By Ann Saphir and Jonathan Spicer CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A handful of Federal Reserve policy doves on Tuesday showed no sign they were prepared to dial down the central bank's extraordinary accommodation any time soon, even though one gave... [Full Article]
President Hamid Karzai said Thursday the nation's military and police are ready and willing to take full responsibility for security in the country if the U.S.-led international coalition decides to speed up the handover to Afghan government for... [Full Article]
Hundreds of Libyans converged Saturday on a main square in Benghazi and another in Tripoli in response to a call from the military to hand over their weapons, some driving in with armored personnel carriers, tanks, vehicles with mounted anti-aircraft... [Full Article]
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's outgoing President Hu Jintao is angling to promote one of his closest allies to the military's decision-making body, sources said, in a move that would allow him to maintain an influence over Beijing's most ... [Full Article]
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Hong Kong on Friday to mark the 15th anniversary of the territory's handover from Britain to Beijing. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
The National Trust launched an appeal on Wednesday to buy a stretch of the White Cliffs of Dover, one of England's most recognisable natural landmarks. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Britain's leading conservation charity launched an appeal on Wednesday to buy a stretch of the White Cliffs of Dover, one of England's most recognisable natural landmarks. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two top Federal Reserve officials - one with a dovish, employment-focused bent, and the other a self-avowed inflation hawk - on Monday both said they see no need for the central bank to ease monetary policy any further. But th... [Full Article]
The NATO chief has pledged the alliance will hand over responsibility for securing Afghanistan to Afghan forces by the end of 2014 as scheduled. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]