Pakistan commandos rescue 39 hostages, three killed

2009/10/11 10:47:05

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani commandos stormed an office building on Sunday and rescue...

U.N. mission chief denies Afghan fraud cover-up

2009/10/11 10:41:04

KABUL (Reuters) - The head of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan denied accusations on Sunday...

Indonesia Detains 260 Sri Lanka Migrants

2009/10/11 08:34:58

Indonesian authorities captured a group of about 260 migrants from Sri Lanka who are suspected of tr...

Sudanese convicted of U.S. murder dismiss defense

2009/10/11 07:56:23

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Four Sudanese who face the death penalty for killing a U.S. diplomat dismissed ...

Pope Elects 5 New Saints

2009/10/11 07:24:53

Pope Benedict XVI canonized five new saints Sunday, including a 19th century priest who worked with ...

Israeli Military Changes Tactics in West Bank

2009/10/11 03:40:41

Israel's military, taking a page from the Pentagon's counterinsurgency playbook, has changed tactics...

Environmental Activists Scale U.K. Parliament

2009/10/11 02:58:42

Several dozen environmental activists scaled Britain's Parliament building Sunday to draw attention ...

Official: Gunmen Kidnapped Irish Priest in Philippines

2009/10/11 02:48:27

Heavily armed men barged into a Catholic convent and kidnapped a 78-year old Irish priest late Sunda...

Philippines speeds up relief in typhoon-hit north

2009/10/11 10:45:44

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines turned its focus on Sunday from rescue operations to sending reli...

Did Weapons Fail U.S. Troops During Afghanistan Assault?

2009/10/11 10:12:17

In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt....

Medvedev: Russian Economy Hit Harder Than Expected

2009/10/11 08:29:53

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday that Russia's economy was hit harder than expected by ...

U.N. Official: 'Widespread Fraud' in Afghan Election

2009/10/11 07:27:59

The head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan acknowledged that there was 'widespread fraud' and a cov...

Egypt: Palestinian Reconciliation Postponed

2009/10/11 06:35:17

The signing of a Palestinian reconciliation agreement set for Oct. 25 has been postponed for "severa...

Turkey: Armenia Must Pull Out of Nagorno-Karabakh

2009/10/11 03:10:11

One day after Turkey signed a deal the U.S. helped salvage to end a century of enmity with Armenia, ...

Israel: Turkey Called Off Joint Air Force Drill

2009/10/11 02:53:59

Turkey has called off an international military drill because it opposed Israel's participation, Isr...