Eight small blasts hit Indian IT city of Bangalore
25 Jul 2008 2:56pm GMT BANGALORE, India (Reuters) - Eight small bombs exploded in quick succession across the south Indian IT city of Bangalore on Friday, killing a woman and wounding at least 15 people, police said.
Obama says his foreign tour will reassure Americans
25 Jul 2008 2:44pm GMT BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama hopes his visit to Europe and the Middle East will show U.S. voters that he is a safe pair of hands, the Democrat said in an interview on Friday.
CORRECTED - Short Stocks: Bets build against BofA, Ambac, Coke
25 Jul 2008 1:46pm GMT (Corrects section on Coca-Cola to remove information that does not apply to the company)
Foreclosures double from last year
25 Jul 2008 1:01pm GMT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home foreclosure filings rose 14 percent in the second quarter, the eighth consecutive quarterly climb, and more than doubled from the same period a year-earlier, real estate data firm RealtyTrac said on Friday.
Schools eye four-day week to cut fuel costs
24 Jul 2008 6:31pm GMT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facing a crippling increase in fuel costs, some rural U.S. schools are mulling a solution born of the '70s oil crisis: a four-day week.