Articles tagged with north
Sat, May 19, 2012
Italy quake kills at least six, damages historic buildings
By Stephen Jewkes
SANT' AGOSTINO, Italy (Reuters) - A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed at least six people, injured dozens and damaged historic buildings ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Exclusive: U.N. probes possible North Korea arms trade with Syria, Myanmar
By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. panel of experts that monitors compliance with sanctions on North Korea is ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Van Halen Apparently Postpones Entire Second Leg of North American Tour
Van Halen reportedly is postponing an entire run of North American summer concerts. All of the band's previously announced dates after its June ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
North Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor: report
By David Chance
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Exclusive: China pushes North Korea to drop nuclear test plan: sources
By Benjamin Kang Lim
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has been quietly and gently pressuring North Korea to scrap plans for a third nuclear test, said ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Two more North American LNG export projects planned
By Edward McAllister and Jeffrey Jones
NEW YORK/CALGARY (Reuters) - Energy companies announced two multibillion-dollar North American liquefied natural gas export plants on Tuesday ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Pipeline eyed to ease oil gridlock on North Dakota roads
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The McKenzie County Sheriff Department has a map of the narrow grid of two-lane highways coming out of an ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Groupon shares jump on strong North America growth
(Reuters) - Groupon Inc
Mon, May 14, 2012
Blast kills nine in Afghan north
KABUL (Reuters) - Explosives planted on a bicycle killed nine people in the relatively peaceful Faryab province of northern Afghanistan on Monday, including a provincial ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Evan Rachel Wood's tears over controversial North Carolina bill
From WENN.com
Voters turned out across the state on Tuesday morning (08May12) and The Ides of March star rallied support for the gay ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Messy Facebook debut marks weak day on Wall Street
By Chuck Mikolajczak
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday after a sloppy debut by Facebook Inc
Wed, May 09, 2012
Evan Rachel Wood's tears over controversial North Carolina bill
From WENN.com
Voters turned out across the state on Tuesday morning (08May12) and The Ides of March star rallied support for the gay ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Evan Rachel Wood rallying fans against controversial North Carolina bill
From WENN.com
Voting in North Carolina began early Tuesday morning and The Ides of March star is now rallying support for the gay ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Obama walks fine line in bashing Romney, courting Wall Street
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For President Barack Obama's re-election team, it's sort of like threading a needle.
While trying to define ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Ford to shorten "summer shutdown" in North America
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co will shorten its "summer shutdown" at 13 plants in North America to allow it to make nearly 40,000 ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
North Carolina voters approve same-sex marriage ban
By Wade Rawlins
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina voters on Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment that bans same-sex marriage and civil unions ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Slash Announces Another Batch of North American Tour Dates, Appearance on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"
Slash has just announced more North American tour dates with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators , in support of their upcoming album, Apocalyptic Love . That ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Exxon partially restarts Louisiana North Line
HOUSTON (Reuters) - ExxonMobil Pipeline Co
Mon, May 07, 2012
The Kinks' Ray Davies Schedules Brief North American Summer Trek
Ray Davies has lined up his first concerts of 2012. The legendary Kinks frontman is slated to visit eight West Coast cities in July ...
Sat, May 05, 2012
North Carolina may hand setback to gay marriage push
By Wade Rawlins
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Efforts to legalize gay marriage have met success in several U.S. states this year but could ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
IAEA says would "not be surprised" by North Korea nuke test
ST GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - The United Nations nuclear chief said on Friday he would not be surprised if North Korea were to carry out ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
Clinton says U.S. willing to work with North Korea if it reforms
By Andrew Quinn
BEIJING (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday that the United States was willing to work with North Korea ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Clinton urges China to help on Iran, North Korea
By Andrew Quinn and Ben Blanchard
BEIJING (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China on Thursday to help defuse tension over Iran, North ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
North Korea suspected of jamming flight signals in South
SEOUL (Reuters) - More than 250 flights in and out of South Korea have experienced GPS signal jamming since the weekend, with North Korea high ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
Exclusive: U.S., allies urge sanctions for North Korea firms; China resists
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, European Union, South Korea and Japan have submitted a list of about 40 North Korean ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
U.N. panel prepares to expand North Korea sanctions: envoys
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, South Korea, Japan and European nations have submitted to the U.N. Security Council's ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Deadly bombs in Syria's Idlib target security
By Oliver Holmes
BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least eight people, mostly Syrian military personnel, were killed and about 100 wounded on Monday in bomb blasts ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Rogers Waters "The Wall" Tour Returns to North America
Roger Waters is kicking off his massive Pink Floyd The Wall 2012 North American tour Friday night with the first of two concerts in ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
German analysts say new North Korea missiles are fakes
By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German analysts who have studied photos of six new North Korean missiles unveiled at a military parade in Pyongyang ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
DR Horton to drop natgas drilling rights in North Carolina
By Michelle Conlin
(Reuters) - D.R. Horton, the largest homebuilder in the United States, said it is suspending its practice of keeping the rights ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
North American wire makers buy foreign rod on Alma outage
By Chris Kelly
NEW YORK (Reuters) - North American cable and wire producers are buying more aluminum rod abroad at higher premiums due to production ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
U.S. women's team to face old foes North Korea
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States will face old political foes North Korea on the soccer field once again at the London Olympics after the ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Exclusive: North Korea's nuclear test ready "soon"
By Benjamin Kang Lim
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea has almost completed preparations for a third nuclear test, a senior source with close ties to ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Exclusive: China firm boasts about missile-linked North Korea sale: envoys
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Chinese firm that intelligence agencies believe provided North Korea with the body of an off-road transport vehicle ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Chinese President Hu lauds North Korea ties despite tension
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed on Monday to bolster ties with North Korea and backed its young leader, Kim Jong-un, despite an ...
