LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16, 2009 (Reuters) — Michael Jackson's posthumous movie "This Is It" has sparked a huge amount of speculation over what will be in it and the reasons for making it, but one thing is certain if the late pop star himself is to be believed -- God had a hand in its production. ... > full story
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct. 14, 2009 (Reuters) — Pakistani aircraft bombed Taliban fighters in their South Waziristan bastion on Wednesday as more soldiers and tanks moved in for an expected offensive against the militant hub. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2009 (Reuters) — The Obama administration has helped pull the U.S. economy back from the "abyss" with aggressive efforts to spur growth and stabilize financial markets, a top White House adviser said on Monday. ... > full story
BARCHA, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2009 (Reuters) — Winning ground is one thing. Convincing Afghan villagers you will not leave, abandoning them to a vengeful Taliban, is a bigger challenge for U.S. Marines advancing deep into southern Helmand province. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2009 (Reuters) — A man wanted in connection with the hijacking of a Pan Am flight to Cuba nearly 41 years ago was arrested in New York on Sunday, a Justice Department official said. ... > full story
BELFAST, Oct. 12, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Northern Ireland on Monday to push forward with the final steps in its peace process, lending diplomatic muscle to a cause long supported by Washington and her own family. ... > full story
GENEVA, Oct. 12, 2009 (Reuters) — The World Health Organisation plans to start sending H1N1 flu vaccines to poorer countries as early as next month, the United Nations agency's head of vaccine research said on Monday. ... > full story
RIVERSIDE, California, Oct. 12, 2009 (Reuters) — On the surface, a glimmer of confidence is returning to the battered U.S. housing market, after more than three years of gut-wrenching defaults, price slumps and foreclosures. ... > full story
SEOUL, Oct. 11, 2009 (Reuters) — South Korea proposed on Monday holding talks with the North on preventing flooding from a river flowing across their border that killed six South Koreans last month when the communist state released a surge of water without warning. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2009 (Reuters) — A leading U.S. Senate Democrat said on Sunday he expects President Barack Obama to keep a renewed vow to end discrimination against gays in the military, but that Obama should do so with the support of the Pentagon. ... > full story
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