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Obama: Israel has not made decision on Iran attack

Obama: Israel has not made decision on Iran attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday that Israel has not yet decided how to respond to concerns about Iran's nuclear program and said there was no evidence that Iran has the "intentions or capabilities" to wage attacks on U.S. soil. ...
Obama: Israel has not made decision on Iran attack

Obama: Israel has not made decision on Iran attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday that Israel has not yet decided how to respond to concerns about Iran's nuclear program and said there was no evidence that Iran has the "intentions or capabilities" to wage attacks on U.S. soil. ...
Anger, disarray and double defeat take toll on Gingrich

Anger, disarray and double defeat take toll on Gingrich
By Ros Krasny LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. And Republican Newt Gingrich certainly will hope the disarray that marred his campaign in Nevada last week will not doom...
Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney

Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney
By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad...
US, Japan agree to partial Marine transfer from Okinawa: media

US, Japan agree to partial Marine transfer from Okinawa: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and Japan have agreed to tweak a six-year-old agreement on Marines based on the southern island of Okinawa, allowing Washington to deploy forces to the Pacific island of Guam regardless of the debate over moving a disputed airbase. ...
US, Japan agree to partial Marine transfer from Okinawa: media

US, Japan agree to partial Marine transfer from Okinawa: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and Japan have agreed to tweak a six-year-old agreement on Marines based on the southern island of Okinawa, allowing Washington to deploy forces to the Pacific island of Guam regardless of the debate over moving a disputed airbase. ...
Clinton warns more bloodshed if Syria action blocked

Clinton warns more bloodshed if Syria action blocked
MUNICH (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Saturday that the risk of more bloodshed and civil war in Syria had increased after her attempt to get Russia to back a U.N. Security Council vote condemning President Bashar al-Assad had failed. ...
Not possible to work with Russia on Syria resolution: Clinton

Not possible to work with Russia on Syria resolution: Clinton
MUNICH (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday it had not been possible to work constructively with Russia ahead of a United Nations Security Council vote on a Western-Arab resolution backing an Arab League call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step aside. ...
Obama: U.N. must take stand against Syria brutality

Obama: U.N. must take stand against Syria brutality
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged the U.N. Security Council to take a stand against what he called the "relentless brutality" of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. After activists reported that more...
U.N. must take stand against Syria brutality: Obama

U.N. must take stand against Syria brutality: Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday urged the U.N. Security Council to take a stand against what he called the "relentless brutality" of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. After activists reported that...
U.N. must take stand against Syria brutality: Obama

U.N. must take stand against Syria brutality: Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday urged the U.N. Security Council to take a stand against what he called the "relentless brutality" of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. After activists reported that...
Arizona candidate says English challenge an abuse of power

Arizona candidate says English challenge an abuse of power
By Mary Slosson SAN LUIS, Arizona (Reuters) - An Arizona city council candidate struck from the ballot over her limited English skills concedes she isn't fluent in the language but called the legal challenge...
Obama presses Congress to pass aid to homeowners

Obama presses Congress to pass aid to homeowners
By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed lawmakers to pass his proposal to provide up to $10 billion in aid to struggling homeowners, saying a failure to address the...
Clinton voices U.S. confidence on European recovery

Clinton voices U.S. confidence on European recovery
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - The United States voiced confidence on Saturday that Europe can solve its financial crisis and said the two must work more closely to support their recoveries and combat state-run capitalism and protectionism. ...
Panetta reassures European allies over defense cuts

Panetta reassures European allies over defense cuts
By David Alexander MUNICH (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reassured European allies on Saturday that Washington remains committed to their security despite an austerity drive, pledging greater support for a NATO rapid-action force...