BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The European Union was plunged deeper into crisis on Saturday after its leaders failed to agree on a long-term budget, two weeks after French and Dutch voters rejected a proposed EU constitution. The summit breakdown threatens the enlarged 25-nation bloc with financial paralysis on top of the …

RAMALLAH (AFP) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Saturday that time was running short to nail down details of Israel’s pullout from the Gaza Strip and prodded the Palestinians to do much more to boost security. Israeli military radio also reported that she pressed the Jewish state for “substantial” …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President George W. Bush on Saturday rejected calls for a withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and tried to counter growing impatience with the war by calling it a “vital test” for American security. “The mission isn’t easy, and it will not be accomplished overnight,” Bush said …