http://mobile.reuters.com Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:30:12 -0400 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CTOP?src=RSS-TOP http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSN0434003020080705?src=RSS-TOP WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jesse Helms, a die-hard anti-communist firebrand who championed a wide range of conservative causes in his 30 years in the U.S. Senate, died early on Friday, aged 86, his foundation said. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:59 +0000 2008-07-05T000059Z_01_N04340030_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-HELMS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSN0244472220080704?src=RSS-TOP LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Exhausted California firefighters worked on Friday to contain two wildfires threatening homes along the coast before sundown, when shifting winds were expected to give the blazes more power. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:54:16 +0000 2008-07-04T235416Z_01_N02444722_RTRUKOC_0_US-CALIFORNIA-FIRES.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSN0432958220080705?src=RSS-TOP BOGOTA/PARIS (Reuters) - Colombia showed a video on Friday of the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages where their anger turned to ecstasy as theater-trained military agents duped and overpowered leftist rebels. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:25:55 +0000 2008-07-05T002555Z_01_N04329582_RTRUKOC_0_US-COLOMBIA-HOSTAGES.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSN03103120080704?src=RSS-TOP BUTTE, Montana (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama mixed presidential politics with parades and barbecue on U.S. Independence Day on Friday, celebrating his daughter's birthday with a picnic and fireworks in Montana. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:57:40 +0000 2008-07-04T205740Z_01_N031031_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-POLITICS-OBAMA.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSN04258320080704?src=RSS-TOP NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. defending champion Joey Chestnut won the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday by downing 64 hot dogs in a competition that stretched into a first-ever overtime. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:51:29 +0000 2008-07-04T205129Z_01_N042583_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-HOTDOGS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSL0357578820080704?src=RSS-TOP HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, defiant despite growing African condemnation of his re-election, said on Friday the opposition must drop its claim to power and accept that he was the rightful head of state. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:41:24 +0000 2008-07-04T164124Z_01_L03575788_RTRUKOC_0_US-ZIMBABWE-CRISIS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSDAH44554320080704?src=RSS-TOP TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran responded on Friday to an incentives package offered by six world powers aimed at resolving a standoff over its disputed nuclear ambitions. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:20:40 +0000 2008-07-04T192040Z_01_DAH445543_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAN-NUCLEAR-RESPONSE.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSWAR00706220080704?src=RSS-TOP WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland spurned as insufficient on Friday a U.S. offer to boost its air defenses in return for basing anti-missile interceptors on its soil but said it remained open to talks with Washington. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:09:24 +0000 2008-07-04T190924Z_01_WAR007062_RTRUKOC_0_US-SHIELD-POLAND-USA.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUST4586820080704?src=RSS-TOP TOKYO (Reuters) - G8 leaders aim to present a united front against global inflation, driven by soaring oil and food prices, at a summit in Japan next week, but solving the problem requires more than just a strong message from rich nations. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:51:46 +0000 2008-07-04T115146Z_01_T45868_RTRUKOC_0_US-G8-ECONOMY.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSL0468768520080704?src=RSS-TOP MINSK (Reuters) - About 50 people were wounded early on Friday by a home-made bomb that sprayed nuts and bolts into a crowd at an open-air concert in Belarus's capital attended by long-time ruler President Alexander Lukashenko, officials said. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:31:50 +0000 2008-07-04T143150Z_01_L04687685_RTRUKOC_0_US-BELARUS-EXPLOSION.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSN0433374820080705?src=RSS-TOP BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian intelligence officers took acting classes to prepare for freeing Ingrid Betancourt and her fellow hostages, putting on Che Guevara T-shirts and pretending to be leftists out to help the insurgents. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:25:41 +0000 2008-07-05T002555Z_01_N04329582_RTRUKOC_0_US-COLOMBIA-HOSTAGES.xml-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSL0410572720080704?src=RSS-TOP PARIS (Reuters) - French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt was given a hero's welcome on Friday in France, where President Nicolas Sarkozy had made her release a foreign policy priority and thousands had campaigned for her freedom for years. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:01:40 +0000 2008-07-04T230140Z_01_L04105727_RTRUKOC_0_US-FRANCE-BETANCOURT.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSN0434003020080704?src=RSS-TOP WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jesse Helms, a die-hard anti-communist firebrand who championed a wide range of conservative causes in his 30 years in the U.S. Senate, died early on Friday, aged 86, his foundation said. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:52:22 +0000 2008-07-04T225222Z_01_N04340030_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-HELMS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSN0435269420080704?src=RSS-TOP WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Poland and the United States are at odds over who should pay possibly billions of dollars for Raytheon and Lockheed Martin air defenses as part of a missile-shield agreement between the two countries, a prominent U.S. missile-defense advocate said on Friday. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:09:16 +0000 2008-07-04T190924Z_01_WAR007062_RTRUKOC_0_US-SHIELD-POLAND-USA.xml-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSBRU00662820080704?src=RSS-TOP BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana's office confirmed on Friday it had received a reply from Iran concerning an international offer of incentives for Tehran to stop enriching uranium. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:18:41 +0000 2008-07-04T171844Z_01_DAH445543_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAN-NUCLEAR-RESPONSE.xml-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSL046505520080704?src=RSS-TOP ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria on Friday rejected the re-election of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, saying a run-off vote had changed nothing in the country, but stopped short of refusing to recognize his government. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:27:52 +0000 2008-07-04T152755Z_01_L03575788_RTRUKOC_0_US-ZIMBABWE-CRISIS.xml-sidebar-4 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSL0427741520080704?src=RSS-TOP ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria expressed "strong displeasure" on Friday at the process leading to the re-election of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and said the outcome of the run-off vote should not form a basis for negotiations. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:26:41 +0000 2008-07-04T152644Z_01_L03575788_RTRUKOC_0_US-ZIMBABWE-CRISIS.xml-sidebar-4 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSL0412093220080704?src=RSS-TOP VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict will receive former Colombian rebel hostage Ingrid Betancourt as soon as his schedule allows, Vatican sources said on Friday, without setting a date for the meeting. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:26:04 +0000 2008-07-04T182936Z_01_N04296067_RTRUKOC_0_US-COLOMBIA-HOSTAGES-REBELS.xml-sidebar-4 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSPEK33595520080704?src=RSS-TOP TAIPEI/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Historic regular flights between Taiwan and China began on Friday, in a show of conciliation between the long-time rivals that could bring large numbers of mainland Chinese visitors to the island. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:20:00 +0000 2008-07-04T152000Z_01_PEK335955_RTRUKOC_0_US-TAIWAN-CHINA-FLIGHTS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CTOP/ntopNews_uUSL0425040720080704?src=RSS-TOP LONDON (Reuters) - Oil's meteoric rise since the start of the year to nearly $150 has distressed consumers and policy makers the world over, but the stark reality is prices are likely to rise higher still. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:31:23 +0000 2008-07-04T153123Z_01_L04250407_RTRUKOC_0_US-OIL-PRICE.xml