Europe Marks Anniversary of Launch of World War II

2009/09/01 02:46:10

On a wind-swept peninsula where shells lobbed from a German battleship ignited World War II 70 years...

Lockerbie Letters: No Reason Not to Release Bomber

2009/09/01 01:21:35

Newly released documents show Britain's Foreign Office advised Scotland there was no legal barrier -...

Syria's Assad slams Iraq over "immoral" charges

2009/08/31 06:57:31

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday described as "immoral" Iraq's accusa...

Japan Democrats take power, fiscal challenges loom

2009/08/31 06:33:22

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's next prime minister began forming a government on Monday as investors worr...

Geneva nuclear arms talks fail to overcome block

2009/08/31 06:17:58

GENEVA (Reuters) - Arms negotiators failed to clear the way on Monday for the start of talks this ye...

State vote losses rattle Merkel's conservatives

2009/08/31 05:38:52

BERLIN (Reuters) - Senior members of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives said on Monday that he...

Myanmar refugees begin warily returning from China

2009/08/31 05:17:38

NANSAN, China (Reuters) - Refugees who fled to China from armed clashes in northeast Myanmar began g...

Germany, France Reinforce Iran Sanctions Threat

2009/08/31 02:05:44

Germany and France have reinforced a call for Iran to respond to concerns about its nuclear program ...

Saudi Prince Was on Phone With Militant When Attacked

2009/09/01 02:13:30

The wanted Saudi militant who attacked the kingdom's anti-terror chief after pretending he wanted to...

Typhoon Slams Into Japan's East Coast

2009/08/31 08:10:30

Japan's Meteorological Agency says Typhoon Krovanh has slammed into the country's east coast bringin...

Amputees bear lifelong cost of Pakistan's conflict

2009/08/31 06:47:20

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Fourteen-year-old Asmit Ali has no hands -- they were blown off while...

U.S. commander: Afghanistan situation serious

2009/08/31 06:25:39

KABUL (Reuters) - The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan delivered a long-awaited stra...

Dalai Lama tells Taiwan he's dedicated to democracy

2009/08/31 05:58:44

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama, on a controversial humanitarian visit to flood-ravaged...

No talks without full settlement freeze: Abbas aide

2009/08/31 05:31:27

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will reject any U.S. invitation ...

African-Born Fruit Seller Dubbed the 'Russian Barack Obama

2009/08/31 02:55:41

An African-born watermelon seller is aiming to become the first black man to hold public office in R...