WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A strong earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, just 4 miles southeast of Christchurch, in the middle of the night local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said Friday. There were no immediate tsunami warnings. USGS earlier said the quake measured 7.3 magnitude. The center ...More
DERA ISLAMIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban on Friday threatened to launch attacks in the United States and Europe "very soon" and dismissed a move by Washington to add the group to its terrorism blacklist. The United States on Wednesday said it had added Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), or the ...More
DUBAI (Reuters) - A cargo plane crashed near a busy highway in Dubai on Friday, causing a fire, Al Arabiya television reported. Ambulances were rushing to the location of the crash, near Dubai airport, the station added. Airport officials said they could not immediately comment. Al Jazeera television quoted witnesses as ...More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy after August data on Friday showed again that jobs -- the central issue in November elections -- were being created too slowly. Obama, speaking to reporters in the White House Rose Garden, greeted a better-than-expected ...More
DUBAI (Reuters) - Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai's police chief said. "The Unites States is the primary beneficiary of ...More
Corrects spelling of Gleevec in 12th paragraph SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together. In February 2009, a popular New York blogger attended a brunch with fellow "frazzled moms." They took in tips from a style expert and listened to a nurse extol ...More
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran would retaliate by striking Israel's nuclear facility if Israel attacked its nuclear activities, armed forces chief of staff Hassan Firouzabadi said on Friday. "Our developed weapons can hit any part of the Zionist regime (Israel) ... We hope not to be forced to attack their nuclear facility ...More
KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Militants operating out of safe havens in Pakistan remain a major threat to Afghanistan but cooperation between NATO-led forces and the Pakistani military is increasing, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday. Devastating floods over the past month have delayed Pakistan's military from ...More
