China marks 60 years with spectacle of power

2009/09/30 12:39:45

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's capital readied for a day of extraordinary spectacle and security on Thu...

Italy Prosecutor Wants Jail Time for CIA Agents

2009/09/30 12:07:52

An Italian prosecutor has requested 10 to 13 years in prison for 26 Americans charged in the abducti...

Iran says talks are "test," U.S. weighs sanctions

2009/09/30 11:23:36

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it viewed pending nuclear talks with six world powers as a...

U.S. Contemplating More Sanctions on Iran

2009/09/30 10:29:02

Even as they prepare for new talks Thursday with Iran on its nuclear program, the U.S. and its allie...

U.S. Official: Security Risk in Iraq From Budget Shortfall

2009/09/30 09:55:03

Iraq's budget shortfall due to low oil prices presents a challenge to building up the country's army...

U.N. Development Program Resumes Aid in N. Korea

2009/09/30 08:53:51

A U.N. development agency has resumed operations in North Korea after a more than two-year pause fol...

P.M. Brown Downplays Sun Tabloid's Allegiance Switch

2009/09/30 08:35:47

Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday downplayed the decision of the Sun tabloid to switch its al...

Missile Attack Kills 6 Alleged Militants in Pakistan

2009/09/30 08:16:16

A suspected U.S. missile attack killed six alleged militants in Pakistan just over the border from A...

Fatah: No Peace Talks With Israel Unless Settlement Freeze

2009/09/30 12:27:22

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been told by his Fatah movement that he must not resume peac...

Vietnam fights floods after typhoon, toll hits 40

2009/09/30 11:40:35

HOI AN, Vietnam (Reuters) - Vietnam's central provinces battled the biggest floods in decades on Wed...

Civil Liberties Suspended in Honduras

2009/09/30 11:21:25

Soldiers and police enforced an emergency decree suspending civil liberties Wednesday despite promis...

EU Report Blames Russia and Georgia for War

2009/09/30 10:18:40

Georgia's attack on its breakaway South Ossetia region marked the start of last year's war with Russ...

Israel, Hamas in mutual gestures on prisoners

2009/09/30 09:25:43

GAZA (Reuters) - Israel will free 20 Palestinian women from jail as early as Friday in exchange for ...

Diplomat: U.S. Open to Dialogue With North Korea

2009/09/30 08:39:55

Washington's No. 2 diplomat said the U.S. is open to dialogue with North Korea if it helps get inter...

Honduran police evict Zelaya supporters in crackdown

2009/09/30 08:34:04

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran police on Wednesday began evicting supporters of toppled President ...