Reuters: Top Global and Breaking News

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Shi'ite alliance backed incumbent Nuri al-Maliki as the next prime minister Friday after months of argument, but he still faces severe obstacles in his bid for a second term.

Iraq's Shi'ite union backs incumbent Maliki as PM

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new council of U.S. regulators charged with identifying risks to the financial system acted on Friday to begin implementing the new financial regulatory overhaul law.

Risk council takes first steps on Dodd-Frank

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amid growing public anger over home seizures, Bank of America Corp has suspended some of its foreclosures and JPMorgan Chase & Co has come under investigation in California and Connecticut.

BofA suspends foreclosures in 23 states

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PETARUKAN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Dozens of people were killed or badly injured when two trains collided in Indonesia's central Java province early on Saturday, officials said.

Dozens killed and injured in Indonesian train crash

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MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two U.S. drone attacks killed 18 militants in Pakistan on Saturday, intelligence officials said, after recent NATO incursions raised tensions with an ally critical to Washington's war effort in Afghanistan.

U.S. drone strikes kill 18 militants in Pakistan

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people rallied near the Lincoln Memorial in the U.S. capital on Saturday as liberal groups attempted to energize their base a month before pivotal congressional elections.

Big crowd gathers for liberal rally in Washington

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BERLIN (Reuters) - German President Christian Wulff said Sunday that Islam had a place in Germany, during a speech celebrating two decades of reunification.

German president welcomes Islam during unity speech

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KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan has begun disbanding private security companies operating in the country, shutting down eight firms and seizing over 400 weapons, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

Afghanistan begins disbanding private security firms

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rahm Emanuel announced in an online video posted on Sunday he is running for mayor of Chicago, urging residents to tell him in "blunt Chicago terms" how to make the nation's third-largest city better.

Emanuel announces candidacy for Chicago mayor online

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Predatory lending aimed at racially segregated minority neighborhoods led to mass foreclosures that fueled the U.S. housing crisis, according to a new study published in the American Sociological Review.

Racial predatory loans fueled U.S. housing crisis: study