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MOSCOW, Nov. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — A Russian military plane with 11 people on board crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a training flight late on Friday, the Defense Ministry said. ...  > full story

TEHRAN, Nov. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. ...  > full story

ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — Madagascar's political rivals struck a deal late Friday on the make-up of a unity government, paving the way for an end to a 10-month political crisis that has rocked the Indian Ocean island. ...  > full story

DAMASCUS, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday to stop seeking compromise with Israel but offered him an olive branch, saying Palestinians must end their divisions. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — The Obama administration would be willing to hold bilateral talks with North Korea but only if certain conditions were met, the president's top adviser on Asia said on Friday. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday listed a range of fresh options being considered by the White House to spur growth after "sobering" news that unemployment spiked to a 26 1/2-year peak last month. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. President Barack Obama will seek to reinforce the U.S. desire for more balanced global growth during his trip to Asia this month, administration officials said on Friday. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. lawmakers said on Friday they introduced a measure aimed at overhauling an annual fund intended to ensure nationwide telephone service in high-cost, rural areas by including money for high-speed Internet use. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — Bank regulators closed Gateway Bank of St. Louis, in St. Louis, Missouri, and Prosperan Bank, of Oakdale, Minnesota, on Friday, the 118th and 119th U.S. bank to fail this year. ...  > full story

NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — Freddie Mac , the second largest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding, on Friday posted a loss of $5 billion in the third quarter and predicted it would need more government support amid a "prolonged deterioration" in housing. ...  > full story

NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — Bank regulators closed Home Federal Savings Bank, of Detroit, on Friday, the 117th U.S. bank to fail this year as deteriorating loans continue to take their toll on financial institutions. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — People who think they may have H1N1 flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets. ...  > full story

JAKARTA, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — An Indonesia-based study shows carbon-rich tropical peat lands trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential value on the carbon market and strengthening a case for their protection. ...  > full story

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 5, 2009 (Reuters) — Canada will launch an investigation into why far fewer sockeye salmon than scientists had predicted returned to the Fraser River on the Pacific Coast this summer. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2009 (Reuters) — Want to know your entire DNA sequence? A California company has done it for as little as $1,700. ...  > full story

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6, 2009 (Billboard) — An unseasonal gust of wind greets Alicia Keys as she steps out of a doorway behind a Beverly Hills hotel on a late October afternoon. Decked out in a black leather vest and black leggings brightly accented by turquoise suede knee-high boo a hint of matching eyeliner, the Grammy Award-winning singer is surprised by the chilly blast before she ducks into a waiting black sport utility vehicle. Commenting on the wind's force, she laughs when it's suggested the quick dust-up is a forecast of the whirlwind activity cranking up on behalf of her latest studio album, "The Element of Freedom." ...  > full story

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — Joe Jackson, the elderly father of late pop star Michael Jackson, on Friday filed a court petition seeking an allowance from the singer's estate, saying his son had supported him for many years. ...  > full story

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — Cable television network A&E on Friday unveiled plans for a new reality TV show starring four brothers of late pop star Michael Jackson depicting them dealing with his death and rehearsing for an upcoming concert. ...  > full story

NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — No one knows better than Yoko Ono how far celebrity activism has come in the last 40 years. ...  > full story

SHANGHAI, Nov. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Tiger Woods is hoping to inhabit a world of his own as he tries to make up two shots on tournament leader Phil Mickelson in Sunday's final round showdown between the top two in the world at the WGC-HSBC Champions. ...  > full story

SHANGHAI, Nov. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Phil Mickelson shot a third-round five-under-par 67 to take a two-shot lead at the $7 million WGC-HSBC Champions on Saturday, setting up a rare head-to-head battle with Tiger Woods on the final day. ...  > full story

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Slugger Manny Ramirez will exercise his $20 million option to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2010 season, the team announced on their website on Friday. ...  > full story

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Kobe Bryant became the youngest NBA player to reach 24,000 points on Friday, the Lakers' guard scoring 41 to lead injury-hit Los Angeles to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. ...  > full story