World News

Wed, May 30, 2012

Insight: As governor, Romney picked winners and losers of his own

By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It would be a triumphant moment for any governor: A cutting-edge company announces plans to build a new plant ...

Wed, May 30, 2012

To always be prepared, Boy Scouts start welding

By Ernest Scheyder

SOMERSWORTH, New Hampshire (Reuters) - It's not quite fly fishing or hiking, but welding is the latest merit badge Boy Scouts ...

Tue, May 29, 2012

Myanmar banking's new "wow" factor - ATMs

By Jason Szep

YANGON (Reuters) - As Myanmar opens up after five decades of military rule, a country run on cash is finding a new ...

Tue, May 29, 2012

Apple CEO wants to make more products in U.S.

By Alexei Oreskovic

RANCHOS PALOS VERDES, California (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook said he would like to see more of the company ...

Tue, May 29, 2012

United Airlines pilots file race bias suit

(Reuters) - Two dozen black pilots alleged in a lawsuit on Tuesday that United Continental Holdings, the parent of United Airlines, passed them over for ...

Tue, May 29, 2012

Romney clinches 2012 Republican nomination with landslide Texas victory

By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with a resounding victory in Texas and now faces a ...

Tue, May 29, 2012

Romney clinches Republican presidential nomination

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with a projected victory in the Texas primary, Fox News reported.

Romney won ...

Tue, May 29, 2012

Romney's birth certificate evokes his father's controversy

By Mark Hosenball

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finally, there is definitive proof: The presidential candidate was born in the United States, and his father was not ...

Tue, May 29, 2012

Spain in focus as EU readies euro zone economic strategy

By Jan Strupczewski and Francesco Guarascio

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will set out its economic strategy for the euro zone on Wednesday, spelling ...

Tue, May 29, 2012

Syria massacre unlikely to break UN deadlock

By Louis Charbonneau

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A massacre in the Syrian town of Houla has sparked international outrage but is unlikely to break a ...