Sat, April 21, 2012
Chinese firm suspected in missile-linked sale to North Korea: U.S. official
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes a Chinese firm sold North Korea components for a missile transporter showcased in a recent ...
Sat, April 21, 2012
Chinese firm suspected in missile-linked sale to North Korea: U.S. official
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes a Chinese firm sold North Korea components for a missile transporter showcased in a recent ...
Sat, April 21, 2012
China and North Korea hold highest-level talks since rocket
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and North Korea on Saturday held their highest-level talks since Pyongyang staged a rocket launch that drew international censure, and they ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
North Carolina judge commutes death sentence, cites jury race bias
By Wade Rawlins
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - A North Carolina judge on Friday commuted the death sentence of a black man convicted of the ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Missing North Carolina soldier feared in danger
By Harriet McLeod
(Reuters) - North Carolina police are investigating the disappearance of a 23-year-old Fort Bragg soldier last seen at a bar over the ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
China assisting North Korean missile program: Panetta
By Missy Ryan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has provided some assistance to North Korea's missile program, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Halliburton profit up, but North America pressured
By Braden Reddall and Matt Daily
(Reuters) - Halliburton Co
Wed, April 18, 2012
Angry North Korea threatens retaliation, nuclear test expected
By Ju-min Park
SEOUL (Reuters) - A bristling North Korea said on Wednesday it was ready to retaliate in the face of international condemnation over ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Van Halen's North American Tour Extended into August
You might as well keep jumping, Van Halen fans! The band has extended its North American tour in support of its recently released album ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
North Korea says no longer bound by nuclear test moratorium
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Tuesday dismissed a rebuke by the U.N. Security Council of its failed long-range rocket launch and said it ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
UK may lose 6 percent of summer gas due to North Sea leak
By Karolin Schaps
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could be facing as much as a 6 percent cut to gas supplies this summer due to the ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
U.S. looking at "all options" on North Korea as nuclear test looms
SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States is looking at "all options" as it seeks to discourage North Korea from conducting a third nuclear test, a ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
U.N. council set to condemn North Korean rocket launch
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - After days of closed-door haggling, the U.N. Security Council is hoping to adopt a statement on Monday condemning North Korea ...
Sun, April 15, 2012
Gold glitters for North American mining students
By Julie Gordon
(Reuters) - When Travis Howard started his degree at the Colorado School of Mines four years ago he decided to pursue a ...
Sat, April 14, 2012
Secure despite rocket fiasco, N.Korea's Kim lauds military
By Maxim Duncan
PYONGYANG (Reuters) - North Korea's new leader delivered his first major public speech on Sunday as the impoverished state celebrated the ...
Sat, April 14, 2012
Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test
By Maxim Duncan and Ju-min Park
PYONGYANG/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said its much hyped long-range rocket launch failed on Friday, in a very ...
Sat, April 14, 2012
U.S. watches for North Korea's next move after rocket crash
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States kept a wary eye on North Korea after the reclusive state's unsuccessful launch of a ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
U.S. watches for North Korea's next move after rocket crash
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States kept a wary eye on North Korea after the reclusive state's unsuccessful launch of a ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Bruce Springsteen Schedules North American Tour Dates in the Late Summer
Bruce Springsteen has added a new series of North American dates to his Wrecking Ball Tour with The E Street Band . The shows run ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
US stops food aid to North Korea after missile launch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not go forward with planned food aid to North Korea, the White House said on Friday, after the ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
U.S. watches for North Korea's next move after rocket crash
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States kept a wary eye on North Korea after the reclusive state's unsuccessful launch of a ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
UK North Sea decommissioning heightens risk of leaks
By Oleg Vukmanovic
LONDON (Reuters) - The UK North Sea's dwindling oil and gas reserves will make abandoning wells increasingly common, exposing operators to ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Defiant North Korea begins injecting fuel into rocket
By Maxim Duncan
PYONGYANG (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea rejected international protests over its planned long-range rocket launch and said on Wednesday that it was ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Clinton warns of "additional provocations" from North Korea
By Paul Eckert
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Tuesday that history points to "additional provocations" from North ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
China, between a rocket and a hard place on North Korea
By Benjamin Kang Lim
BEIJING (Reuters) - A joke circulating among officials in Beijing pretty much underlines the bind China is in over North Korea ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
North Korea says ready to launch rocket, prompts warnings
By Maxim Duncan
PYONGYANG (Reuters) - Isolated and impoverished North Korea said on Tuesday it was ready to go ahead with its proposed long-range rocket ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Russia criticizes North Korea over launch plans
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia criticized North Korea on Tuesday over its plans to launch a rocket, saying the decision showed disregard for U.N. Security ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
White House warns North Korea over missile launch
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday warned North Korea that its planned long-range missile launch would be a flagrant breach ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
The Guess Who's Burton Cummings Announces North American Summer Tour Dates
Founding Guess Who frontman Burton Cummings has plans to play a series of shows this summer, both in his Canadian homeland and in the ...
Sun, April 08, 2012
North Korea readies longer range rocket; Japan, South Korea wary
By Max Duncan and Jack Kim
CHOLSAN, North Korea/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has readied a rocket for a launch from a forested valley ...
