NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pulte Homes Inc <PHM.N>, the biggest U.S. homebuilder, reported a smaller fourth-quarter net loss on Tuesday, helped by tax benefits. The net loss narrowed to $116.9 million, or 31 cents per share, from $338.2 million, or $1.33 per share, a year earlier. Based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Pulte has operations ...

SALANG PASS, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Dozens of people died and hundreds were trapped through the night in freezing cold and darkness after avalanches swept over a mountain highway and closed a landmark alpine tunnel in Afghanistan. Passengers trapped in the Salang pass, the main route across the Hindu Kush mountains, said by telephone on Tuesday they were freezing to death and ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has put off allowing the launch of its first genetically modified vegetable, saying it would adopt a cautious approach and wait for more scientific studies on the impact of the new variety of eggplant. "The moratorium will be in place until all tests are carried out to the satisfaction of everyone... If that means no start ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose above $72 a barrel on Tuesday due to a weaker U.S. dollar and robust buying interest as investors looked for bargains following last week's price slide to near two-month lows. The U.S. dollar fell from a recent 8-1/2 month high against the euro, on market speculation that a bailout would soon be ...