UN Pushes Sri Lanka for Release of 300,000 Tamils

2009/09/14 04:16:07

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is sending his political chief to Sri Lanka to press the government to...

Gay Chinese Make Cops Retreat From Hangout Sweep

2009/09/14 02:26:52

When the police descend on People's Park and shoo away the gay men gathered there, the men usually s...

Australian government again raises prospect of early poll

2009/09/14 01:15:53

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government on Monday again raised the possibility of an early elect...

Afghan Opposition Head Accuses President of Treason

2009/09/14 01:09:12

Afghanistan's opposition leader has called for a criminal investigation into allegations of massive ...

Abbas's Fatah backs Egypt election delay proposal

2009/09/13 23:59:13

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction Monday said it had...

Militant group claims rocket attacks on Israel

2009/09/13 20:08:30

DUBAI (Reuters) - A militant group claiming links to al Qaeda said on Monday it was behind the firin...

Cubans pay respect to revolution hero Almeida

2009/09/13 18:27:03

HAVANA (Reuters) - A solemn President Raul Castro placed a red rose at a memorial to Juan Almeida on...

Civilian Contractor Killed on U.S. Base in Iraq

2009/09/13 12:41:58

A civilian contractor was shot and killed Sunday on an American military base in the Iraqi city of T...

France Telecom Ordered to Explain 23 Staff Suicides

2009/09/14 03:47:03

The French Government has summoned the chief of executive of France Télécom to a crisis meeting to...

Missile Kills 4 People in Pakistan; 18 Die in Stampede

2009/09/14 02:00:50

A missile fired from a suspected unmanned U.S. drone slammed into a car in a Pakistani tribal region...

Bin Laden warns U.S. on Israel ties: website

2009/09/14 01:14:03

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden warned the American people over their government's...

Four killed in U.S. missile strike in Pakistan

2009/09/14 00:07:42

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone fired a missile at a Taliban target in Pakist...

China showers gifts on tiny, resources-rich Timor

2009/09/13 22:37:35

DILI (Reuters) - Dili's gleaming new Presidential Palace and Foreign Ministry, gifts from China, sta...

Venezuela buys powerful missiles with Russian loan

2009/09/13 19:18:02

CARACAS (Reuters) - Russia has agreed to lend Venezuela over $2 billion to purchase tanks and advanc...

Brother of Bin Laden Dies in Saudi Arabia

2009/09/13 12:45:01

The family of Osama bin Laden has announced the death of one of the terror mastermind's brothers....