Sun, April 08, 2012
Mali's president resigns, neighbors discuss north
By Bate Felix and Laurent Prieur
BAMAKO/NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure resigned on Sunday, paving the way for the soldiers ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Seal Announces North American Tour
Hearts broke in January of 2012 when it was announced that one of Hollywood's power couples, model Heidi Klum, 38, and musician Seal ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Bomber kills four American troops in Afghan north
KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated his explosives on Wednesday in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province, killing at least 10 people including four U ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Seal Announces North American Tour
Hearts broke in January of 2012 when it was announced that one of Hollywood's power couples, model Heidi Klum, 38, and musician Seal ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Exclusive: Macquarie eyes $2 billion infrastructure fund-sources
By Greg Roumeliotis
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australia's Macquarie Group Ltd
Sun, April 01, 2012
Total plans to fly staff to gas-leaking North Sea platform
By Karolin Schaps and Muriel Boselli
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - French oil company Total
Sun, April 01, 2012
Total may fly experts to gas leaking North Sea platform
By Karolin Schaps and Muriel Boselli
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - French oil company Total
Fri, March 30, 2012
Insight: Obama's North Korean leap of faith falls short
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When U.S. diplomats filed into North Korea's grim embassy in Beijing last month they found an unlikely ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
North Korea test fires short-range missiles: reports
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its west coast on Thursday believed to be part of a test to upgrade capabilities ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Virtue, Moir win battle of North America
By Pritha Sarkar
NICE, France (Reuters) - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir brought the magic of Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire to the ice as ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Total still trying to identify cause of North Sea leak
PARIS (Reuters) - Total
Tue, March 27, 2012
North American defense ministers launch joint security forum
By David Alexander
OTTAWA (Reuters) - North America's three defense ministers declared their first-ever dialogue on common security threats on Tuesday an "historic occasion ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Total: "may be months" to stop North Sea gas cloud
By Oleg Vukmanovic
LONDON (Reuters) - A cloud of explosive natural gas boiling up from the North Sea out of a leak at Total's ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Foreign grain traders invade North American turf
(Reuters) - For decades, the world's leading grain traders like Cargill and Bunge enjoyed an unparalleled advantage: their smaller North American competitors lacked the ...
Sun, March 25, 2012
Japan goes off script at nuclear summit to slam North Korea
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan steered off the agenda at a nuclear security summit on Tuesday to hit out at ...
Sun, March 25, 2012
Obama to China: Help rein in North Korea
By Alister Bull and Matt Spetalnick
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama urged China on Sunday to use its influence to rein in ...
Sun, March 25, 2012
North Korea will achieve nothing from rocket launch: Obama
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that North Korea, which has planned a rocket launch for next month, will achieve ...
Sat, March 24, 2012
Obama scans tense Korean DMZ, North mourns Kim Jong-il
By Alister Bull
CAMP BONIFAS, South Korea (Reuters) - President Barack Obama peered across South Korea's tense border with the North on Sunday in ...
Sat, March 24, 2012
VIDEO: Western ends a season for the record books in Minnesota
ST PAUL, MN (WKZO) – Western Michigan rode the momentum of their first CCHA championship in 26 years to St. Paul Minnesota, but fell short ...
Sat, March 24, 2012
Broncos season comes to an end in Minnesota
ST PAUL MN (WKZO) -- Western Michigan's historic season came to an end Saturday, falling to North Dakota 3-1 in the regional semi-final. The ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Western Michigan faces NCAA powerhouse North Dakota in West Regional; WKZO is in Minnesota to provide full coverage
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ST PAUL, MN (WKZO) -- Winning the CCHA tournament ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Remains found in North Dakota thought to be missing teacher
By Dan Whitcomb
(Reuters) - Human remains recovered in North Dakota on Wednesday were believed to be those of a well-respected Montana high school math ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
U.S. suspends war remains search over North Korea missile plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has suspended plans to send a team to North Korea to search for U.S. war remains because of ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Boston Adds Dates to North American Summer Tour
Boston mastermind Tom Scholz revealed last month that his band would be playing its first shows since 2008 this summer. After initially announcing 10 ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Obama to visit DMZ, raise pressure on North Korea
By Alister Bull and Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, seeking to increase pressure on North Korea to abandon its atomic weapons, will ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Kiss and Motley Crue to Launch Joint North American Tour on July 20
The news you've been waiting for has arrived, hard rock fans! As rumored, Kiss and Motley Crue will join forces for a massive ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Obama to visit South Korea's border with North: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on South Korea's tense border with the North on Sunday ahead of ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
In urban north, Santorum searches for U.S. heartland
By Samuel P. Jacobs
EFFINGHAM, Illinois (Reuters) - In Tuesday's Republican primary in Illinois, most votes will be cast in the suburbs and towns ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Insight: Natural gas pain is oil's gain as frack crews head to N.Dakota
By Selam Gebrekidan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Collapsing natural gas prices have yielded an unexpected boon for North Dakota's shale oil bonanza, easing a ...
Sun, March 18, 2012
Western Michigan headed to Minnesota for opening round of NCAA tournament
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- After securing an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by winning the CCHA tournament last night, Western Michigan has earned the fourth ...
Sun, March 18, 2012
Defiant North Korea says rocket launch to go ahead
By Sung-won Shim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday rejected criticism of its planned long-range missile launch which threatens to upset its only major ...
