French Lawmaker to Proposes Ban on Muslim Veil

2009/12/22 00:07:49

A French parliamentarian said Tuesday he would file legislation to bar Muslim women from wearing vei...

Pakistani Court Orders 2 Men's Noses, Ears Cut Off

2009/12/22 00:04:28

A Pakistani court has ordered the noses and ears of two men cut off after they did the same thing to...

Guatemala will pay $3 million to massacre victims

2009/12/21 21:39:35

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala will pay $3 million to compensate victims of a civil war-era ma...

Qaeda makes rare public appearance at Yemen rally

2009/12/21 16:17:34

SANAA (Reuters) - Al Qaeda militants made a rare public appearance in restive south Yemen on Monday,...

Britain's Political Parties Agree to Unprecedented TV Debate

2009/12/21 11:58:57

A coalition of broadcasters says that Britain's three major political parties have agree to particip...

China Illegally Restricting American CDs, DVDs, WTO Says

2009/12/21 10:19:17

The World Trade Organization's top arbitrators have upheld a ruling that China is illegally restrict...

Priest in Britain Tells Congregation to Shoplift

2009/12/21 07:56:57

A priest in Britain is under fire Monday for advising his congregation to shoplift in tough economic...

China Defends Deportation of Uighur Asylum-Seekers

2009/12/21 07:49:44

China's foreign ministry on Monday defended the repatriation of 20 Muslims who had fled to Cambodia,...

Gunmen Kill Family of Mexican Drug War Hero

2009/12/22 00:05:15

Gunmen have killed the family of a Mexican marine who died during a raid that took down powerful dru...

Seven North Koreans cross sea border to South

2009/12/21 22:00:26

SEOUL (Reuters) - Seven North Koreans crossed into the South by taking a seldom used sea route that ...

Mexico City allows gay marriage with landmark law

2009/12/21 18:54:12

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City became the first capital in Catholic, often macho Latin America ...

Attacks halt Iran dissident cleric's memorial service

2009/12/21 14:37:13

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Opponents of Iran's most senior dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Mont...

Pope Describes Visit to Holocaust Memorial 'Upsetting'

2009/12/21 11:52:01

Pope Benedict XVI on Monday described a visit to Israel's Holocaust memorial as a disturbing encount...

Homicide Bombs Kill 5 in Iraq

2009/12/21 07:57:40

A suicide bomber attacked the convoy of a city council chief in northern Iraq on Monday, killing the...

Authorities Try to Piece Together Young Sailor's Trip

2009/12/21 07:56:19

Authorities tried to piece together Monday how 14-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker managed to slip...