U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi...
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping discussed foreign policy on Friday and Saturday at a retreat near Palm Springs, California.
"We are more likely to achieve our objectives of prosperity and security of our peoples if we are working cooperatively rather than engaged in conflict," Obama told reporters.
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Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Care to visit Shanghai? Check out the gorgeous This is...
Care to visit Shanghai? Check out the gorgeous This is Shanghai by Rob Whitworth, a project which Vimeo says "raised the bar for timelapses."
Winner! U.S.' Serena Williams defeated Russia's...
Winner! U.S.' Serena Williams defeated Russia's Maria Sharapova in the women's singles final match to win the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France on June 8, 2013. Photo by REUTERS/Philippe Wojaze.
Twenty-four people died when a tornado with winds reaching...
Twenty-four people died when a tornado with winds reaching 295mph crushed Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013.
These five survivors only had above-ground options. Here are their stories.
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President Barack Obama defended government surveillance of...
"Nobody is listening to your telephone calls. That's not what this program is about," Obama told reporters on Friday.
The debate over whether the government is violating citizens' privacy rights while trying to protect them from terrorism escalated dramatically on Thursday amid reports that authorities have collected data on millions of phone users and tapped into servers at nine internet companies.
Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
It was 1987 when Anthony De Rosa founded "Hey Check This...
It was 1987 when Anthony De Rosa founded "Hey Check This Out, Man" — one of many news sharing services that would later inspire Tumblr.*
Hey Check This Out, Man used carrier pigeons to send local news written on Post-it notes as well as Polaroid photos to friends and family.*
It was reminiscent of Reuters, founded in 1851 by Paul Julius Reuter. Reuter is famous for using a fleet of carrier pigeons to share information across London.**
When Tumblr was founded, Anthony saw a way to use Al Gore's World Wide Web* to share the vast amount of news from around the world collected by Reuters, both on his own Tumblr, Soup, and later when he founded the Reuters Tumblr.**
As Anthony moves to his new Editor in Chief role at Cir.ca, Reuters Tumblr staff wish him farewell and good luck on his new journey.**
Photo: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
*not really true
**true
This time-lapse video shows demonstrators at Taksim Square,...
This time-lapse video shows demonstrators at Taksim Square, Istanbul, over a 24-hour period on June 5, 2013.
Tuesday 4 June 2013 in New York The Manhattan skyline is seen...
Tuesday 4 June 2013 in New York
The Manhattan skyline is seen behind weeds and flowers on Roosevelt Island in New York. World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5 to raise global awareness about environmental issues and stimulate political action, according to the United Nations Environment Programme.
Photograph: Zoran Milich/Reuters
A Zeppelin flashback World-class guitarist Steph Paynes follows...
World-class guitarist Steph Paynes follows her childhood dream of playing in a serious rock band and puts together her own group. Her singular ambition was to preserve all things Led Zeppelin, and began the auditioning of dynamic musicians until she struck gold with an all-female traveling rock band she entitled Lez Zeppelin. (reuterspictures)
Top pictures from the past 24 hours. Forever young: a young...
Top pictures from the past 24 hours.
Forever young: a young couple, who are anti-government protesters, kisses inside a damaged public bus, used as a barricade at Taksim Square in Istanbul on June 5, 2013.
A Turkish protest group demanded on Wednesday that the government abandon plans to redevelop an Istanbul park and that it sack governors and police chiefs the group holds responsible for violence during days of clashes across Turkey. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
This week's stunning TIME cover illustration was created by the...
This week's stunning TIME cover illustration was created by the Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. via timemagazine
U.N. investigators said they have "reasonable...
U.N. investigators said they have "reasonable grounds" to believe that limited amounts of chemical weapons were used in Syria.
Russia's Syria diplomacy is a game of smoke and mirrors: sitting at a long table in Russia's Foreign Ministry, Syrian opposition leaders outlined a plan to protect Moscow's interests if the Kremlin agreed to the removal of its longstanding ally, President Bashar al-Assad. Throughout the meeting last July, one of many since the start of Syria's civil war, Russian officials sat stony-faced. When the Syrians had finished, there was a long silence.