Sat, March 17, 2012
Kurds say Exxon still working in North Iraq
By Shamal Aqrawi
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil
Sat, March 17, 2012
Aerosmith Confirms First North American Concert of the Year
The first confirmed date of Aerosmith 's upcoming North American tour has been revealed. The Boston rockers will travel up to Newfoundland, Canada, to ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
South Korea says North's "satellite" launch a U.N. resolution breach
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Friday the launch of a satellite by North Korea in April would be a violation of a U ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
China exerts rare public pressure on North Korea over missile plan
By Jason Subler
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China put rare public pressure on ally North Korea over the reclusive state's plan to launch a long-range ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Kalamazoo Public Safety Chief Hadley wants to investigate trends in North side deaths
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- After a second murder this year on Rose Street, and statistics that show that most homicides in Kalamazoo are occurring in the ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Ericsson jobs on the line in North America
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson
Thu, March 08, 2012
Shale boom turns North Dakota into No. 3 oil producer
By Selam Gebrekidan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - North Dakota has overtaken California as the third-largest U.S. oil-producing state, as the controversial fracking technology boosted ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Obama to tout energy plans in battleground North Carolina
By Missy Ryan
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama travels on Wednesday to the electoral battleground of North Carolina, where he will promote plans to boost ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Factbox: North Dakota Republican caucuses
(Reuters) - The race to win the Republican Party's presidential nomination to challenge President Barack Obama turns to states like North Dakota on "Super ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
No policy shift from new North Korea leader despite nuclear deal
By Benjamin Kang Lim and Brian Rhoads
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's willingness to cut a surprise deal with the United States on the ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
Boy, 7, survives brush with tornado in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - A 7-year-old boy was recovering on Sunday after a tornado sheared off the walls of his North Carolina home, snatched ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
U.S., North Korea hope to finalize food deal next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and North Korea will meet in Beijing next week to finalize details of a new U.S. food aid ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Hindus protest bin Laden film shoot in north India
CHANDIGARH, India (Reuters) - Hindu radicals in India protested on Friday against the shooting of a film by Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow on the hunt ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Steve Miller Band Announces North American Tour Dates
The Steve Miller Band has officially revealed its plans for a 2012 North American tour . After the veteran blues rockers play a previously announced ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
North Korea-U.S. deal revives hopes of nuclear disarmament talks
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea has agreed with the United States to suspend major elements of its atomic weapons program in a ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
U.S. ready to finalize food aid offer to North Korea: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will announce on Wednesday that it is ready to meet with North Korea to finalize the details of a ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
South Korean opposition to pursue closer ties with North
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's main left wing opposition party, which polls say is headed for a victory in an April ...
Sat, February 18, 2012
Western Michigan falls in Bracketbuster play to North Dakota State
FARGO, ND (WKZO) – Matt Stainbrook recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, but it would not be enough to overcome a strong ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
North and south split as euro zone economy shrinks
By Robin Emmott and Daniel Flynn
BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - The euro zone economy shrank at the end of 2011 and will flirt with a ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
U.S., North Korea to hold Beijing talks on February 23
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and North Korean officials will meet in Beijing in 10 days time to discuss nuclear issues, State Department spokeswoman Victoria ...
Sun, February 12, 2012
Foreign students given unearned degrees at North Dakota college
(Reuters) - Hundreds of foreign students in a joint degree program at a North Dakota state university were admitted despite lacking credentials and awarded degrees ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
North Dakota returns to "Fighting Sioux" nickname
(Reuters) - The University of North Dakota has resumed use of its "Fighting Sioux" nickname and Indian head logo after supporters filed petitions seeking a ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
North Carolina Congresswoman Myrick will not run in 2012
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina Republican Congresswoman Sue Myrick, a former mayor of Charlotte and vice chair of the House Energy and Commerce ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Toyota raises annual profit forecast, eyes recovery
By Chang-Ran Kim
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp raised its full-year profit forecast by more than a third as it cuts costs, trims spending ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
Police nab Mexican drug boat north of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police seized a motorboat packed with more than a ton of marijuana north of Los Angeles and arrested three Mexican men ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Giltz expected to be charged with Kalamazoo woman's murder Friday
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo woman who sought refuge with the older couple next door in Swansboro, North Carolina when her marriage dissolved last October ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
North Carolina governor will not seek second term
By Wade Rawlins
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina's Democratic Governor Bev Perdue announced she would not seek a second term on Thursday ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
North Carolina governor will not seek second term
By Wade Rawlins
RALEIGH, N.C., Jan 26 - North Carolina's Democratic Governor Bev Perdue, facing tough re-election odds, said on Thursday she would ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
North Carolina governor will not seek second term
By Wade Rawlins
RALEIGH, N.C., Jan 26 - North Carolina's Democratic Governor Bev Perdue announced she would not seek a second term on ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
Former Kalamazoo Woman Shot, Killed in North Carolina
SWANSBORO (WKZO) -- Police in North Carolina have released the name of a former Kalamazoo woman shot to death on Monday.
Suzy Zemlick, 50, married ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
Auto Show Attendance Nearly 103-Thousand on Second Day
DETROIT (WKZO) -- It was the best opening weekend for the North American International Auto Show in several years. Organizers put Sunday's attendance at ...
Sat, January 14, 2012
North Carolina shooter dies from self-inflicted wound
(Reuters) - The North Carolina lumber company worker who shot dead three fellow employees before turning a shotgun on himself died from his wound on ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Gunman kills 3 in North Carolina workplace shooting
Star, North Carolina (Reuters) - A lumber company worker in Star, North Carolina, is suspected of shooting dead three colleagues and critically injuring another, before ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Detroit auto show: Toyota wants North American 'big export base'
By Chang-Ran Kim
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's North American operations are looking to become a big exporter as the automaker gets hit ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Possible tornado injures 10 in North Carolina
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - A possible mid-winter tornado has struck a small western North Carolina community, injuring 10 people, two seriously, authorities said on ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Insight: Europe's north is bustling, its south closing down
By Ludwig Burger and Paul Day
BAD HOMBERG, Germany/MADRID (Reuters) - At German car parts maker ixetic GmbH, Dragan Knezevic is struggling to keep ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
North Carolina may compensate sterilization victims
By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As many as 2,000 people forcibly sterilized under a past North Carolina program should be compensated $50,000 ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
North Carolina to compensate sterilization victims
By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As many as 2,000 people forcibly sterilized under a past North Carolina program should be compensated $50,000 ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
North Carolina moves to compensate sterilization victims
By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As many as 2,000 people forcibly sterilized under a past North Carolina program should be compensated $50,000 ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Wolfeboro, NH, braces for possible "White House North"
By Ros Krasny
WOLFEBORO, New Hampshire (Reuters) - If Mitt Romney gets his wish, the ranks of presidential retreats that include Crawford, Texas, and Rancho ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
NAIAS, Cobo Seal Five-Year Deal
DETROIT (WKZO) -- The North American International Auto Show will stay at Cobo Center in Detroit for at least another five years. A new deal ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Police nab Mexican drug boat north of LA, arrest 10
(Reuters) - Police seized a Mexican motorboat loaded with more than a ton of marijuana north of Los Angeles early on Wednesday and arrested 10 ...
