LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. writers captured only two of the six places on the Man Booker Prize 2014 shortlist announced on Tuesday, easing traditionalists' fears that Americans would dominate the contest now it is open for the first time to all authors writing in ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama phoned Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday to discuss Washington's commitment to help Baghdad's new government fight Islamic State militants, the White House said. "The president and the ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to pursue a military campaign against Islamic State without seeking special congressional authority now but lawmakers said on Monday they would probably approve any request he ...

(Adds name of victim, details). LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - An elderly woman was found beheaded at a house in a north London suburb on Thursday, British media reported, in an incident that police said did not appear to be terrorist related. Officers said they ...

(Adds Oculus VR executive quotes and details). By Lehar Maan and Malathi Nayak. Sept 3 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has launched a virtual reality headset for its new Galaxy Note 4 phablet using technology from Oculus VR, a company that ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc snapped up live-streaming gaming network Twitch Interactive for about $970 million in cash, reflecting Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos' resolve to transform Amazon into an Internet destination beyond its core ...

Islamic militants storm Tabqa air base, the Syrian army's last foothold in the northeast region. Tweet this; Link this · Share this · Digg this · Email · Print · Reprints. Comments (0). This discussion is now closed. We welcome comments on our articles for a limited ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A British national living in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, the first Briton to fall victim to the deadly disease, the Department of Health said on Saturday. Some 1,427 people have died among 2,615 cases documented in the ...

WASHINGTON Aug 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. missionary who contracted the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia is better after being released from an Atlanta hospital but still regaining her strength, her son said on Friday. Nancy Writebol, 59, of Charlotte, North Carolina, ...

(Repeats to additional subscribers). * Better-than-expected German PMI survey helps euro. * Minutes showed Fed debated raising rates earlier. * Norwegian crown hits 2-month high vs euro after growth data. By Anirban Nag. LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The ...

(Adds White House reaction, para 6). By Jessica Donati and Hamid Shalizi. KABUL Aug 20 (Reuters) - Afghanistan has given a New York Times reporter 24 hours to leave the country, accusing him of not cooperating with an investigation into his reporting, the ...

WASHINGTON/EDGARTOWN Mass. (Reuters) - U.S. forces attempted to rescue journalist James Foley and other American hostages during a secret mission into Syria and exchanged gunfire with Islamic State militants only to discover the captives were not ...

KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Heavy shelling hit residential neighborhoods in Ukraine's rebel stronghold of Donetsk and government forces fought street battles in other towns on Wednesday as they sought to crush a four-month-old separatist rebellion.

BARCELONA Aug 19 (Reuters) - Controversial striker Luis Suarez said he was "very depressed" after the World Cup biting incident that led to the Uruguay international being initially banned from all soccer activities for four months. Suarez can now train with ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices barely rose in July as declining energy costs partially offset increases in food and rents, which could give the Federal Reserve ammunition to keep interest rates low for a while. The Labor Department said on ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department condemned the deadly shelling of a convoy in eastern Ukraine on Monday that killed dozens of people, but said it could not confirm who was responsible for the attack. "We strongly condemn the shelling ...

... * FTSEurofirst 300 up 1.2 pct, bounces from Friday's dip. * Rebound led by German blue-chips. * Investor expectations growing for ECB intervention-poll (Updates with closing prices). By Blaise Robinson. PARIS, Aug 18 (Reuters) - European shares rallied ...

MONROVIA/GENEVA (Reuters) - Liberia struggled on Monday to track down 17 suspected Ebola carriers who fled quarantine at the weekend, while the U.N. health agency urged affected West African nations to screen all departures in a bid to contain the ...

MONROVIA/GENEVA (Reuters) - Liberia struggled on Monday to track down 17 suspected Ebola carriers who fled quarantine at the weekend, while the U.N. health agency urged affected West African nations to screen all departures in a bid to contain the ...

GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) - Talks in Cairo on ending the Gaza war showed no signs of a breakthrough on Monday, with Israel and the Palestinians entrenched in their demands hours before the expiry of a five-day ceasefire. The truce is due to run out at 2100 ...