Boy Scouts among dead as tornadoes hit Midwest
June 12, 2008 09:07 AM ET
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DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Tornadoes killed four people at
a Boy Scout camp in Iowa and two others in Kansas as more than
30 twisters ripped through the U.S. Midwest, rescue officials
said on Thursday.
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Retail sales rise much more than expected
June 12, 2008 09:05 AM ET
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Total sales at U.S. retailers rose a full
percentage point in May as many consumers had more spending
cash in their wallets from government rebate checks, a report
on Thursday showed.
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Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai arrested: MDC
June 12, 2008 09:38 AM ET
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HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai
has been arrested and is being held at a police station, his
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said on Thursday.
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First lock on Mississippi River closes amid flood
June 12, 2008 08:15 AM ET
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The first lock and dam on the upper Mississippi
River closed to barge traffic on Thursday due to flood conditions
that have destroyed homes and thousands of acres of corn and
soybeans, said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Jobless claims rise more than expected
June 12, 2008 08:51 AM ET
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new
claims for jobless benefits rose more than expected last week
while those remaining on benefit rolls hit a four-year high,
the government said on Thursday.
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Donors pledge over $15 billion for Afghanistan
June 12, 2008 09:32 AM ET
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PARIS (Reuters) - Donors led by the United States pledged more
than $15.54 billion in aid for Afghanistan on Thursday but said
Kabul must do more to fight corruption and the international
assistance must be better coordinated.
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China denies hacking U.S. lawmakers' computers
June 12, 2008 08:54 AM ET
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday dismissed accusations from
two United States lawmakers that it had hacked their office
computers as alarmist and unfounded.
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Israel's Barak makes move towards early election
June 12, 2008 08:28 AM ET
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel edged closer on Thursday to an early
election over corruption allegations against Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert after a key coalition partner voiced support for
legislation that would force a ballot.
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Americans scramble to lock in next year's heatoil
June 12, 2008 09:37 AM ET
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans looking past a painful summer
at the gas pump toward next winter are scrambling to lock in
heating oil at current near-record prices for fear of a worsening
energy spike -- but the dealers aren't offering.
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China's quake parents lament one month on
June 12, 2008 08:10 AM ET
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BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - Anguished parents on Thursday marked
one month since China's devastating earthquake, demanding answers
about flattened schools and begging forgiveness from dead children
buried under the rubble.
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