Sep 30 2009
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, some washed out to sea, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday.
Sep 30 2009
PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake struck off the city of Padang on Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Wednesday, killing at least 75 people and trapping thousands under rubble, officials said.
Sep 30 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy contracted in the second quarter at a slower pace than previously thought, while a surprise slide in manufacturing activity in the country’s Midwest region in September pointed to a patchy recovery from recession.
Sep 30 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court said on Wednesday it would hear an Obama administration appeal defending part of the Patriot Act, which has been criticized by civil liberties groups for giving the government broad powers.
Sep 30 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday will announce a plan to spend $5 billion to create new jobs during a visit to the National Institutes of Health, the White House said.
Sep 30 2009
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran said on Wednesday it viewed talks with six world powers in Geneva as an “opportunity and a test,” while the United States weighed sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear program if Thursday’s meeting fails.
Sep 30 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will withdraw about 4,000 troops from Iraq by the end of October, the U.S. military commander in Iraq said in testimony prepared for a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
Sep 30 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s drive to tackle global warming gets a boost on Wednesday, when Democrats in the Senate are expected to unveil a bill aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions over the next four decades.
Sep 30 2009
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese capital Beijing is under lockdown on the eve of a massive military parade to mark six decades of Communist Party rule, with gun-toting police manning street corners to ensure nothing spoils the event.
Sep 30 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 5,800 people were killed and 515,000 injured in U.S. car crashes last year tied to distracted driving, according to data released on Wednesday.
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