Sun, January 01, 2012
Ravens earn AFC North title and first-round bye
(Reuters) - The Baltimore Ravens captured the AFC North division title and earned a first-round bye in the playoffs with a 24-16 win over the ...
Sat, December 31, 2011
North Korea calls for "human shields" to protect new leader
By Jack Kim and Sung-won Shim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called on its people to rally behind new leader Kim Jong-un and protect him ...
Sat, December 31, 2011
Nigeria's Jonathan declares state of emergency
By Felix Onuah and Tim Cocks
ABUJA (Reuters) - President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on Saturday in parts of Nigeria plagued by ...
Sat, December 31, 2011
Nigeria President declares state of emergency in some of north
ABUJA (Reuters) - President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on Saturday on parts of northern Nigeria plagued by a by a violent Islamist ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
North Korea says names Kim Jong-un top military commander
By Sung-won Shim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea announced on Saturday it has appointed Kim Jong-un, the anointed successor and youngest son of Kim Jong-il ...
Thu, December 29, 2011
North Korea's new leaders lash out at South Korea and allies
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea sounded a bellicose note in its first communication with the outside world since the death of leader Kim Jong-il, saying ...
Thu, December 29, 2011
Turkey acknowledges killing civilians in Iraq strike
By Pinar Aydinli
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes killed 35 civilian smugglers in northern Iraq after mistaking them for Kurdish militants, Ankara's ruling party ...
Tue, December 27, 2011
North Korea hails nuclear, military feats of Kim Jong-il
By Jack Kim and David Chance
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea lauded the military might built up by deceased leader Kim Jong-il on Thursday, likely ...
Sun, December 25, 2011
Former South Korean first lady heads North for condolences
By Ju-min Park
PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) - The widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, the author of a now-jettisoned engagement policy with ...
Sun, December 25, 2011
North Korean power-behind-throne emerges as neighbors meet
By Sung-won Shim and Kiyoshi Takenaka
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean television Sunday showed power-behind-the-throne Jang Song-thaek in the uniform of a general in ...
Sun, December 25, 2011
Syrian rebel leader threatens to escalate attacks
By Dominic Evans and Erika Solomon
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The commander of Syria's armed rebels has threatened to step up attacks on President Bashar ...
Sun, December 25, 2011
Japan urges China to help keep North Korea in check
By Kiyoshi Takenaka
BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan urged China on Monday to shoulder a big role in ensuring North Korea avoids volatility after the death ...
Sat, December 24, 2011
Former South Korean first lady to go North to mark Kim's death
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Saturday a former first lady and the chairwoman of the giant Hyundai business conglomerate will be permitted to ...
Fri, December 23, 2011
Analysis: What's the plan if North Korea collapses?
By Bill Tarrant and Raju Gopalakrishnan
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea appears to be making an orderly transition after the death of leader Kim Jong-il ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
North Korea's Kim "blocked the howling wind of history"
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il "blocked the howling wind of history" in life and died at a time of abnormally cold weather ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
U.S. "BBQ diplomat" wary of young North Korean leader
By Edith Honan
HACKENSACK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Photographs of North Korean diplomats line the walls at Cubby's, a New Jersey barbecue restaurant whose ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Saab Cars North America appoints administrator
(Reuters) - Saab Cars North America (SCNA) said it hired a financial adviser to administer its operations, after its Swedish parent was declared bankrupt by ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Exclusive: North Korea's military to share power with Kim's heir
By Benjamin Kang Lim
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea will shift to collective rule from a strongman dictatorship after last week's death of Kim ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
U.S. signals North Korea, keeping dialogue open after Kim death
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has signaled to North Korea's new leaders it hopes for progress on the nuclear issue ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
China says open to visit by new North Korean leader
By Chris Buckley and Ben Blanchard
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday it was open to a visit by new North Korean leader Kim ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Activists say 111 killed in Syria's "bloodiest day"
By Dominic Evans
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed 111 people ahead of the start of a mission to monitor President Bashar al-Assad's implementation ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Information black hole as North Korean leader dies
By Jonathan Hopfner
SEOUL (Reuters) - Few national leaders die these days with no one outside their country knowing about it. For more than 48 ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
North Korea's neighbors on alert, West hopes for opening
By Mark Bendeich
(Reuters) - North Korea's neighbors and its old enemy the United States appealed for stability on Monday after the death of ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
China says confident in North Korea's new leader
By Chris Buckley and Ben Blanchard
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Monday voiced confidence in the new leader of its impoverished ally North Korea after ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
South Korea's Lee calls for calm after North leader's death
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has called for calm and asked residents of the South to carry on with daily life, a ...
Sun, December 18, 2011
China urges others to help keep North Korea stable
By Raju Gopalakrishnan
SEOUL (Reuters) - China, which may have received advanced notice of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, has moved swiftly ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
U.S. says no nuclear link with North Korea food talks
By Sui-Lee Wee
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korean policy said on Thursday Washington was making no linkage between talks between ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
House votes sanctions on Iran, North Korea, Syria
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would expand sanctions on Iran, cracking down on ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
North Carolina governor vetoes repeal of Racial Justice Act
(Reuters) - North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue on Wednesday vetoed an effort by legislators to gut a two-year-old law that lets death row inmates appeal ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Fed stimulus pledge buoys stocks, Greece talks eyed
By Richard Hubbard
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro held firm against the dollar, while European shares and gold moved higher on Thursday, after the U ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Steelers limp past Browns to lead AFC North
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger battled through the pain of an injured ankle to connect with Antonio Brown for a late touchdown and seal ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
Chrysler to Unveil New Subcompact at NAIAS
AUBURNS HILLS (WKZO) -- Chrysler Group LLC will unveil its first vehicle based on a Fiat model at the North American International Auto Show in ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
At Least 40 New Vehicles to Debut at NAIAS
DETROIT (WKZO) -- Automakers will debut at least 40 new vehicles at January's North American International Auto Show.
