his forces needed to be based on the southern island of Okinawa for strategic reasons, as Tokyo struggles to resolve a dispute with Washington over relocating a base.
China says Obama hurt ties by meeting Dalai Lama
China accused President Barack Obama of damaging ties by meeting the Dalai Lama and said it was up to Washington to repair relations between the two global powers, while stopping short of threats of retaliation.
Concern over Afghan civilians slows NATO advance
Whenever Afghanistan's Taliban turn up the heat in the battle with U.S. Marines, the troops have to think twice before retaliating or calling in air strikes in order to avoid civilian casualties.
NY Democrats seek to avoid Massachusetts debacle
In a year in which Republicans look likely to make sweeping gains in congressional and governors' elections, New York Democrats are more concerned with fighting each other.
IAEA fears Iran working now on nuclear warhead
The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday it feared Iran may be working now to develop a nuclear-armed missile, as Washington warned Tehran of consequences for ignoring international demands to stop its atomic program.
U.S. strike in Pakistan kills Afghan militant's son
A son of the leader of a major Taliban faction attacking Western forces in Afghanistan has been killed in a missile strike by a U.S. drone in Pakistan, security officials said on Friday.
Russia urges Iran to cooperate on nuclear issue
Russia said on Friday Iran must cooperate more actively with the U.N. nuclear agency to convince the world its nuclear program is peaceful, and gave fresh signals the Kremlin may back sanctions.
China's ant tribe poses policy challenge for Beijing
They sleep in boxy rooms crammed into dingy low-rises and spend hours commuting to work on crowded buses as part of a trend of poorer white-collar workers being forced to the fringes of China's wealthiest cities.
U.S. credit card rules could boost payday lending
Credit card rules that come into effect on Monday will squeeze subprime borrowers' access to credit, analysts say, which could give a lift to the shadow banking sector and payday lenders.
Ukraine court hears Tymoshenko appeal against poll
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko launched a court appeal on Friday aimed at blocking the inauguration of President-elect Viktor Yanukovich and forcing a fresh vote for president.
Crisis, not Greece, makes euro hopefuls cautious
Before the crisis, Helena Kubickova couldn't wait until she could go to a bank machine in Prague and pull out euros, just like in Berlin or Paris.
Niger's capital calm one day after coup
Markets, banks and schools in Niger's capital opened as usual on Friday, a day after troops ousted President Mamadou Tandja in a military coup, and the only soldiers on the streets were few and lightly armed.
Small plane crashes into tax offices in Texas
An apparently disgruntled man crashed a small plane into a federal building housing U.S. tax offices in Austin, Texas on Thursday, and federal officials said it may have been a deliberate attack.
NATO may need 30 days to secure Taliban stronghold
NATO and Afghan troops have hit pockets of stiff resistance in Marjah, the Taliban's main stronghold in southern Afghanistan, and may need another month to fully secure the area, a NATO commander said on Thursday.
Obama meets Dalai Lama, angering China
President Barack Obama hosted exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House on Thursday, drawing an angry reaction from China and risking further damage to strained Sino-U.S. ties.
UPDATE 9-Niger president seized in military coup- sources
Mutinous troops led by an army major captured Niger's President Mamadou Tandja on Thursday after storming his palace in a four-hour gun battle that killed at least three soldiers, military sources said.
Factbox: Sources of tension between China and U.S
U.S. President Barack Obama meets Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday, a move that has been denounced by China.
Timeline: The obstacle course for U.S.-China ties in 2010
Ties between China and the United States will be tested this year by many issues: currency, trade, Internet censorship, human rights, U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and President Barack Obama's meeting on Thursday with the Dalai Lama.
Marines still looking over shoulder for Taliban
It's only been six days since NATO launched a major assault against the Taliban and some Afghans are already asking Marines when they can reopen their shops.
Factbox: What next for the Kyoto Protocol?
Uncertainty is growing over the future of the Kyoto Protocol, the first legally binding treaty to cut greenhouse gases blamed for heating up the planet.
Kyoto risks dying, no new climate deal in sight
Efforts to extend the Kyoto climate pact framework risk collapse in a setback to years of diplomatic bargains, as chances fade that the United States will join other rich nations in capping emissions.
U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer to quit in July
U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer will step down to join a consultancy group as an adviser, he said on Thursday, two months after a Copenhagen summit failed to support a legally binding climate pact.
German domestic worries cloud Greek bailout hopes
Should Germany ride to Greece's rescue if it can't even provide for its own?
Obama to meet Dalai Lama despite Chinese warning
U.S. President Barack Obama will host the Dalai Lama at the White House on Thursday despite China's warning that the meeting with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader could further damage strained ties.
Obama says his commitment to NASA is unwavering
President Barack Obama on Wednesday said his commitment to NASA was unwavering after his administration's 2011 budget slashed funding to return U.S. astronauts to the moon.
Air France crash search to continue in mid-March
An international search to locate the wreckage from an Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic last year killing 228 people will resume in mid-March, French officials said Wednesday.
Iran says will not give up nuclear work at any price
Iran will not give up uranium enrichment and the West must get used to an Iran that is a master of enrichment, Tehran's envoy to the U.N. nuclear watchdog was quoted on Wednesday as saying.
Sarkozy visits Haiti, unveils major aid package
French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a financial and aid package of nearly half a billion dollars on Wednesday to assist quake-hit Haiti, as he became France's first head of state to visit the former French Caribbean colony.
U.S. missionaries in Haiti may be freed Wednesday: report
Some of the U.S. missionaries imprisoned in Haiti on charges of child kidnapping could be released today, according to a report from the Associated Press, citing Haiti's Judge Bernard Saint-Vil.
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