1 of 2. An attendant stands inside a high-speed train during an organized experience trip from Beijing to Zhengzhou, as part of a new rail line, December 22, 2012. China will open the world's longest high-speed rail line next week when a link between

The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of U.S. astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield blasts off from its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome December

Snow blows across US Highway 218 as near whiteout conditions begin in Waterloo, Iowa, December 20, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Matthew Putney/The Waterloo Courier/HandoutCHICAGO | Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:04am EST CHICAGO (Reuters) - The first major snow storm

Russia's President Vladimir Putin gestures during a news conference after their meeting with Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul December 3, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Osman OrsalBRUSSELS | Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:02am EST BRUSSELS (Reuters) -

ANCHORAGE, Alaska | Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:43pm EST ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Two species of far-north seals, victims of disappearing sea ice and dwindling snowpack in their Arctic habitat, will be granted protections under the Endangered Species Act,

WASHINGTON | Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:11pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has softened rules to curb pollution from industrial boilers and large incinerators, revising earlier versions to target only the largest polluters

n">(Reuters) - California Energy Commission staff on Friday said BrightSource Energy's proposed 500-megawatt Hidden Hills solar thermal power project would have "significant" impact on the environment.In a statement on the final staff assessment,

A protective layer of ice form on oranges in a grove near Dover, Florida December 14, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Scott AudetteMIAMI | Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:37pm EST MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. government forecasters have issued a freeze warning for parts of Florida's

Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:28pm EST n">(Reuters) - A controversial genetically engineered salmon has moved a step closer to the consumer's dining table after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday the fish didn't appear likely to pose a threat

The tanker Stena Primorsk hauling crude oil sits anchored in the Hudson River after loosing its steering and running aground south of Albany, New York December 20, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Hans PenninkNEW YORK | Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:53am EST NEW YORK (Reuters)

A natural gas well is drilled near Canton, in Bradford County, Pennsylvania January 8, 2012. Bradford County is currently ground zero for fracking the Marcellus shale in the Northeastern United States. Credit: Reuters/Les StoneWASHINGTON | Fri Dec 21,

1 of 4. An opposition activist waves a flag portraying journalist Al-Hosseiny Abu Deif during his funeral in Cairo December 19, 2012. Abu Deif died on December 6, 2012 during clashes between supporters and rivals of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi.

MOMBASA, Kenya | Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:43am EST MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Thirty-nine people, including several children, were killed in tribal violence in Kenya's coastal Tana Delta region on Friday, police said, heightening security concerns ahead of

WASHINGTON | Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:05pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday came to the defense of former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel against critics who have attacked his record on Israel and Iran in a bid to head off his possible

Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Cory A. Booker reacts during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina September 4, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Jim YoungView the original article h

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks to the media about the ''fiscal cliff'' on Capitol Hill in Washington December 18, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Yuri GripasView the original article h

Ohio Governor John Kasich speaks during the CERAWEEK world petrochemical conference in Houston March 7, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Donna W. CarsonCOLUMBUS, Ohio | Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:36pm EST COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio's Republican Governor Johns Kasich

1 of 2. The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States in this September 11, 2012 file photo. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said December

1 of 13. A military honor guard carries the casket of Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) as it arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington December 20, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Yuri GripasWASHINGTON | Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:54pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scores of members

LAS VEGAS | Fri Dec 21, 2012 2:26am EST LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A seven-term U.S. congresswoman from Nevada, Shelley Berkley, violated ethics rules by using her office to try to help her husband's medical practice but had no "corrupt intent" in doing

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice speaks with Reuters at the B'Nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton, Florida, in this May 10, 2012 file photo. Credit: Reuters/Joe Skipper/FilesNEW YORK | Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:36pm EST NEW YORK

1 of 4. House Speaker John Boehner makes a brief statement to the media at the Capitol in Washington December 19, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Gary CameronWASHINGTON | Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:28pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers delivered a stinging

Piles of clothes are seen alongside sewing machines in the Tazreen Fashions garment factory, where 112 workers died in a devastating fire last month, in Savar November 30, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Andrew BirajWASHINGTON | Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:04pm EST WASHINGTON

By Euan RochaThu Dec 20, 2012 9:57pm EST n">(Reuters) - Research In Motion shares tumbled more than 10 percent on Thursday after the company reported the first ever decline in its subscriber numbers and outlined plans to transform the way it charges

Panasonic Corp logos are seen at an electronics store in Tokyo November 15, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Toru HanaiTOKYO | Fri Dec 21, 2012 2:31am EST TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp said on Friday that it would appeal a decision by the European

1 of 2. A woman walks past a Nokia advertisement board at a home appliances store in Shenyang, Liaoning province December 6, 2012. Credit: Reuters/StringerHELSINKI | Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:18am EST HELSINKI (Reuters) - Struggling Finnish mobile phone maker

n">(Reuters) - Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service, has retreated from some but not all of the controversial changes in its terms of service that prompted a fierce backlash from users earlier this week.In a blog post on Thursday, Instagram

The Apple logo hangs in a glass enclosure above the 5th Ave Apple Store in New York, September 20, 2012. Apple's iPhone 5 goes on sale tomorrow. Credit: Reuters/Lucas JacksonWASHINGTON | Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:04pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tech giant

n">(Reuters) - Red Hat Inc, the world's largest distributor of Linux operating software, posted third-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates on strong growth in its subscription business, sending its shares up 6 percent in after-market trading.The

The loading screen of the Facebook application on a mobile phone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Lavigny May 16, 2012.Credit: Reuters/Valentin FlauraudSAN FRANCISCO | Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:35pm EST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc unveiled