Death toll from Brazil mudslides rises to 76

2010/01/03 08:00:02

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - At least 76 people have died in flooding and mudslides in Brazil's three large...

Plane Skids Off Runway at Airport in Germany

2010/01/03 07:17:24

A jet headed for Spain's Canary Islands came off the runway at Dortmund airport in western Germany o...

U.N. Official: Afghan Cabinet Dispute a 'Setback'

2010/01/03 05:07:22

The head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said Sunday that lawmakers' decision to reject 70 percen...

4 Skiers Killed in Swiss Alps Avalanches

2010/01/03 02:38:17

At least four people were killed in two separate avalanche incidents Sunday in the Swiss Alps, polic...

Earthquake Leaves 20,000 Homeless in Tajikistan

2010/01/03 02:13:34

No deaths were reported after the magnitude 5.3 quake struck the Pamir Mountains....

Reports: Cartoonist Attacker Targeted Clinton

2010/01/03 01:53:11

Danish media say the man who attacked an artist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad in a cartoon has p...

U.S., U.K. Agree to Fund Yemen Anti-Terror Police Unit

2010/01/03 00:12:13

The British government said Sunday that Prime Minister Gordon Brown and U.S. President Barack Obama ...

$3.2M in Watches Stolen in Heist at Tokyo Luxury Store

2010/01/02 10:40:15

A robber bored a hole through the wall of a jewelry shop and walked off with about 200 luxury watche...

U.S. Embassy in Yemen Closes Over Al Qaeda Threats

2010/01/03 07:17:55

Both the U.S. and Britain have closed their embassies in Yemen, with American officials citing threa...

Pope's Aide Visits Woman Who Attacked Him

2010/01/03 06:59:40

Pope Benedict XVI's personal aide visited the mentally disturbed young woman who jumped over a barri...

Iran MPs reject call for subsidy bill withdrawal

2010/01/03 04:13:50

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's parliament rejected on Sunday the government's request to withdraw a bill ...

Serbia Arrests War Crimes Suspect Wanted in 19 Killings

2010/01/03 02:31:43

The war crimes prosecutor's office says Darko Jankovic was apprehended Sunday....

Iranian Journalist Gets Prison Term, Desert Exile

2010/01/03 02:09:51

The wife of a prominent Iranian journalist says an appeals court has upheld his conviction on a char...

Brazilian Mayor Urges Nuke Plant Shutdowns in Mudslides

2010/01/03 00:32:56

The mayor of a mudslide-devastated city urged a precautionary shutdown of Brazil's only nuclear powe...

Yemen Deploys More Troops to Al Qaeda Strongholds

2010/01/02 10:47:43

Security officials say Yemen has deployed several hundred extra troops to two mountainous eastern pr...