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In search of an exit strategyPlay

In search of an exit strategy

Reuters - 5 minutes ago

President Obama says "all of us want" an effective Afghan exit strategy, but analysts say crafting that strategy carries significant challenges.

  • Sotomayor answers her critics Play
    Sotomayor answers her critics Reuters - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

    President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor defended a controversial statement that some critics have likened to racism.

  • Obama sees jobless rate rising Play
    Obama sees jobless rate rising Reuters - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago

    President Barack Obama said Tuesday U.S. unemployment figures will likely continue to climb, at least into the near future.

  • Business Update: Goldman pockets $2.7b Play
    Business Update: Goldman pockets $2.7b Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 1:14 PM ET

    U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs topped quarterly earnings forecasts led by a strong recovery in trading revenues.

  • How big is your tortoise? Play
    How big is your tortoise? Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 1:07 PM ET

    Riga Zoo in Latvia goes through its annual tortoise weighing, with two "Strong Men" required to lift the tortoises - which weigh over 100kgs - onto the scales.

  • Dublin's Rovers get Real -- Madrid Play
    Dublin's Rovers get Real -- Madrid Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 12:18 PM ET

    The Irish minnows host Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid in a pre-season friendly.

  • Liberia's Taylor answers war charges Play
    Liberia's Taylor answers war charges Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 11:24 AM ET

    Liberia's former president Charles Taylor takes the stand in his own defence at his trial in the Hague on war crimes charges.

  • French pair seized in Somalia Play
    French pair seized in Somalia Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 10:59 AM ET

    An armed gang abducted the two, said by officials to be security consultants posing as journalists for their own protection.

  • BMW to ramp up production Play
    BMW to ramp up production Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 10:40 AM ET

    BMW has said it will increase production in coming months as it sees the global autos market turning a corner.

  • Business Update: Goldman profits up Play
    Business Update: Goldman profits up Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 10:07 AM ET

    A burst of confidence in U.S. financial stocks lifted global equities on Tuesday ahead of results for bellwether Goldman Sachs

  • Bastille Day parade has Indian twist Play
    Bastille Day parade has Indian twist Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 9:34 AM ET

    France marks Bastille Day in the annual grand parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris with a special highlight on the country's relations with India.

  • Olympic dream funded by a brothel Play
    Olympic dream funded by a brothel Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 8:34 AM ET

    A New Zealand taekwondo competitor has set up a brothel to help fund his London Olympics campaign.

  • Pakistan's blast village mourns dead Play
    Pakistan's blast village mourns dead Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 8:28 AM ET

    Funerals have been taking place for the victims of an explosion that killed at least nine people and wounded scores in central Pakistan.

  • Rioters and police clash in Belfast Play
    Rioters and police clash in Belfast Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 7:59 AM ET

    Police in Northern Ireland are pelted with missiles and petrol bombs in the wake of pro-British Orange Order parades.

  • Geithner: Recession is easing Play
    Geithner: Recession is easing Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 7:46 AM ET

    U.S. treasury secretary Timothy Geithner says aggressive efforts to counter a global financial crisis are starting to work.

  • HK tackles ketamine drug scene Play
    HK tackles ketamine drug scene Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 7:43 AM ET

    Odourless, cheap and easy to consume, ketamine has become THE drug problem in Hong Kong.

  • Koreans protest dog-eating Play
    Koreans protest dog-eating Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 7:22 AM ET

    Protesters in Seoul rally against the dog-eating culture.

  • Taiwan church's Xinjiang vigil Play
    Taiwan church's Xinjiang vigil Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 6:22 AM ET

    A Taiwan church holds a candlelight vigil for the ethnic unrest in China's Xinjiang.

  • Bulgari eyes China market Play
    Bulgari eyes China market Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 6:05 AM ET

    Italian jeweller Bulgari sees China business picking up in the second quarter amid a tough year ahead.

  • Business Update: Asia banks up Play
    Business Update: Asia banks up Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 5:38 AM ET

    Asian financial shares rally, leading regional benchmarks higher after nearly two weeks of losses.

  • Freed hostage in Arroyo talks Play
    Freed hostage in Arroyo talks Reuters - Tue Jul 14, 4:38 AM ET

    Freed hostage Eugenio Vagni meets the Philippines president before heading home to Italy.

  • Beckham ends feud with Donovan Play
    Beckham ends feud with Donovan Reuters - Mon Jul 13, 7:31 PM ET

    David Beckham ends feud with Landon Donovan on first day back with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

  • UK opens inquiry on Iraqi's death Play
    UK opens inquiry on Iraqi's death Reuters - Mon Jul 13, 6:56 PM ET

    A video is presented to an inquiry in London showing the 2003 treatment of Iraqi prisoners in UK military custody as part of an investigation into the death of an Iraqi civilian.

  • Jackson fans gather in London Play
    Jackson fans gather in London Reuters - Mon Jul 13, 6:52 PM ET

    The day's top showbiz news and headlines, including Michael Jackson fans pay homage in London.

  • Business Update: Deeper in debt Play
    Business Update: Deeper in debt Reuters - Mon Jul 13, 6:28 PM ET

    The U.S. federal deficit swelled to the highest level ever recorded for the month of June, but the news failed to put a dent in a strong Monday rally.

  • Sotomayor pledges impartial justice Play
    Sotomayor pledges impartial justice Reuters - Mon Jul 13, 6:03 PM ET

    Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor heard the Senate Judiciary Committee's 19 members debate her qualifications for a lifetime seat on the nation's highest court.

  • US, UBS seek deal on secret accounts Play
    US, UBS seek deal on secret accounts Reuters - Mon Jul 13, 5:09 PM ET

    A federal judge in Miami approved a delay in a high-profile trial in which US tax official hoped to force UBS to reveal the names of thousands of Americans suspected of using the bank to evade taxes.

  • Sotomayor's opening statement Play
    Sotomayor's opening statement Reuters - Mon Jul 13, 3:42 PM ET

    Judge Sonia Sotomayor described her judicial philosophy to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in the confirmation hearing for her to take a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • Workers threaten explosive response Play
    Workers threaten explosive response Reuters - Mon Jul 13, 1:34 PM ET

    Workers at a car parts plant in central France say they will destroy the factory if their demands for compensation over job losses are not met by the end of the month.

  • European gas transit plan signed Play
    European gas transit plan signed Reuters - Mon Jul 13, 1:22 PM ET

    A transit deal for the Nabucco natural gas pipeline has been signed but critical supply and financing questions have still to be resolved.

  • Boxer's wife charged with murder Play
    Boxer's wife charged with murder Reuters - Mon Jul 13, 1:22 PM ET

    The Brazilian wife of former Canadian world boxing champion Arturo Gatti has been charged with his murder -- after Gatti was found dead in a Brazilian resort over the weekend.

  • Back flip over London's Tower Bridge Play
    Back flip over London's Tower Bridge Reuters - Mon Jul 13, 1:09 PM ET

    Freestyle motocross star Robbie Maddison performs spectacular backflip over an open Tower Bridge.

  • Business Update: Earnings parade Play
    Business Update: Earnings parade Reuters - Mon Jul 13, 12:45 PM ET

    The second-quarter earnings season kicks into a high gear this week, to add further clues of which direction the global economy is headed.

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