The "Detroit Free Press" reports roughly ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
As North Dakota winter begins, temporary housing not ready
By David Bailey
(Reuters) - Temperatures have dropped to well below freezing and the snow is falling around Minot, North Dakota, where many residents displaced ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
As North Dakota winter begins, temporary housing not ready
By David Bailey
(Reuters) - Temperatures have dropped to well below freezing and the snow is falling around Minot, North Dakota, where many residents displaced ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Judge blocks anti-abortion license plates in North Carolina
By Jim Brumm
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - A judge on Monday blocked the state of North Carolina from issuing voluntary vehicle license plates with ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
KVET Investigation reveals North 37th street meth labs
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- From the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety:
Investigators from the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team executed a search warrant in the 1000 blk ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Honda's North American plants to resume normal output
(Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said all of its North American plants will resume normal production by the start of next month, following improvement in ...
Sun, November 27, 2011
Yemen names interim PM, violence kills at least 25 in north
By Mohammed Ghobari
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen named an opposition leader as interim prime minister on Sunday under a deal aimed at ending months of ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
Dow and S&P 500 post best week since Christmas
By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks posted their best week since Christmas, even with a mixed finish on Friday after strong earnings from ...
Sun, November 20, 2011
Secretive North Korea opens up to cellphones
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - Secretive North Korea is expected to register the 1 millionth cellphone user on its new 3G network by the ...
Wed, November 02, 2011
U.S. tries "hip hop" diplomacy in Pakistan
By Chris Allbritton
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Considered by many Pakistanis to be public enemy number one, the United States on Monday turned to the musical ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
North Carolina men convicted of conspiring to aid militants
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - A federal jury found three North Carolina men guilty on Thursday of conspiring to provide material support ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Obama: North Korea's choice is disarmament or isolation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday North Korea poses a threat to U.S. and South Korean security and it faces a ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Obama, Lee hail trade deal, pressure North Korea
By Matt Spetalnick and Malathi Nayak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday hailed a long-sought trade deal ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Analysis: BlackBerry outage could accelerate shift to iPhone
By Jim Finkle and Ashley Lau
(Reuters) - John Stuart has been chained to his BlackBerry for years, first as a systems manager for Wall ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Monday Shooting on North Side in Similar Location to Others
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A 21-year-old Kalamazoo man was shot in the head as he sat in a car on Woodbury just before 11pm Monday. The ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
North Carolina highway reopens after Hurricane Irene
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - The highway linking North Carolina's Outer Banks to the mainland reopened on Monday, restoring traffic to parts of the ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
South Korea's Lee in U.S. to talk trade, North Korea strategy
By Paul Eckert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is in Washington this week for a visit aimed at consummating a hard-fought free ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
U.S. worried by North Korea food crisis, but no aid yet
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it was worried about North Korea's food crisis but that it had ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
New Ford Ranger truck launching outside North America
By Bernie Woodall
DETROIT (Reuters) - Just as the Ranger rides into the sunset in the United States, the importance of Ford Motor Co's ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Rogue drift-net fishing vessel seized in North Pacific
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A rogue fishing vessel found using outlawed drift nets in the North Pacific was seized with about 30 ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Groups sue to block North Carolina abortion law
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups filed a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday challenging ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Groups sue to block North Carolina's new abortion law
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups filed a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday challenging a new North ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
North Sea platforms are fish magnets: researcher
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil platforms in the North Sea are attracting more cod and haddock than previously thought and wind farm installations could be designed ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
North Street Capital to buy Spyker cars: source
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - U.S.-based private equity firm North Street Capital has agreed to buy Dutch luxury car maker Spyker from its parent company ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
North Irish farmer boots scantily clad Rihanna off land
BELFAST (Reuters) - Global pop star Rihanna was thrown out of a corn field by an angry farmer in Northern Ireland after he spotted her ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
North Carolina teen accused of killing father and stepmother
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A 15-year-old male was arrested on murder charges in Charlotte, North Carolina on Monday after calling 911 to say he ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
VIDEO: Plane Crashes North of Plainwell, Pilot from Holland Killed
PLAINWELL, MI (WHTC News, Holland) - A plane that officials of Plainwell Municipal Airport said was a regular visitor from the Holland area crashed while ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
North Korea says wants more talks with U.S.
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea wants to hold a second round of dialogue with the United States, possibly next month, as part ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Trial opens for three North Carolina militancy suspects
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Jury selection began on Monday in a federal trial of three North Carolina men accused of plotting ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Doomed satellite landed in Pacific, NASA says
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Debris from a defunct six-ton NASA science satellite that crashed to Earth on Saturday fell harmlessly in ...
