http://www.reuters.com Reuters.com is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including personal finance and stocks. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals. 120 35 http://www.reuters.com http://www.reuters.com/resources/images/reuters120.gif en-us Thu, 15 May 2008 18:37:35 -0400 All rights reserved. Users may download and print extracts of content from this website for their own personal and non-commercial use only. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2008 YINGXIU, China (Reuters) - The death toll from China's earthquake could soar to more than 50,000, state media reported on Thursday, as rescuers struggled to help survivors and hope faded for thousands buried under rubble. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSSP23973420080515?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews USSP23973420080515 topNews Thu, 15 May 2008 17:44:03 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats erupted in outrage on Thursday after President George W. Bush suggested a pledge by the party's presidential front-runner Barack Obama to meet Iran's leader was akin to appeasement of Nazi Germany. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0839956720080515?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews USN0839956720080515 topNews Thu, 15 May 2008 17:46:01 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives, in a surprise and largely symbolic move, defeated legislation on Thursday to fund the war in Iraq for another year. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0839516120080515?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews USN0839516120080515 topNews Thu, 15 May 2008 17:22:07 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pending new message from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been announced on Islamist message boards and addresses the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel, an Internet terrorism monitor said on Thursday. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1534345820080515?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews USN1534345820080515 topNews Thu, 15 May 2008 18:34:19 -0400 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriages on Thursday in a major victory for gay rights advocates that will allow homosexual couples to marry in the most populous U.S. state. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1530409120080515?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews USN1530409120080515 topNews Thu, 15 May 2008 18:31:55 -0400 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President George W. Bush heads for Saudi Arabia on Friday to renew his appeal to help tame record oil prices and try to shore up Arab support for containing Iran's growing regional clout. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL1572317920080515?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews USL1572317920080515 topNews Thu, 15 May 2008 18:31:30 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee have reached a deal on a broad housing rescue plan in which Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would provide funds to support a federal mortgage insurance fund, two industry sources said on Thursday. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWAT00948320080515?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews USWAT00948320080515 topNews Thu, 15 May 2008 17:28:36 -0400 COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, leaving a functioning democracy there and allowing most U.S. troops to come home. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1453247320080515?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews USN1453247320080515 topNews Thu, 15 May 2008 16:17:33 -0400 YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government said on Thursday its cyclone relief effort was moving along swiftly even as foreign powers warned of starvation and disease among up to 2.5 million people left destitute by the storm. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSBKK1919620080515?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews USBKK1919620080515 topNews Thu, 15 May 2008 15:08:41 -0400 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President George W. Bush told Israelis on Thursday they were a "chosen people" who can forever count on American support against enemies like Hamas and Iran. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL1593860120080515?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews USL1593860120080515 topNews Thu, 15 May 2008 16:13:36 -0400