"The Russians listened but never spoke, and when we were done speaking, we were told that Moscow is dedicated to human rights and we were told to get on our way," said Mahmoud al-Hamza, a Moscow-based member of the Free Syrian Army, who was present at several such sessions.
More than two years after the Syrian conflict erupted as part of the "Arab Spring" uprisings, Assad is clinging to power thanks in large part to Russian diplomatic and military support.
Lion King: Lion tamer Oleksiy Pinko rehearses with lions before...
Lion King: Lion tamer Oleksiy Pinko rehearses with lions before a performance in a Kiev circus. (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)
I BELIEVE I CAN FLY A policeman knocks down a man role-playing...
I BELIEVE I CAN FLY
A policeman knocks down a man role-playing during an anti-terrorism drill at Nanjing Lukou International Airport in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on June 3, 2013. Picture taken June 3, 2013. REUTERS/China Daily
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Economics: the global economy hobbles along, seeing gains and...
Economics: the global economy hobbles along, seeing gains and contractions on all sides.
The pace of the euro zone's economic contraction slowed quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of 2013, but retail sales in April pointed to continued weakness in household demand.
U.S. factory orders rise less than expected in April: New orders for U.S. factory goods rose in April, but not enough to reverse the prior month's plunge, adding to signs of a slowdown in manufacturing activity.
Japan prime minister targets raising income in economic growth strategy: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to raise incomes by 3 percent annually and set up special economic zones to attract foreign businesses in the third tranche of measures aimed at boosting growth in the world's third-biggest economy.
Reporters worldwide are grappling with government censorship and...
Reporters worldwide are grappling with government censorship and limits to reporting. Some are even accused and convicted of activities against governments that are landing them in jail.
In the past week alone, the following reports have been made:
An Egyptian blogger has been convicted of insulting the president.
In China, most mentions of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre were censored from the Internet.
Turkish protesters accused media of ignoring unrest; reports of anti-press attacks amid Turkey protests raise questions of censorship.
Congo Republic suspended four independent newspapers
Burundi enacted media law that reporters say curbs press freedoms.
Guinea media set strike after government shuts opposition radio.
The Palestinian Authority arrested the general manager of a Bethlehem radio station.
Ethiopia arrested a reporter after he covered the story of evictions in dam region.
Toronto Star reporter was arrested and ticketed after taking photos of injured public transit employee.
Imprisonment of journalists worldwide reached a record high in 2012, driven in part by the use of charges of terrorism and anti-state offenses against reporters and editors, reported the Committee to Protect Journalists in its annual census of imprisoned journalists.
CPJ video summary of the 2012 report on media imprisonment:
Photo: Activists wearing masks of jailed Nobel laureate, writer, professor and activist Liu Xiaobo hold candles during a night vigil at Liberty Square in Taipei June 4, 2013, on the 24th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. REUTERS/Steven Chen
On the 24th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, tens of thousands...
On the 24th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, tens of thousands of people held a candlelit vigil to urge China to respect human rights.
In China, most mentions of the anniversary were censored from the Internet. Security was tight in Beijing. On June 3-4, 1989, China's leaders ordered troops to open fire on demonstrators and sent in tanks to crush a student-led movement, killing hundreds.
REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Ahead of the G8 meeting, fake shops are hiding the real economic...
Ahead of the G8 meeting, fake shops are hiding the real economic troubles of Northern Ireland.
At a former butcher's shop, stickers applied to the windows show a packed meat counter and give the impression that business is booming. Across the street, another empty unit has been given a makeover to look like a thriving office supply shop.
Locals are unimpressed.
Local councils in Northern Ireland have painted fake shop fronts to hide the economic hardship being felt in towns and villages near the golf resort where G8 leaders will meet this month.
Northern Ireland's government has spent 2 million pounds tackling dereliction over the past two years. Almost a quarter of these funds were freed up in anticipation of Britain hosting the annual Group of Eight (G8) summit on June 17-18.
A dog stretches during his walk in front of a fake shop in Belcoo, Ireland on June 3, 2013. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
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Former IRS staff says the organization has a long history of...
Former IRS staff says the organization has a long history of burying non-profits in paperwork in order to discourage them from filing for exempt status.
Photo: U.S. IRS Director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner gives a testimony at a House Committee hearing on May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
American soldier Bradley Manning, accused of providing...
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