Sat, September 17, 2011
Analysis: West fears possible Iran-North Korea nuclear links
By Fredrik Dahl
VIENNA (Reuters) - It is one of the West's biggest nuclear proliferation nightmares -- that increasingly isolated Iran and North Korea might ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Third man pleads guilty in North Carolina case of militant case
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - The son of a man accused of being ringleader of a North Carolina Islamic militant group pleaded ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
PepsiCo shakes up North America drinks unit
By Martinne Geller
(Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc
Tue, September 13, 2011
North Carolina voters to weigh in on same-sex marriage ban
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina residents will vote next year on a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage after the ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
North Carolina House approves same-sex marriage ballot
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina's House of Representatives voted on Monday to put a proposed constitutional amendment barring same-sex ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
North Carolina lawmakers to debate same-sex marriage ban
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina's Republican-led General Assembly is expected to take the first steps on Monday toward adding ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
Sara Lee North American CEO resigns
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sara Lee Corp
Sat, September 10, 2011
No U.S. plane forced down by North Korea jamming: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. defense official denied on Saturday that a military reconnaissance plane was forced to make an emergency landing in March ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Katia turns north between Bermuda, East Coast: NHC
Bangalore (Reuters) - Hurricane Katia, currently a Category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is turning northward between Bermuda and the east coast of the ...
Sat, September 03, 2011
North Carolina secures more post-Irene assistance
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue announced on Saturday that she has secured federal disaster assistance for five more counties following ...
Sat, September 03, 2011
Man convicted of killing eight at North Carolina nursing home
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A North Carolina man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury on Saturday found him ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
North Carolina plans temporary bridge for damaged Outer Banks
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue announced plans on Friday for a temporary bridge that will allow traffic to return to ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Obama signs disaster declaration for North Carolina counties
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday approved federal disaster assistance for seven North Carolina counties hit hard by Hurricane Irene.
The ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Irene damage in North Carolina at least $71 million
By Ned Barnett and Jim Brumm
RALEIGH/WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene destroyed or severely damaged at least 1,100 homes and caused ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Irene damage in North Carolina at least $70 million: governor
By Jim Brumm
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene demolished about 1,100 homes and caused at least $70 million of damage in North ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
NY Metro-North to restart 2 lower lines at 2:00 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Metro-North Railroad will resume service on lower portions of two of its three commuter lines serving New York City suburbs ...
Sun, August 28, 2011
NY Metro-North Railroad closure continues Monday
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York and Connecticut commuters will not be able to travel to their jobs in New York City on Metro-North Railroad ...
Sun, August 28, 2011
Hospital deluged with births as Irene battered North Carolina
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - As Hurricane Irene lashed the U.S. East Coast, it brought a deluge of another sort to a North Carolina ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Hurricane Irene turns north-northeast: NHC
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene is turning north-northeast, as tropical storm conditions spread inland over southeastern North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said late ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
North Korea set to consider nuclear moratorium: Kremlin
By Denis Dyomkin
SOSNOVY BOR, Russia (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il promised on Wednesday to consider suspending nuclear arms tests and production if ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
Dominion says North Anna build to take 6.2 quake
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Dominion Resources Inc said its 1,806-megawatt North Anna nuclear station in Virginia was designed to withstand a 6.2 magnitude earthquake ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
Dominion North Anna nuclear units shut by quake
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Two nuclear reactors in Virginia operated by Dominion Resources' were shut due to an earthquake which was reported near the plant site ...
Sun, August 21, 2011
Flood victims still in the dark, stuck in mud
By Scott Malone
LUDLOW, Vermont (Reuters) - Residents of several Northeast states approached the Labor Day holiday weekend mired in mud and stuck in the ...
Sun, August 21, 2011
North Korean leader tours Russia before meeting Medvedev
MOSCOW (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visited one of Russia's largest hydro power stations on Sunday, Russian news agencies said, part of ...
Sat, August 20, 2011
North Korea's Kim arrives in Russia
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived in Russia on Saturday for his first visit in nearly a decade as the isolated ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
North Korea agrees to U.S. talks on recovering GI remains
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it had agreed to talks with the United States on repatriating remains of American ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
U.S. offers North Korea flood aid, but no food yet
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has offered North Korea up to $900,000 in emergency flood assistance but has made no ...
Mon, August 15, 2011
Five North Carolina terrorism suspects plead not guilty
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Five North Carolina men accused of forming a local ring with plans to assist others in waging holy war abroad ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
TUI growth stalls as tourists avoid North Africa
By Victoria Bryan
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German tourism and shipping group TUI AG
Thu, August 11, 2011
Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders
By Samia Nakhoul and Mohammed Abbas
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters from hiding to fight on as Libya's new interim rulers ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
North Korea artillery lands near South island in disputed waters
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has fired artillery in the direction of a South Korean island on Wednesday in an apparent training exercise, media and ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
American, 61, swims north in record Cuba-Florida bid
MIAMI (Reuters) - In calm seas, 61-year-old American swimmer Diana Nyad stroked north Monday into the Florida Straits in her bid to set a new ...
Fri, August 05, 2011
Break up the Cubs! Five straight for the North Siders
PITTSBURGH(WKZO) - The Chicago Cubs have not had a good season this year. In fact, they are one of the worst teams in baseball ...
Fri, August 05, 2011
Insight - North Korea leans on China to make economic zones work
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hermit North Korea is trying a new pitch to attract foreign investors into one of the world's most ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
North Korean hackers hired to attack South Korea game network
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - More than 30 North Korean hackers were hired to work in China by a South Korean crime ring to ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
HIV epidemics emerge in Middle East, North Africa: study
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - Epidemics of HIV are emerging among gay and bisexual men in the Middle East and North Africa and high ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
North Carolina may compensate sterilization victims
By Jim Brumm
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina should compensate the surviving victims of the state's forced sterilization program, the Governor's ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
North Carolina group suggests compensating sterilization victims
By Jim Brumm
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina should compensate the surviving victims of the state's forced sterilization program, the Governor's ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
U.S. ends "constructive" talks with North Korea
By Louis Charbonneau
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States ended "constructive" talks with North Korea on Friday and will consult with Seoul and other ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
North Carolina lawmakers pass abortion law over veto
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Women seeking an abortion in North Carolina will have to wait 24 hours and be presented with ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
North Carolina lawmakers pass abortion law over veto
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Women seeking an abortion in North Carolina will have to wait 24 hours, receive counseling and be ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
Latin America helps Colgate, Avon during U.S. slump
By Jessica Wohl
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Big gains in Latin America covered up U.S. declines at Colgate-Palmolive Co
Wed, July 27, 2011
Missile shield will spark nuclear arms race: North Korea
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - If U.S. plans to deploy a missile shield to protect Europe against a possible attack by Iran are realized, it ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
It's dim up North, so people need bigger brains
LONDON (Reuters) - People from northern parts of the world have evolved bigger brains and larger eyes to help them to cope with long, dark ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
North Carolina lower house overrides abortion bill veto
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - The North Carolina House of Representatives narrowly overrode a veto on Tuesday of a bill requiring women ...
