Reuters: Top Global and Breaking News

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican warned on Thursday it might be too soon to end the U.S. military's ban on gays, as the party geared up to block President Barack Obama's bid to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy this year.

Senator McCain says too soon to end military ban on gays

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives censured veteran Democrat Charles Rangel for ethics violations on Thursday, forcing the former chief tax writer to face a humiliating public rebuke before his colleagues.

House votes to censure Rangel on ethics charges

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - A snowstorm forecast to bring up to half a foot of snow to the northern Plains and Midwest churned across North Dakota on Friday, while the eastern shore of Lake Erie was hit by more lake effect snow.

Snowstorm churns across U.S. Plains, Midwest

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A rare first edition of the lyrics and music of the U.S. national anthem was sold in spirited bidding at auction on Friday to an anonymous buyer for $500,500, exceeding pre-sale estimates.

Rare U.S. national anthem score sells for $500,500

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CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - China accused some developed nations on Friday at U.N. climate talks of seeking to kill the Kyoto Protocol pact to curb global warming, in a damaging standoff with Japan, Russia and Canada.

China says some at climate talks want to kill Kyoto

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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran accused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday of sending spies from foreign intelligence services to the Islamic state, underlining worsening relations between Tehran and the U.N. atomic watchdog.

Iran accuses U.N. nuclear agency of sending spies

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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police located a cache of guns and explosives believed to belong to leftist urban guerrillas in a central Athens apartment Saturday.

Greek police find suspected guerrilla arms cache

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic measures to extend tax cuts for most Americans failed in the Senate on Saturday as Republicans -- and some Democrats -- blocked them because they did not also extend low rates for the wealthy.

Senate bid to renew "middle-class" tax cuts fails

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WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed at the weekend to work with Republicans and Democrats to pass a free-trade pact with South Korea that he said was a model for future agreements he would seek in Asia and around the world.

Obama touts South Korea trade deal

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's GDP figures are "man-made" and therefore unreliable, the man who is expected to be the country's next head of government said in 2007, according to U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.

China's GDP is "man-made," unreliable: top leader