Japan PM in pinch as ratings fall before poll

2010/05/31 09:11:16

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, his coalition fractured and his ratings si...

Pope names inspectors in Irish Church abuse probe

2010/05/31 08:32:46

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Monday named prominent Churchmen to lead its official inquir...

Pakistani jets attack militants, 42 killed

2010/05/31 08:02:17

KALAYA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani jet fighters struck militant hideouts in the Orakzai region M...

Blasts kill policeman, wound two in Russia's Ingushetia

2010/05/31 07:53:53

NAZRAN, Russia (Reuters) - Bombs killed one policeman and wounded two in Ingushetia province in Russ...

Georgia leader seen passing first post-war vote test

2010/05/29 23:44:56

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is expected to pass his first electoral t...

China urges calm in standoff over North Korea

2010/05/29 22:26:33

SEOGWIPO, South Korea (Reuters) - China came under pressure to censure in North Korea at a regional ...

Suspected drug gangs dismember Mexico prison warden

2010/05/29 21:47:16

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The body of a prison warden kidnapped by gunmen earlier on Saturday was foun...

Gunmen kill at least 70 in Pakistan mosque attacks

2010/05/29 15:35:36

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked worshippers from a minority Muslim sect in two mosques ...

G8 seeks new drive to meet 2015 aid goals for poor

2010/05/31 08:57:38

OSLO (Reuters) - The Group of Eight industrialized nations plan to invest in better health for mothe...

Ten dead as Israel storms aid ships, sparks outcry

2010/05/31 08:25:04

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli commandos stormed a convoy of Gaza-bound aid ships on Monday and more ...

Japan, China seek to prevent maritime friction

2010/05/31 07:56:02

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and China agreed on Monday to set up an emergency hotline and set in place w...

Tropical Storm Agatha kills 96 in Central America

2010/05/31 06:50:44

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The remnants of Tropical Storm Agatha dumped more rain across Central Ame...

Pacific storm Agatha slams into Guatemala, 13 dead

2010/05/29 22:28:45

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Agatha slammed into Guatemala's Pacific coast near the Mex...

Tiny Japan party seen likely to bolt PM's coalition

2010/05/29 22:24:12

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's tiny Social Democratic Party (SDP) was likely to decide Sunday to leave th...

Chinese man executed for school stabbing: report

2010/05/29 21:43:43

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese man was executed on Sunday morning for stabbing 29 children and three ...