NATO launches major Afghanistan offensive

2010/02/12 22:55:51

MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S.-led NATO troops launched an offensive on Saturday against the T...

China says "most" melamine-tainted milk destroyed

2010/02/12 19:28:54

BEIJING (Reuters) - Most of the melamine-tainted dairy products which have resurfaced in China over ...

Nobel laureate Ebadi calls for sanctions on Iran

2010/02/12 18:04:21

GENEVA (Reuters) - Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi urged countries on Friday to impose political s...

North Korea not eager to return to talks: U.N. envoy

2010/02/12 17:44:56

SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea is "not eager" to return to six-party denuclearization talks b...

Five killed as U.S., Iraqi troops raid border village

2010/02/12 14:19:42

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces backed by U.S. troops killed at least five people Frid...

U.S., Afghan and NATO Forces Begin Afgahn Offensive

2010/02/12 10:33:50

Roughly 15,000 American, Afghan and NATO forces began an assault late Friday on the Taliban in the c...

Raid On Arms Smugglers in Iraq Kills 5 Villagers

2010/02/12 09:52:32

A joint raid by American and Iraqi security forces on suspected weapons smugglers in a village near ...

Activist Who Spent 3 Months in Tokyo Airport Flies Home

2010/02/12 08:23:41

Feng Zhenghu arrived on a flight from Narita International Airport, where he stayed from early Novem...

Wen warns of challenges as China readies for new year

2010/02/12 20:56:03

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned his people to keep a "sober mind" about the ch...

One month after quake, Haitians join to mourn dead

2010/02/12 18:11:37

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Thousands of Haitians prayed, wept and danced among tent shelters in the ...

Costa Rica finds ton of cocaine, arrests Mexicans

2010/02/12 17:49:51

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Costa Rican police seized around a ton of cocaine and arrested two ...

Ivory Coast's president dissolves government

2010/02/12 17:30:50

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - President Laurent Gbagbo said he had dissolved Ivory Coast's government and elec...

Israel moves West Bank barrier at flashpoint village

2010/02/12 11:02:28

BILIN, West Bank (Reuters) - Israel began rerouting part of its West Bank barrier near a flashpoint ...

N. Korea's Top Nuke Envoy Reportedly Set to Visit U.S.

2010/02/12 09:55:25

A top North Korean nuclear envoy will visit the United States for rare bilateral talks next month, a...

40 Dead as Cholera Outbreak Hits Papua New Guinea

2010/02/12 08:38:50

The island nation of Papua New Guinea is struggling to contain its first cholera outbreak in 50 year...