Bush backing seen helping immigration bill WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's fresh bid for compromise will help win U.S. Senate passage of an immigration overhaul, the bill's backers said on Tuesday, but his vision faces a tougher election-year battle in the U.S. House of Representatives.
EU3 to offer Iran reactor in deal: sources BERLIN (Reuters) - The EU's three biggest powers plan to offer Iran a light-water nuclear reactor as part of a package of incentives if Tehran agrees to freeze its uranium enrichment program, EU diplomats said on Tuesday.
Bush: Spying program protects America WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Tuesday defended intelligence programs that have raised concerns the government is spying on Americans, saying his administration was obliged to "connect dots" to protect citizens after the September 11 attacks.
Rain soaks New England for fifth day BOSTON (Reuters) - Rain soaked New England for a fifth straight day on Tuesday after the worst flooding in 70 years forced thousands from their homes overnight, but authorities said the worst of the floods appeared to be over.
Probes into CIA flights "stonewalled": UN official BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Inquiries into allegations that CIA flights through Europe carried people to countries where they faced possible torture are encountering a stonewall by officials, a U.N. official said on Tuesday.
Security Council presses Sudan on UN Darfur force UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Security Council on Tuesday pressed Sudan's reluctant government to let U.N. military experts into Darfur within a week to plan for a U.N. peacekeeping force to move into the region later this year.
Prosecutors rewrote Enron history: Skilling lawyer HOUSTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors rewrote the history of Enron Corp. and intimidated witnesses to wrongly charge former CEO Jeffrey Skilling for crimes he never committed, his lawyer told the jury at his criminal trial on Tuesday.