Sun, July 24, 2011
Analysis: U.S and South Korea stand firm against Pyongyang
By Jeremy Laurence
SEOUL (Reuters) - A rare visit by one of North Korea's top diplomats to the United States this week has renewed ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
Pistons coaching candidate may be headed North
Sat, July 16, 2011
Three more North Koreans fail doping tests at World Cup
LONDON (Reuters) - Three more North Korean players have failed doping tests at the women's World Cup, bringing the total among the squad to ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
North Korea must be stopped from more attacks: Admiral Mullen
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea shows no sign of giving up its pursuit of nuclear weapons and remains a threat to the ...
Fri, July 08, 2011
Planned Parenthood goes to court over North Carolina cuts
By Jim Brumm
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood asked a federal court on Thursday to block enforcement of part of North Carolina's ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
North Carolina college basketball icon Charles dies in bus crash
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina State University fans on Tuesday mourned the death of the former basketball player whose alert ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
North Carolina governor vetoes abortion bill
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue on Monday vetoed legislation calling for a 24-hour waiting period before an ...
Sat, June 25, 2011
Flooded cities look to dry skies for some relief
By Michael Avok
OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - For people fighting Missouri River floodwaters for weeks now from Montana through South Dakota, the fear of rainstorms ...
Sat, June 25, 2011
Australian man aims to run from North Pole to South Pole
By Matthew A. Ward
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - (Reuters) - Former Australian politician Pat Farmer cuts a lonely figure as he runs alongside the afternoon traffic ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
North Dakota flood refugees worry about their future
By Geoff Davidian and Neil Roberts
MINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - School may be out for summer but Associate Professor Robert Kibler remains at Minot ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
North Carolina governor signs law to check citizenship
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democratic North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue on Thursday signed into law a measure requiring businesses with 25 or more employees ...
Thu, June 23, 2011
Floods to north, but drought spreads in South
By Carey Gillam
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Sweltering summer heat and a persistent lack of rain have deepened an historic drought gripping Texas and ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
Flood swamps low-lying areas of Minot, North Dakota
By Geoff Davidian
MINOT, North Dakota (Reuters) - Floodwaters swamped lower-lying areas of Minot, North Dakota, on Friday and eclipsed a 130-year-old flooding record as ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
North Dakota's fourth largest city faces flood evacuations
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Officials ordered the evacuation of more than a quarter of the residents of North Dakota's fourth largest city of Minot, where ...
Sun, June 19, 2011
North Carolina to require some employers to check citizenship
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina lawmakers on Saturday passed a bill requiring businesses with 25 or more employees to check ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
North Carolina lawmakers approve voter photo I.D. law
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina's Republican-led legislature on Thursday sent a bill to Democratic Governor Beverly Perdue that will ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Planned Parenthood mulls challenge to North Carolina cuts
By Jim Brumm
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood said on Thursday it is considering a legal challenge of North Carolina's decision to ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
Royal newlyweds take "small" entourage to North America
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal newlyweds the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will take an entourage of seven people on their upcoming visit to North America ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
GM recalls 50,500 Cadillac SRXs in North America
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co
Tue, June 14, 2011
U.S. Navy intercepted North Korean ship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy intercepted a North Korean ship suspected of carrying missile parts to Myanmar two weeks ago, media reports and ...
Mon, June 13, 2011
U.S. Navy intercepted North Korean ship: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy intercepted a North Korean ship suspected of carrying an illegal shipment of missile parts to Myanmar two weeks ...
Sat, June 11, 2011
Four people found shot to death in North Carolina
BOSTON (Reuters) - Police found four people shot to death on Saturday in Research Triangle Park off Highway 54 in Durham, North Carolina, local officials ...
Fri, June 10, 2011
RIM investor seeks change; PlayBook going global
By Alastair Sharp
TORONTO (Reuters) - An investor in Research In Motion wants a shareholder vote on whether the company's two leaders can retain ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
Daimler Trucks North America to hire 1400 staff
(Reuters) - Daimler Trucks North America, a unit of German auto giant Daimler AG
Sun, June 05, 2011
New "X-Men" tops class at worldwide box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The fifth movie in the "X-Men" series took the No. 1 spot at the worldwide box office after selling about $120 ...
Fri, June 03, 2011
North Carolina city honors black Civil War soldiers
By Jim Brumm
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hundreds of African-American Union soldiers buried in the National Cemetery in Wilmington, North Carolina, after the Civil ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
Adele cancels North American dates due to laryngitis
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Adele has postponed five dates of her North American tour due to laryngitis, she said on her website, frustrating fans ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
North Korea hacker threat grows as cyber unit grows: defector
SEOUL (Reuters) - Secretive North Korea is scouring its universities for computer prodigies to send overseas for training as part of a plan to expand ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
Flooding forces North Dakota evacuations
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Rising waters forced evacuations in Minot, North Dakota, on Tuesday as officials in South Dakota raced to finish ...
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