MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pledged on Wednesday to station new missiles near Poland's border in response to U.S. plans for an anti-missile system and proposed extending the presidential term to six years from four.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama stepped into his new role on Wednesday facing calls for urgent action to stem the global financial crisis as he was hit ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama pivoted on Wednesday from the glow of a historic White House victory to the daunting challenge of leading a country mired in a deep ec...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two U.S. states rejected proposals to limit abortion rights while others said no to gay marriage, in a mixed message over contentious social iss...
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Americans woke with joy, cautious optimism and frank worry on Wednesday after the historic win by Democrat Barack Obama, who went from long shot to...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Democrats won some big prizes in U.S. state legislative elections, gaining control of chambers in New York, Wisconsin, Ohio, Delaware and Nevada, a bi...
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Wednesday Kim Jong-il had inspected two military sites and it released pictures of the visit, stepping up a campaign to show that th...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - By expanding their control of the U.S. Congress, Democrats are positioned to quickly act on much of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's ambitious a...
U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has made history by becoming the first African-American to head the ticket of a major U.S. political party. Hillary Clinton is yet to officially concede but Obama told supporters it was a "defining moment for our nation."
LIVE NEWS
 Democrat Barack Obama plunged Wednesday into a five-month election battle with Republican John McCain after making history by becoming the first black presidential nominee of a major US party.