KABUL (Reuters) - Britain's military commander and ambassador in Afghanistan are being "defeatist" by thinking the war cannot be won, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said, as Washington seeks more troops for the conflict that started exactly seven years ago.
U.S. says Afghan war comments "defeatist" (Reuters)
Reuters - Britain's military commander and ambassador in Afghanistan are being "defeatist" by thinking the war cannot be won, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said, as Washington seeks more troops for the conflict that started exactly seven years ago.
Russia and Iceland move to stem banking crisis (Reuters)
Reuters - Iceland sought an emergency bailout from Russia on Tuesday and the Russians unveiled an aid package for their own banks in the latest piecemeal responses to the global financial crisis.
Russia and Iceland move to stem banking crisis
REYKJAVIK/LONDON (Reuters) - Iceland sought an emergency bailout from Russia on Tuesday and the Russians unveiled an aid package for their own banks in the latest piecemeal responses to the global financial crisis.
Pressure grows on US to take bold steps on economy (AP)
AP - With panic tightening its grip on investors here and abroad, pressure was growing on the United States Tuesday to take further aggressive steps to stem the economic crisis and swiftly implement a $700 billion financial bailout.
Wall Street looks to recover after global rout (AP)
AP - Wall Street looked to recover Tuesday from a huge sell-off the previous session, with investors hopeful that central banks around the world will cut interest rates to help alleviate turmoil in the credit markets.
Two Japanese and American win physics Nobel
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two Japanese scientists and a Tokyo-born American shared the 2008 Nobel Prize for physics for discoveries in sub-atomic particles, the prize committee said on Tuesday.
Two Japanese and American win physics Nobel (Reuters)
Reuters - Two Japanese scientists and a Tokyo-born American shared the 2008 Nobel Prize for physics for discoveries in sub-atomic particles, the prize committee said on Tuesday.
Australia rate cut stuns, markets thirst for more
SYDNEY/TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia stunned markets with its steepest interest cut in 16 years Tuesday and investors expected that other central banks would follow suit in a coordinated move to combat the global credit crisis.
Insurance giant AIG's role in market crisis probed (AP)
AP - The government's rescue of American International Group Inc. last month is getting a critical eye from lawmakers examining the chain of events that forced a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry.
Stevens unplugged: a defiant, salty health nut (AP)
AP - Even when he thought no one was listening but his old friend Bill Allen, Sen. Ted Stevens repeatedly proclaimed his innocence in an Alaskan corruption investigation in between lectures on staying healthy and keeping out of prison on obstruction of justice charges.
3 win Nobel for subatomic physics research (AP)
AP - Two Japanese citizens and a Japanese-born American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics for discoveries in the world of subatomic physics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday.
Tonight's debate is in McCain's favorite style (AP)
AP - Tuesday night's presidential debate offers Republican John McCain one of his last best chances to stop Democrat Barack Obama's recent surge in the race and turn it in his favor.
Fan use linked to lower risk of sudden baby death (AP)
AP - Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday. Placing babies on their backs to sleep is the best advice for preventing SIDS, a still mysterious cause of death.
Kenya detains U.S. author of critical Obama book
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan immigration authorities have arrested and plan to deport the U.S. author of a critical book about presidential candidate Barack Obama before a launch in Nairobi, witnesses and local media said Tuesday.
Misty May-Treanor out of 'Dancing with the Stars' (AP)
AP - Misty May-Treanor is too hurt to keep dancing. The 31-year-old "Dancing with the Stars" contestant and Olympic gold medalist volleyball player appeared at the conclusion of Monday's show on crutches and with a cast on her left leg to announce that she's out of the popular ABC dancing competition after injuring herself while rehearsing Friday.
Australia rate cut stuns, markets thirst for more (Reuters)
Reuters - Australia stunned markets with its steepest interest cut in 16 years Tuesday and investors expected that other central banks would follow suit in a coordinated move to combat the global credit crisis.
Red Sox and Rays advance to AL Championship Series (AP)
AP - The American League Championship Series will be an all-East Division affair. The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays closed out their respective division series in four games Monday and will square off beginning Friday in St. Petersburg. The National League Championship Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers starts Thursday in Philadelphia.
World stocks markets steady despite bank woes (AFP)
AFP - World stock markets stabilised Tuesday despite a tumbling banking sector across Europe, as Asia pulled back from the brink on the prospect of cuts to global interest rates, dealers said.
UK banks in government funding talks as crisis grips (Reuters)
Reuters - Britain and its banks will hold more urgent talks over a possible multi-billion pound injection of public money into the sector over coming days, an industry source said as the financial crisis tightened its grip.
UK banks in government funding talks as crisis grips
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and its banks will hold more urgent talks over a possible multi-billion pound injection of public money into the sector over coming days, an industry source said as the financial crisis tightened its grip.
South Korea dismisses North's nuclear "ultimatum"
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister played down on Tuesday the notion that North Korea delivered an ultimatum when it held talks last week with a visiting U.S. envoy who was trying to save a floundering nuclear disarmament deal.
South Korea dismisses North's nuclear "ultimatum" (Reuters)
Reuters - South Korea's foreign minister played down on Tuesday the notion that North Korea delivered an ultimatum when it held talks last week with a visiting U.S. envoy who was trying to save a floundering nuclear disarmament deal.
Palin warns Florida voters of "rough" campaigning
CLEARWATER, Florida (Reuters) - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin told Florida's voters on Monday to expect "rough" campaigning as she seeks to halt a slide in opinion polls in a state that could make or break Sen. John McCain's White House bid.
Palin warns Florida voters of "rough" campaigning (Reuters)
Reuters - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin told Florida's voters on Monday to expect "rough" campaigning as she seeks to halt a slide in opinion polls in a state that could make or break Sen. John McCain's White House bid.
U.S. official says online drug videos threaten teens
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The director of the White House war on drugs said on Monday that Internet videos that show people getting high pose a dangerous threat to teenagers by encouraging them to use drugs and alcohol.
Obama has 3-point national lead on McCain (Reuters)
Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama has a narrow 3-point lead in the U.S. presidential race on Republican John McCain less than a month before the election, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
Obama has 3-point national lead on McCain
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has a narrow 3-point lead in the U.S. presidential race on Republican John McCain less than a month before the election, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
Attacks get personal ahead of second US presidential debate (AFP)
AFP - Republican John McCain questioned Barack Obama's character, and the Democrat pressed his foe's alleged weakness on economic issues, as tempers escalated ahead of Tuesday's presidential debate.
Penguins ride air force jet to South Atlantic (AP)
AP - More than 370 penguins that mysteriously washed up on Brazil's equatorial beaches were flown south on a huge air force cargo plane and released closer to the frigid waters they call home, animal advocates said Monday.
