Scarred South Ossetia penniless, shaky year after war

2009/08/04 08:28:50

TSKHINVALI, Georgia (Reuters) - Under a lattice of green grapes dappling their courtyard, a Georgian...

WITNESS: Fleeing the Islamic sect that lived in our midst

2009/08/04 08:02:51

Ibrahim Mshelizza lives in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, where he has reported for Reuter...

U.S.: Al Qaeda Operatives Arrested in Mosul

2009/08/04 07:19:20

The American military says the deputy commander of an insurgent group linked to Al Qaeda was arreste...

Plane Hits Control Tower on Thai Island, 1 Dead

2009/08/04 07:14:50

A plane skidded off the runway and crashed into an air traffic control tower after landing on the Th...

Iran Says Americans Arrested for Illegal Entry

2009/08/04 05:32:29

Iranian state television says that issue of the Americans who strayed into Iran is being used as pro...

Sudan Lashes-for-Pants Trial Delayed

2009/08/04 03:59:40

A Sudanese judge adjourned the case of a female journalist accused of violating the Islamic dress co...

Ahmadinejad Endorsed by Iran Supreme Leader

2009/08/03 12:18:22

Iran's supreme leader formally endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term as president Monday in...

Australia Foils Terrorist Plot to Attack Army Base

2009/08/03 10:37:56

Police in Australia foiled terrorist plans for commando-style suicide attacks on at least one army b...

U.S. chides Kenya for inaction on post-poll chaos

2009/08/04 08:27:26

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United States scolded Kenya on Tuesday for its failure to create a local cou...

Iranian moderate vows to keep pressure on president

2009/08/04 07:55:01

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Prominent defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karoubi on Tuesday vowed to keep ...

Pakistan suspects Al Qaeda allies killed Christians

2009/08/04 07:17:21

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Islamist militants from groups linked to al Qaeda and the Taliban are suspecte...

Japan weighs defense review to boost U.S. alliance

2009/08/04 06:59:09

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan should ease restraints on the military, partly to boost its alliance with Wa...

American on Trial With Suu Kyi Hospitalized in Burma

2009/08/04 04:18:13

An American on trial for secretly entering the house of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been h...

Christians Burned to Death in Pakistan After Koran 'Defiled'

2009/08/03 12:35:37

Paramilitary troops patrolled the streets of a town in eastern Pakistan yesterday after Muslim radic...

Pneumonic Plague Outbreak Shuts Down Entire Town in China

2009/08/03 12:08:28

A second man has died of pneumonic plague in northwest China, in an outbreak that prompted authoriti...