ABU DHABI, Nov. 16, 2009 (Reuters) — A Federal Reserve official said on Monday that the U.S. economy still faced "significant weaknesses" and urged policymakers to allow large financial institutions to fail if needed. ... > full story
SHANGHAI, Nov. 16, 2009 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama said on Monday that al Qaeda remained the biggest threat to U.S. security, as his aides stepped up pressure on Afghanistan and Pakistan to cooperate with Washington's strategy in the troubled region. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Nov. 16, 2009 (Reuters) — Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the country's nuclear rights were not negotiable, the student news agency ISNA reported on Monday. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Nov. 16, 2009 (Reuters) — Russia announced the latest delay to Iran's first nuclear power station on Monday, saying that technical issues would prevent its engineers from starting up the reactor at the Bushehr plant by the year-end. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Nov. 16, 2009 (Reuters) — Gunmen wearing military uniforms shot dead at least 12 men in a pre-dawn attack in a village near Baghdad on Monday, villagers and police said. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2009 (Reuters) — American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common, especially among vulnerable teens, U.S. researchers reported Monday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2009 (Reuters) — The families of three Americans held in Iran on spy charges appealed again for their release on Sunday, saying they feared for their mental well-being after more than three months in captivity. ... > full story
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov. 15, 2009 (Reuters) — The Palestinians plan to go to the U.N. Security Council in an effort to secure international support for an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, officials said on Sunday. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Nov. 15, 2009 (Reuters) — The trial of a French teaching assistant who was arrested on spying charges following Iran's disputed election in June will resume on Tuesday, Iran's ISNA news agency reported on Sunday. ... > full story
JERUSALEM, Nov. 15, 2009 (Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday there was no alternative to negotiations to secure peace and that any unilateral moves by the Palestinians would unravel past agreements. ... > full story
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