North Korea may fire more missiles ahead of talks

2009/10/13 07:13:23

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea was preparing to fire a fresh barrage of short-range missiles, a repor...

Township protests flare up in South Africa

2009/10/13 06:34:54

STANDERTON, South Africa (Reuters) - South African police fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Tuesd...

Japan leans toward ending Afghan refueling mission

2009/10/13 05:43:31

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defense minister said on Tuesday that Tokyo would end its refueling missio...

Top Russian General Challenges U.S. on Missiles

2009/10/12 12:31:47

A top Russian general says Russia will deploy multiple-warhead missiles in December, the same month ...

Official: Blast Hits South Lebanon Building

2009/10/12 03:31:14

A security official says an explosion has occurred inside a building in south Lebanon that might hav...

Official: Lockerbie Bomber Prison Release in U.K. Interest

2009/10/12 03:00:57

Britain's Foreign Secretary says his country's interests would have suffered had the Lockerbie bombe...

'Loner' Nuke Physicist Faces Terror Charge in France

2009/10/12 01:26:25

A French nuclear scientist described by colleagues as a well-regarded 'loner' was charged with 'memb...

South Korea seeks talks with North on deadly floods

2009/10/11 22:43:48

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea proposed on Monday holding talks with the North on preventing flooding...

Clinton says not yet time for Iran sanctions

2009/10/13 06:47:22

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday the time had not yet come...

Iraqis enjoy more choice, new styles as attacks fall

2009/10/13 06:16:52

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Afyaa Shaker has long dreamt of driving a car through the boulevards of the Iraq...

China, Russia bolster ties with gas, trade deals

2009/10/13 04:46:15

BEIJING (Reuters) - Russia and China bolstered their close but increasingly imbalanced relationship ...

Two Survivors of Plane Missing Near Corsica Found

2009/10/12 03:41:09

A small plane with six people aboard plunged into the sea Monday near the French Mediterranean islan...

British Government to Sell Assets to Help Pay Off Debt

2009/10/12 03:23:52

In a bold effort to help pay down government debt, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced a m...

Pakistan bombs militants, ground offensive imminent

2009/10/12 02:47:23

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani aircraft attacked Taliban militants in their South Waziristan strong...

Philippines orders rice imports as typhoon costs mount

2009/10/11 23:00:11

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines ordered imports of 250,000 tonnes of rice on Monday as officials ...