A customer prepares to fill the tank of her car at a fuel station in Sint Pieters Leeuw December 5, 2014. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Iran plans for life after sanctions in oil market

ANKARA/LONDON - While it negotiates its nuclear program with western powers, Iran is preparing sweeter oil development contracts to attract foreign investors once sanctions are lifted.  Full Article 

Greek plans lift European shares, euro zone debt 6:02am EST

LONDON - European shares rallied and yields on euro zone government bonds tumbled on Tuesday after the new Greek government dropped calls for a write-off of its foreign debt.

A full moon, also a harvest moon, rises past thunder clouds near Encinitas, California September 8, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Science

Looking for land on the moon? Talk to the FAA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - U.S. companies can stake claims to lunar territory through an existing licensing process for space launches through the Federal Aviation Administration.  Full Article 

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Daycare center shuts down after measles scare

LOS ANGELES - A daycare center at a Southern California high school has been closed and more than a dozen infants placed under three-week quarantine after a baby enrolled in the program was diagnosed with measles, a school district official said.   Full Article 

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the FY2016 budget at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, February 2, 2015.       REUTERS/Larry Downing

A gloomy future behind Obama budget

WASHINGTON - Beneath President Barack Obama's plan to fight income inequality lies a gloomy view of an economy that is growing slower and creating fewer rewards for its workers than it did in much of the last century.  Full Article 

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis (L) shakes hands with Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, as he leaves after their meeting at Downing Street in London February 2, 2015. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

Greece outlines debt 'menu' for skeptics

LONDON/ATHENS - Greece's new government dropped calls for a write-off of its foreign debt and proposed ending a standoff with its official creditors by swapping the debt for growth-linked bonds.   Full Article 

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson (C) talks with Cuban dissident Hector Maceda at the official residence of the US Interests Section chief in Havana January 23, 2015.REUTERS/Ramon Espinosa/Pool

Cuba sounds warning ahead of U.S. talks

HAVANA - Cuba warned the United States that it wants American diplomats to scale back aid for Cuban dissidents before the two countries can reopen embassies in each other's capitals.  Full Article