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CAIRO (Reuters) - Red and white banners along Nile bridges and Cairo streets this month were Egypt's latest effort to curb an increasingly pressing problem: a population growing faster than the economy can support.

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama promised a more active approach to faith-based social programs on Tuesday in a bid to bolster his support among evangelical and religious voters.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Penguin populations have plummeted at a key breeding colony in Argentina, mirroring declines in many species of the marine flightless birds due to climate change, pollution and other factors, a study shows.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States expects to reach a deal soon on basing 10 missile interceptors in Poland as part of its European missile defense project, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will meet with leaders of Japan, China and South Korea on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit next week to discuss efforts to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program, the White House said on Tuesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York Stock Exchange chief Richard Grasso won a knockout victory on Tuesday in his four-year fight to keep every last penny of his $187.5 million pay package, as an appeals court threw out the state's remaining claims against him.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill sought on Tuesday to blunt criticism that North Korea failed to detail its suspected proliferation and uranium enrichment programs, as required under a disarmament-for-aid deal.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he believed a deal could be reached with Congress on legislation to help distressed homeowners stay in their houses.

PARIS (Reuters) - France's army chief of staff resigned on Tuesday after a soldier fired live ammunition instead of blanks at a weekend military show and injured 17 people, the presidential office said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress will not have time to approve a landmark civilian nuclear agreement with India at the center of a bitter Indian political row, a key U.S. lawmaker on South Asian affairs said on Tuesday.

PARIS (Reuters) - France's army chief of staff resigned on Tuesday after a soldier fired live ammunition instead of blanks at a weekend military show and injured 17 people, the presidential office said.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Members of the executive board of the U.N. Development Program would like the agency to resume its work in communist North Korea, from which it pulled out last year amid U.S. charges of financial mismanagement.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S., Iranian and Western diplomats played down worries about a looming Israeli military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities on Tuesday after reports of heightened tensions rattled nerves and helped drive oil prices near record highs.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S., Iranian and Western diplomats played down worries about a looming Israeli military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities on Tuesday after reports of heightened tensions rattled nerves and helped drive oil prices near record highs.

DENVER (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver will pay $5.5 million to settle 16 lawsuits filed by victims of sexual abuse by priests, both sides said on Tuesday.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The latest U.S. natural disaster is triggering fresh rounds of concern and debate about how to repair America's aging infrastructure.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will visit South Korea August 5-6 before he goes to China for the Olympics, the White House said on Tuesday.

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama promised a more active approach to faith-based social programs on Tuesday in a bid to bolster his support among evangelical and religious voters.

JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday that a period of slow growth in the U.S. economy was making it a difficult time for the auto industry.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The man suspected of killing Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya in 2006 is hiding in Western Europe, Russia's chief criminal investigator was quoted as saying on Tuesday.