Terrifying Knife Threat Caught on British Security Camera

2009/12/10 08:04:37

British police are hunting a grinning thug who held a knife to a terrified shop worker's throat duri...

Bottoms Up! Brits to Drink 265M Pints Over Christmas

2009/12/10 07:48:16

Christmas partygoers in the U.K. will guzzle the equivalent of 265 million pints, 602 million shots ...

China detains three in new toxic milk scare

2009/12/10 07:26:05

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have detained three people suspected of selling milk powder taint...

France Probes Emergency Call on Bumpy Rio-Paris Flight

2009/12/10 07:01:47

French aviation investigators are examining an emergency distress call from an Air France flight hit...

Bishop Not 'Closing Door' on Question of Rights for Gays

2009/12/10 06:35:01

The lesbian bishop recently elected in the U.S. insisted Wednesday night that there would be no “cl...

U.S. envoy makes some ground in North Korea visit

2009/12/10 05:42:53

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea failed to secure a firm commitment from the isolate...

Honduras: Zelaya Must Leave Country as Private Citizen

2009/12/10 02:53:50

Honduras' coup-installed government says ousted leader Manuel Zelaya is free to leave the country, b...

Human rights violations in Iran worst for 20 years: Amnesty

2009/12/10 02:08:31

LONDON (Reuters) - Human rights violations in Iran are as poor as at any time in the past 20 years, ...

Gunmen hold 57 hostages in Philippines

2009/12/10 07:50:47

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine negotiators put off until Friday talks to secure the release of 57 peo...

Pakistan: Detained Americans Admit Jihad Plan

2009/12/10 07:29:19

Five Americans arrested at a house linked to a militant group in eastern Pakistan have told investig...

Fast-Growing Christian Churches Crushed in China

2009/12/10 07:03:05

Towering eight stories over wheat fields, the Golden Lamp Church was built to serve nearly 50,000 wo...

Europol arrests 115 suspects in child sex raids

2009/12/10 06:38:03

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - European police agency Europol said on Thursday it had arrested 115 alleged ch...

Pirates Get Ransom, Agree to Free Greek-Owned Ship

2009/12/10 06:21:23

A Greek shipowning company says it has paid a ransom to Somali pirates holding one of its freighters...

Palestinians Fake Cancer to Escape Gaza

2009/12/10 03:03:19

A healthy man in blockaded Gaza faked cancer, hoping the deadly disease would be his ticket out of t...

Italian Fugitive Says He Got Bad Advice on Asylum

2009/12/10 02:24:58

Italian fugitive Cesare Battisti says he did not immediately seek political asylum when he arrived i...