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BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese forces in Kashgar in the restive far western region of Xinjiang have so far this year broken up 12 overseas-based terrorist cells, a report on a government website said on Wednesday.

EL CORPUS, Honduras (Reuters) - In the mountains of southern Honduras, hundreds of small-scale miners are scraping out tiny quantities of increasingly precious gold but their fervor could be threatening their lives and the environment.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Tuesday that Iran has the ability to launch a ballistic missile capable of hitting sections of eastern and southern Europe.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. senators on Tuesday unveiled a $7.5 billion, 5-year aid bill for Pakistan aimed at boosting civilian ties in an alliance heavily skewed toward a military fight against Islamic militants.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In what likely is the last big showdown between President George W. Bush and congressional Democrats over the popular Medicare health care program, the U.S. Congress on Tuesday voted to override his veto of a bill to keep doctors' payments from being slashed.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Omar Khadr, the only western prisoner still held in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, broke down and wept when questioned by Canadian interrogators, video footage released on Tuesday shows.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional leaders on Tuesday agreed swift action is needed to bolster housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , but they raised basic questions about the Treasury Department's plan, leaving the timing of final action in doubt.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led operations are having more success in Iraq than in Afghanistan, where a porous border with Pakistan has allowed Islamist extremists to cross into the war zone, President George W. Bush said on Tuesday.

HARLINGEN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Border Patrol agent Reynaldo Zuniga was arrested last month lugging a bag of cocaine up from the Rio Grande, one of a growing number of law enforcement officers accused of taking bribes from drug gangs.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have cut Medicare reimbursements to insurers and blocked a scheduled pay cut for doctors who treat patients under the government's health program for the elderly.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Tuesday preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon was in America's vital interests and vowed to use all tools to pressure Tehran.

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain criticized the flagging U.S. war effort in Afghanistan on Tuesday and vowed to repair it if elected, starting with sending more U.S. and NATO troops.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Scorned for decades after independence, invaded by U.S. Marines and subject frequently to the whims of Washington politicians, Haiti has endured a difficult history with the United States.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the House of Representatives on Tuesday called for hearings on the Bush administration's proposal to shore up mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a move that could slow down congressional action on a housing rescue package.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel will consider legislation this week that would expand economic and trade sanctions against Iran days after Tehran test-fired missiles it said could reach U.S. assets in the region.

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The United Nations urged hundreds of staff to stay at home on Tuesday as crowds of Sudanese protested against war crimes charges leveled against their president by an international prosecutor.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Tuesday the United States was looking at imposing more sanctions against Zimbabwe's government after a U.N. resolution was torpedoed by Russia and China last week.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the General Motors Corp restructuring was a "sober reminder" of the U.S. economy's difficulties.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Tuesday asked a court not to withdraw restrictions on disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan because he risked implicating the state in nuclear proliferation, a government lawyer said.

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has told big powers it will enter no more "condescending" talks meant to scrap its nuclear program but wants to negotiate a broader peace and security deal, according to an Iranian letter leaked on Tuesday.