Billionaire favored in Chile vote but run-off seen

2009/12/13 05:26:36

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A conservative billionaire is the front-runner in Chile's presidential election...

Sudan leaders reach deal on disputed reforms

2009/12/13 04:54:53

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The two main political parties in Sudan's north and south reached agreement on ...

Brown in Afghanistan, seeks to fix rift with Karzai

2009/12/13 03:41:16

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Afghan President Hamid Kar...

Pakistan kills about 22 militants, eyes new fronts

2009/12/13 02:00:16

HANGU, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani troops have killed about 22 militants in the Kurram region on ...

Protesters Urge Action on Climate Change at Summit

2009/12/12 11:32:12

The thousands of protesters in Copenhagen demand more aid from the U.S., stronger commitment from Pr...

Blair: I Would've Gone to War With Iraq Without WMDs

2009/12/12 09:48:56

Tony Blair would still have led the country to war in Iraq even if he had known that it had no weapo...

Climate Change Summit in Deadlock Over Rival Texts

2009/12/12 08:24:18

Main countries cannot agree on the key question of how to share the burden of cutting emissions to a...

Russian Oil Giant Wins Big in Iraq Auction

2009/12/12 04:51:14

A consortium led by Russia's private oil giant won the biggest prize of Iraq's second oil auction th...

India test fires ballistic missile off east coast

2009/12/13 05:18:41

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - India successfully tested a nuclear-capable ship-based ballistic miss...

Thailand to charge plane crew over North Korean arms

2009/12/13 04:50:15

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will press charges against the crew of a plane forced to land in Bangko...

North Korea, U.S. agree to resume peace talks: report

2009/12/13 02:19:44

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea and the United States have agreed to resume suspended four-way talks t...

China demotes editor after Obama interview: sources

2009/12/13 01:35:37

BEIJING (Reuters) - The top editor of a Chinese newspaper that interviewed U.S. President Barack Oba...

11 Missing After Ship Sinks off Lebanon Shore

2009/12/12 10:49:50

The ship was headed from Greece to the northern Israeli port of Haifa when it sank, the Israeli mili...

Official: Kabul Deputy Mayor Arrested in Crackdown

2009/12/12 09:19:41

-- The deputy mayor of Kabul was arrested Saturday for alleged misuse of authority, a senior Afghan ...

Islamic Militants Attack Philippine Jail, 31 Inmates Freed

2009/12/12 07:51:15

Vice Governor Al Rasheed Sakalahul of Basilan island says about 30 gunmen destroyed a concrete wall ...