Palin to resign as Alaska governor in surprise move ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate in 2008, said on Friday she will resign this month, an unexpected move that could signal a run for higher office.
North Korea fires Scud missiles: report SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired two Scud-type missiles on Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said citing a government official, further stoking regional tensions after the North's nuclear tests and threats to boost its nuclear arsenal in response to U.N. sanctions.
Putin rejects Obama criticism before meeting MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's charge that he was mired in Cold War thinking, setting the scene for a stormy first meeting at a Moscow summit next week.
Medici lawyer says Kohn didn't get Madoff payments NEW YORK/VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian fund manager Sonja Kohn did not receive any kickbacks from Bernard Madoff to steer Bank Medici customer funds to the swindler's investment business, a Medici lawyer said on Friday.
Honduras rulers reject OAS call for Zelaya return TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras's interim rulers spurned a demand from the Organization of American States on Friday to restore leftist President Manuel Zelaya to power, deepening Central America's worst political crisis in decades.
U.S. drone kills 10 in Pakistan, copter crash kills 26 WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan's South Waziristan region, killing 10 militants, officials said, ahead of an expected Pakistani military offensive in the area.
Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff face trial TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries summoned Iranian envoys to protest against the detentions.
U.S. sounds out Arabs on Israel gestures: diplomats JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States and its Western allies are sounding out Arab governments to see if they might ease sanctions on Israel if it stopped building Jewish settlements on Palestinian territory, diplomats said on Friday.
U.S. parents think twice about sending kids to camp NEW YORK (Reuters) - Since its opening last week, camp counselors at New Jersey's Liberty Lake Day Camp disinfect door knobs, take the temperatures of children as they arrive and remind the campers not to share canned sodas.
Israeli sub sails Suez, signaling reach to Iran JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defense sources said on Friday, describing the unusual maneuver as a show of strategic reach in the face of Iran.
