Pakistani forces launch air attack on Taliban

2009/08/26 05:02:16

WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani helicopter gunships stepped up attacks on Taliban positions in ...

Japan voters say ready to give chance to opposition

2009/08/26 04:01:52

HIGASHIHIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - With Japan's election just days away, voters in this conservativ...

Russian military says to check Arctic Sea cargo

2009/08/26 03:39:02

ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - Russia's top general said on Wednesday the military would search the Arctic S...

French Agent Either Escaped, Let Go by Somali Captors

2009/08/26 02:29:22

A French security agent kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month said he escaped Wednesday whil...

U.K. Sports Minister Calls Violent Soccer Riot 'Disgrace'

2009/08/26 01:49:55

British Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe described the violent scenes at Tuesday night's West Ham ver...

Software Glitch Grounds Chinook Helicopters for 8 Years

2009/08/25 12:08:05

A batch of high-tech military helicopters has been out of service for eight years in one of the Brit...

Pakistani Taliban Admit Chief Mehsud Is Dead

2009/08/25 11:18:27

Two commanders of the Pakistani Taliban acknowledged Tuesday that the militants' top leader, Baitull...

Karzai, Top Challenger at 40 Percent in Partial Returns

2009/08/25 09:43:54

President Hamid Karzai and top challenger Abdullah Abdullah both have roughly 40 percent of the nati...

Afghan vote too close to call as results trickle in

2009/08/26 04:58:19

KABUL (Reuters) - More results were expected to trickle out of Afghanistan's election counting house...

Israel's Netanyahu hopes to resume Palestinian talks

2009/08/26 03:40:29

LONDON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his government was ma...

Two Koreas hold rare talks on split families

2009/08/26 03:37:35

SEOUL (Reuters) - Red Cross officials from South Korea arrived in the North for three days of talks ...

Karzai Widens Lead Over Challenger in Afghan Election

2009/08/26 02:06:57

President Hamid Karzai widened his lead over his top challenger Wednesday after Afghan officials rel...

Ship in High Seas Mystery May Have Had Sensitive Cargo

2009/08/25 12:21:39

The Interfax news agency is quoting Russia's top investigator as saying it's possible a freighter em...

British PM Brown Breaks Silence on Lockerbie Bomber

2009/08/25 12:02:52

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he was repulsed by the welcome that Libya gave to the Locke...

S. Africa Runner in Gender-Test Storm Gets Hero's Welcome

2009/08/25 10:57:31

Looking shy and awkward under the glare of media attention, South African runner Caster Semenya retu...