BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is pushing for Greece to relinquish control over its budget policy to European institutions as part of discussions over a second rescue package, a European source told Reuters on Friday.

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League's monitoring mission to Syria has been frozen given the escalation of violence in the country, a source at the Arab League told Reuters on Saturday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Police said on Saturday they were searching the London offices of Rupert Murdoch's News International and had arrested four people, including a policeman, in an investigation into suspected payments to police officers for informati…

MIAMI (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich struggled to regain momentum in the Republican presidential race on Friday as two new polls showed him falling behind rival Mitt Romney, who was seen as the winner of the final debate before the Florida primary.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fitch downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain on Friday, indicating there was a 1-in-2 chance of further cuts in the next two years.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department issued civil subpoenas to 11 financial institutions as part of a new effort to investigate misconduct in the packaging and sale of home loans to investors, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy grew at its fastest pace in 1-1/2 years in the fourth quarter, but a rebuilding of stocks by businesses and slower business spending warned of weaker growth in early 2012.

CAMBRIDGE, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Friday to push back hard against Republicans who try to obstruct his election-year proposals on taxes and jobs, as he sought to rally congressional Democrats and move past a period of st…

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has never turned "a blind eye" to the problems in its supply chain and any suggestion it does not care about the plight of workers is "patently false," Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said in an email to employees.…

(Reuters) - Facebook's initial public offering is likely to set a new standard for how low investment banks are willing to go on advisory fees to win big business.

Four arrests have been made in connection with allegations of inappropriate payments to police, London's Metropolitan Police Service said Saturday, with a police officer among those detained.

Former Penn State assistant head coach Jerry Sandusky, who is accused of child sex abuse, is asking a judge to modify the terms of his bail.

Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday he is hopeful that this weekend's planned visit by representatives of the nuclear watchdog will "resolve any ambiguity and show (our) transparency and cooperation with the a…

Deep down on the bottom of the Baltic Sea, Swedish treasure hunters think they have made the find of a lifetime.

The United States will send a team to North Korea this year to search for the remains of missing U.S. veterans of the Korean War, the Defense Department announced Friday.

The Justice Department on Friday night provided Congress with a new batch of Operation Fast and Furious documents from early 2011.

Joseph Ozment was picked up by his mom from the governor's mansion after his pardon this month. Now a reward is being offered for anyone who can help locate him.

Some military experts Friday called Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's proposed budget cuts "much to do about nothing," but others expressed concern about the potential of a shrinking U.S. military in the strategic Mideast and Asia.

GOP presidential front-runners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich barnstormed across Florida on Friday, trying to rally supporters and break away in the polls four days before what is shaking up to be a pivotal primary in that state.

South Carolina was a wake-up call for Mitt Romney. In Thursday night's CNN debate, Romney delivered an aggressive, forceful performance that many thought he was incapable of. The upcoming Florida primary could turn out very differently now, and…

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Los Angeles TimesCalifornia adopts “clean car” rules California adopts 'clean car' rulesU-T San DiegoBy JASON DEAREN AP California air regulators passed sweeping emission standards Friday that will require one in seven of the new cars sold in the…

The Associated PressPipeline set afire, 9 die in fresh Syria violenceThe Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces clashed with anti-regime army defectors across the country on Saturday, as the Arab League's chief and the prime ministe…

BBC NewsClaims Pakistan knew of bin LadenSydney Morning HeraldWASHINGTON: The US Secretary of Defence, Leon Panetta, still believes that someone in authority in Pakistan knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding before US forces went in to find him, he s…

The Guardian'Inexcusable' language on immigration alienating Latino voters, Republicans toldThe GuardianSenior Republicans including the brother of the former president George Bush have warned the party to avoid using "harsh, intolerable and inexcusa…

The Guardian4 arrested in UK tabloid bribery probeCBS NewsThe headquarters of News International is pictured in east London, on August 17, 2011. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) LONDON — British police searched the offices of Murdoch's British newsp…

Los Angeles TimesCalifornia high court backs panel's new state Senate districtsLos Angeles TimesEven if a GOP-backed proposal to scrap the new plan qualifies for the November ballot, the map produced by a citizens commission is 'clearly the most appr…

Globe and Mail"Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years of federal timeReutersBy Laura L. Myers | SEATTLE (Reuters) - A serial burglar nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday in Seattle to 6-1/2 years in prison for his guilty plea to federal c…

Globe and MailPaul pursued strategy of publishing controversial newsletters, associates sayWashington PostRon Paul, well known as a physician, congressman and libertarian , has also been a businessman who pursued a marketing strategy that included pu…

Daily MailFormer Mayor Kevin Hagan White dies at 82Boston.comBy Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff Kevin Hagan White, a political figure who helped transform Boston into a world-class city during 16 often turbulent years as mayor, died last night in his Be…