Hurricane Earl strengthens off U.S. East Coast
HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl gained more punch on Thursday as the large storm churned up the Atlantic threatening the U.S. East Coast

NATO checks claim air strike kills 6 Afghan campaigners
TALOOQAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An apparent air strike by foreign forces killed six election campaign workers in Afghanistan's north on Thursday, a government spokesman said, and NATO-led forces said they were invest

U.S. charges Pakistani Taliban leader in CIA killings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have charged the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, in the plot that killed seven CIA employees at an American base in Afghanistan last December, the Justice Dep

Pakistan boosts security after Lahore bombs
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan tightened security in the eastern city of Lahore on Thursday after three bomb attacks killed 33 people and wounded 171 a

Pakistan boosts security after Lahore bombs
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan tightened security in the eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday after three bomb attacks killed 33 people and wounded 171

GM roadshow to begin after elections: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Automaker General Motors Co plans to begin courting investors for its initial public offering immediately after the November

GM roadshow to begin after U.S. elections: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Automaker General Motors Co plans to begin courting investors for its initial public offering immediately after the November 2 U.S. midterm congressional elections, two sources familiar with the pl

Police end hostage drama at Discovery Channel
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. police shot and killed a man who took three people hostage, waving a gun and apparently fitted out with explosives, in the

BP to remove equipment at Gulf well by Sunday
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc expects to remove a failed blowout preventer atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by Saturday or Sunday and later plug the leak fo

Obama to Mideast leaders: seize moment for peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday not to let the chance for peace slip away a

Stronger Hurricane Earl nears East Coast
HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) - Looming Hurricane Earl strengthened and churned up dangerous swells on Wednesday, forcing evacuations on some of North

Police end hostage drama at U.S. Discovery Channel
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Police shot a gunman who had taken three people hostage at Discovery Channel's headquarters on Wednesday, ending a tense four-ho

Earl strengthens again to Category 4 hurricane
MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl strengthened again into a powerful Category 4 storm on Wednesday as it headed for the North Carolina coast on the U.S. eastern seaboard, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

U.S. Discovery Channel hostage-taker is dead: report
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - A gunman who took three people hostage at Discovery Channel's headquarters on Wednesday is dead, NBC television network said, quoting law enforcement sources.

Police: U.S. Discovery Channel suspect shot, hostages safe
SILVER SPRING, Md (Reuters) - Police shot a gunman who held three hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters near Washington and took him into custody, police said on Wednesday.

New York imams say Muslims are Americans, too
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Muslims declared themselves just as American as opponents of an Islamic cultural center and mosque near the World Trade Center

Court battle set over giant NYC housing complex
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The future of an 80-acre New York apartment complex will be at stake on Thursday as a judge considers whether a venture led by a prominen

North Carolina declares emergency due to hurricane
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue declared a state of emergency on Wednesday due to the approach of Hurricane Earl. The emergency measure

Gunman takes hostages at U.S. Discovery Channel
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - A man carrying a gun and possibly with explosives strapped to his body took a small number of hostages in the Discovery Channel

Tea Party promises to be a force in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With another win in a Senate Republican primary, this time in Alaska, the conservative Tea Party movement showed it is more than a polit