At Least 12 Killed in Separate Iraq Bombings

2009/07/30 11:04:08

Twelve people were killed by bombings in northern and western Iraq on Thursday, including seven in a...

Missing Dog 'Muffy' Returns Home After Nine Years

2009/07/30 09:47:31

A flea-bitten dog rescued from a squalid Melbourne, Australia, backyard is to be reunited with her e...

Bolivia Enacts First Law that Prohibits Animals in Circuses

2009/07/30 07:48:02

A handful of other countries have banned the use of wild animals in circuses, but the Bolivian ban i...

Disabled Woman Wins Battle in Assisted Suicide Case

2009/07/30 05:21:47

A disabled woman won her legal battle Thursday to force British authorities to say whether her husba...

U.S. Shifts Target of Drones From Al Qaeda to Taliban

2009/07/30 03:59:50

In a major shift, the U.S. military is moving away from hunting Al Qaeda in Afghanistan with Predato...

Arturo Gatti's Death Ruled a Suicide

2009/07/30 03:10:13

The death of boxer Arturo Gatti was a suicide, police said, and a court has ordered the release of h...

Babysitter Gets 15 Years for Beating Death of Toddler

2009/07/30 02:45:38

A young British babysitter will be behind bars for at least 15 years after beating a two-year-old gi...

Stray South Korea fishing boat held in North

2009/07/30 02:24:25

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea towed a South Korean fishing boat to one of its ports on Thursday afte...

Nigerian Army Kills 100 at Mosque

2009/07/30 10:45:45

Security forces hunted door-to-door for Islamic militants in northern Nigeria on Thursday after kill...

$$$ U.N. Strategy Shows Little Effect in Bangladesh

2009/07/30 08:12:56

The U.N. unveiled a multimillion dollar strategy a dozen years ago to save children worldwide, but a...

U.S. Sailor Gets Life for Killing Japanese Cabbie

2009/07/30 07:12:28

A U.S. sailor was sentenced Thursday to life in prison in the stabbing death of a Japanese taxi driv...

Spain Prepared to Boost Troops in Afghanistan

2009/07/30 04:31:58

A government spokesman speaking on customary condition of anonymity said Spain's permanent presence ...

Murderer Captured After Hiding in Caves for 16 Years

2009/07/30 03:59:06

A fugitive murderer spent 16 years hiding in caves around his home village in northern Portugal befo...

North Korea Opens First Fast Food Joint

2009/07/30 02:49:40

The first fast-food joint has opened in North Korea, serving up burgers, fries and beer in Pyongyang...

Iran opposition leaders to attend victims' ceremony

2009/07/30 02:41:20

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian opposition leaders will attend a memorial ceremony Thursday for protester...