Iraqi Military Says It Will Remove Baghdad Blast Walls

2009/08/05 12:11:19

All blast walls designed to protect the streets of Baghdad will soon be taken off major thoroughfare...

WWII Bomb Shuts Down Hamburg Harbor

2009/08/05 11:40:10

Officials say Hamburg harbor was closed for several hours after workers doing dredging work unearthe...

Teen Beaten to Death in Internet Addiction Clinic

2009/08/05 10:22:10

His parents hoped their son would be home in a month, cured of his addiction to the internet. Now he...

27 Missing After Ferry Sinks Off Tonga Coast

2009/08/05 07:26:40

The ferry sank fast "but we don't know why," said New Zealand Rescue Coordination Center spokesman N...

Iran's Ahmadinejad sworn in as president

2009/08/05 05:40:31

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as Iran's president on Wednesday, nearly eight w...

Politkovskaya murder retrial begins in Moscow

2009/08/05 05:21:56

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three suspects in the murder of journalist and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya ...

Iran says cannot confirm arrest of three Americans

2009/08/05 05:12:25

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday he could not confirm whet...

Suspected U.S. drone kills Pakistan Taliban chief's wife

2009/08/05 04:35:55

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The wife of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed on We...

Engine Fire Results in Panic, Injuries at Paris Airport

2009/08/05 11:58:58

Panicked passengers scrambled and pushed to the emergency exits of an Airbus 320 preparing to carry ...

Koala Made Famous in Fire Rescue to Have Risky Surgery

2009/08/05 10:35:33

A koala made famous by a photograph of her drinking from a firefighter's water bottle as wildfires r...

Ahmadinejad Sworn In as President Amid Crisis

2009/08/05 08:05:53

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in Wednesday for a second term in office as president of Iran, appeali...

Hezbollah's Rocket Stockpile Is Capable of Hitting Israel

2009/08/05 06:02:55

Three years after Israel fought a bloody war in Lebanon against Hezbollah, there are growing fears t...

Clinton, U.S. journalists leave North Korea after pardon

2009/08/05 05:37:36

SEOUL (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton left North Korea on Wednesday with two American...

Afghans say foreign strike kills four from one family

2009/08/05 05:15:28

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An air strike by foreign troops killed four members of a family in...

Felicia Becomes Category 3 Hurricane Over Pacific

2009/08/05 05:07:27

Forecasters said Wednesday Hurricane Felicia has become a major storm in the Pacific, now a Category...