WASHINGTON, Mar. 5, 2010 (Reuters) — U.S. employers cut fewer jobs than expected during snow-battered February and the unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent, bolstering views the economy was on the brink of creating jobs. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 17, 2010 (Reuters) — A Pakistani court dismissed on Wednesday a request for the release on bail of five Americans accused of contacting militants over the Internet and plotting terrorist attacks. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Feb. 16, 2010 (Reuters) — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday any country that tried to impose new sanctions on Iran would regret its actions, as the United States and Russia voiced shared concern about Tehran's nuclear program. ... > full story
LONDON, Feb. 16, 2010 (Reuters) — Iraq is the country most at risk from terrorist attacks for the second straight year, according to a ranking by global analysts Maplecroft, while Thailand has joined the nine countries most in danger for the first time. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Feb. 16, 2010 (Reuters) — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that any country which tried to impose new sanctions on Iran would regret its actions, and talks were still going on over a proposed nuclear fuel swap. ... > full story
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 16, 2010 (Reuters) — Pope Benedict told Irish bishops during two days of crisis talks over a pedophilia scandal that sexual abuse of children by priests was a "heinous crime" that they must address with resolve, the Vatican said on Tuesday. ... > full story
GENEVA, Feb. 16, 2010 (Reuters) — A senior Iranian human rights official said on Tuesday he had recommended that three Americans detained in his country be allowed to receive family visits. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Feb. 16, 2010 (Reuters) — Iran hit back at the United States on Tuesday for saying the Islamic state was moving toward a military dictatorship, accusing Washington of pursuing wrong policies in the Middle East. ... > full story
RAMADI, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2010 (Reuters) — Many Iraqis released by U.S. forces after being detained for suspected links to Sunni insurgents have been killed by tribes seeking revenge or are being driven back into the arms of al Qaeda. ... > full story
TOKYO, Feb. 16, 2010 (Reuters) — An increase in online journalists and freelancers has made the press more vulnerable to repression, but new media are also helping raise awareness about such attacks, a watchdog group said on Tuesday. ... > full story
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