Weather closes government offices a second day - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal government agencies in the capital region will remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as residents brace for another blizzard while trying to clean up from a weekend storm that paralyzed the ...

Iran says starts work on making 20 percent nuclear fuel - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran began work on Tuesday to make higher-grade nuclear fuel, a senior official said, and the Pentagon said the United States wanted a U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran "within weeks" over its ...

Toyota adds new Prius to global recall list - TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said it is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems as it seeks to address criticism over the handling of its worst safety ...

NATO to Afghan assault villagers: keep heads down - KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan villagers should stay inside and "keep their heads down" when thousands of U.S. Marines launch a massive assault on a densely-populated district in coming days, NATO's civilian representative to ...

Toyota Recalls Prius, Hybrids To Fix Brake Problems - Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems. It's the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker.

China Sentences Earthquake Activist - China's government sentenced Tan Zuoren, an activist who questioned official accounts of school collapses in the Sichuan earthquake of 2008, to five years in prison.

Iran Begins Enriching Uranium - Iran said it has begun enriching some of its low-grade uranium for use in a medical-research reactor, brushing off fresh international threats of economic sanctions.

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U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her - PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be ...

N.Y. Gov. Paterson Dismisses Talk Of Resignation, Blasts Rumors & Innuendo - More rumors about New York Gov. David Paterson, who insists he is not planning to resign.

Criminal Probe Is Launched In Conn. Plant Blast - Authorities looking for the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a Middletown power plant under construction launched a criminal investigation, saying they could not rule out criminal negligence as the cause. The ...

Expectations Low For Obama's Health Care Summit - Critics call the president's plan to hold a summit between Democrats and Republicans on Feb. 25 a purely political gambit designed to give the appearance of momentum for the health bill. Even supporters of the summit see ...

Boeing Engineer Gets 15 Years In Economic Espionage - A Chinese-born engineer convicted in the United States' first economic espionage trial was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for stealing sensitive information on the U.S. space program with the intent of passing it ...

Seeking A Kinder, Gentler Image For Israel - The U.N.'s Goldstone Report accused both Israel and Hamas of war crimes during last winter's conflict in the Gaza Strip. Now, some say Israel needs to launch an offensive of a different kind: a public relations drive to ...

Kashmir Avalanche Kills Soldiers - An avalanche in the mountains of Indian-controlled Kashmir killed 17 Indian soldiers and injured 17 others near a popular Himalayan ski resort.

Australia Tightens Immigration Rules - Australia tightened its migration rules in favor of English speakers and professionals, saying

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Legislative Challenge Looms in Costa Rica - Costa Rica's first female president-elect will inherit an uphill battle to enact legislation in this tiny Central American republic.

France Defends Afghan Troop Pledge - Defense minister Herve Morin defended his country's decision to send only 80 additional military trainers to Afghanistan.

Afghan Official Suspected of Taliban Aid - Afghan authorities arrested a district administrator who was allegedly feeding information to the Taliban on movements of Afghan and coalition forces in the northern part of the country.

Ghana Blocks Exxon Oil-Field Deal - Ghana blocked the estimated $4 billion sale of a stake in a huge oil field, foiling months of talks between Exxon and the stake's owner, Kosmos Energy.

N. Korea's Kim Said To Pledge Nuclear Disarmament - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reiterated his country's pledge to achieve a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula when he met a senior Chinese envoy, Beijing's official news agency reported. "The sincerity of relevant ...

China Hunts More Tainted Milk Powder - Chinese authorities say they are trying to track down nearly 100 tons of milk powder tainted with melamine.