LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top spy, in the first public speech by a serving UK espionage chief, said on Thursday terrorists might hit the West again "at huge human cost" but nuclear proliferation by states was a more far-reaching danger.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it will not use its dominance of supplies of rare earths as a bargaining tool with foreign economies, and the United States said it hoped trade in the high-tech ores would continue as normal.
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to trim its economic forecast on Thursday and predict a very slow exit from deflation, signaling it is ready to ease policy further if the strong yen threatens to stunt growth.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its European allies are putting together a new offer for talks with Iran over its nuclear program, but would include tougher conditions than those rejected by Iran last year, The New York Times reported.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Democrat Jerry Brown has opened a 10-point lead on Republican Meg Whitman as women, Latinos and other groups line up behind his bid to return to the state governorship, a Field Poll showed on Thursday.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it would recall 2.14 million March subcompact, Cube and about a dozen other models built in Japan, the United States, and four other countries to fix a faulty ignition relay that could cause engine problems.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top spy makes the first public speech by a serving UK espionage chief on Thursday, a step toward greater openness for an intelligence service that for most of the 20th century did not officially exist.
BOSTON (Reuters) - Representative Barney Frank, the outspoken, witty Democrat closely tied to the 2008 U.S. bank bailout, faces a tough re-election battle after 15 terms in office at a time when incumbency itself is a liability.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For lifelong Republican Joe Errigo, deciding to cross party lines and support a liberal Democrat for New York governor wasn't nearly as difficult as one might expect.
NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - The World Bank on Thursday launched a program to help nations put a value on nature just like GDP in a bid to stop the destruction of forests, wetlands and reefs that underpin businesses and economies.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama targeted young voters on Wednesday with a robust defense of his policies and promises in an appearance on the popular comedy program "The Daily Show."
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's Nestor Kirchner, the president's powerful husband and a top contender to succeed her next year, died on Wednesday, lifting stock and bond prices but stoking uncertainty ahead of the election.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most leading economists expect the Federal Reserve to buy between $80 billion and $100 billion worth of assets per month under a new program to bolster the struggling economy, a Reuters poll found on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With most Americans ambivalent about President Barack Obama's signature healthcare overhaul or openly hostile to it, next Tuesday's elections could have a big impact on the reforms, experts said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans are pouring more last-minute cash into tight Senate races than their rivals as some opinion polls show Democrats may not do as badly as expected in Tuesday's congressional elections.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen shot dead 15 people at a car wash in western Mexico on Wednesday, the third massacre in just a few days, putting new pressure on President Felipe Calderon to stop the growing violence.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The board of bailed-out insurer American International Group on Wednesday said Chairman Steve Miller would become interim chief executive if CEO Bob Benmosche is sidelined by his cancer treatment.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - New York City's bedbug epidemic has spread to yet another landmark in the city that never sleeps -- the United Nations, officials at the world organization said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Virginia man who believed he was trying to help al Qaeda plan bombings at Washington area Metrorail stations was arrested on Wednesday, the Justice Department said.
DELAWARE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Jim Schneller is not the type of congressional candidate a political progressive or liberal Democrat would ordinarily support.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday named five Iranian individuals and three dozen companies that it said were helping Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines in trying to avoid sanctions.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Carly Fiorina, the California Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, has been successfully treated for an infection and will be released from a hospital on Wednesday, her staff said.
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie pulled funding for a $8.7 billion rail tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan on Wednesday, killing what would have been the largest U.S. public works project.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The judge who presided over Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial refused on Wednesday to throw out the conviction of the former Illinois governor on a single count of lying to investigators.
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said the kidnapping of five French nationals in Niger last month had been prompted by France's unjust treatment of Muslims, in an audio message aired on Al Jazeera television on Wednesday.
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy moved closer to victory on Wednesday in his showdown with unions over pension reform, with strikes easing and street marches losing momentum.
KABUL (Reuters) - While Afghan President Hamid Karzai seeks talks with Taliban leaders, Afghan and NATO-led forces have quietly tried to chip away at the lower ranks, tempting foot soldiers back into villages with promises of development and aid.
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