Thai Court Orders Crew of Cargo Plane to Remain in Prison

2009/12/25 05:02:35

A Thai court has ordered the crew of a cargo plane seized in Bangkok earlier this month to remain in...

Pope Knocked Down by Woman at Christmas Mass

2009/12/25 04:48:01

The pope quickly got up and was unhurt....

Woman who lunged at pope unstable, unarmed: Vatican

2009/12/25 04:28:32

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The woman who lunged at Pope Benedict and caused him to fall to the floor a...

Iran: Turkey Could be Option for Nuke Exchange With West

2009/12/25 04:09:19

Iran's foreign minister says Turkey could be a venue for Tehran to exchange nuclear material with th...

Taliban Releases Video Purporting to Show Captured Soldier

2009/12/25 03:14:13

The Taliban released a video Friday purporting to show captured U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl, who disa...

British Tourist Missing in Alps is 'Complete Mystery'

2009/12/25 02:27:19

Fears are growing for a British tourist missing in the Swiss Alps....

Death Toll From Russia Nightclub Fire Reaches 152

2009/12/25 02:09:14

Russian officials say the death toll from a nightclub fire in the Urals city of Perm almost three we...

Pakistan Army Kills 9 Suspected Militants Near Afghan Border

2009/12/25 01:25:17

A government official says Pakistan's army has killed at least nine suspected militants in a northwe...

2 More Irish Catholic Bishops Resign in Child Abuse Scandal

2009/12/25 04:52:59

Two more Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland say they're resigning in the wake of a damning investigat...

Pakistan Pursuing Terror Charges Against Detained Americans

2009/12/25 04:33:36

Pakistani police say they are pursuing terrorism charges against five detained Americans....

Japan drafts record budget as PM battles scandal

2009/12/25 04:14:02

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan approved on Friday a record budget for next year that will inflate the count...

Palestinian groups claim killing Israeli in West Bank

2009/12/25 03:51:51

GAZA (Reuters) - Two Palestinian militant groups on Friday claimed responsibility for the West Bank ...

House Fire in Germany Kills 5 on Christmas Morning

2009/12/25 03:11:26

Authorities say five people have been killed in an early-morning fire at a house in western Germany....

China jails dissident Liu Xiaobo for 11 years

2009/12/25 02:26:21

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's most prominent dissident, Liu Xiaobo, was jailed on Friday for 11 years ...

Report: North Korea Could Conduct Another Nuclear Test

2009/12/25 01:46:49

North Korea could conduct another nuclear test next year in an attempt to solidify itself as an atom...