China exec probed for leaking price strategy to Rio

2009/07/10 08:02:58

CANBERRA/BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese steel executive detained along with four Rio Tinto employees ...

Freed Greek Journalist Describes Iranian Jail

2009/07/10 07:58:59

A British-Greek journalist released from jail in Iran said Friday that he had been blindfolded, held...

400,000 to Be Relocated After Quake in China

2009/07/10 06:31:53

More than 400,000 people need to be relocated after an earthquake rocked southwestern China, destroy...

Somali Islamist hardliners behead 7 "spies"

2009/07/10 06:05:51

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's hardline Islamist rebels beheaded seven people on Friday for being "...

Death Toll Raises British Doubts on Afghan Mission

2009/07/10 05:56:10

News of 15 battlefield deaths in 10 days has many Britons rethinking the country's commitment to a c...

Israel must keep much of Golan: Netanyahu aide

2009/07/10 05:46:03

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is ready to withdraw from areas of the Golan Heights, but it will not g...

U.S. Moves Away From Afghanistan Drug Eradication

2009/07/10 05:36:48

The United States has spent about $45 million annually in recent years to support poppy eradication ...

Tropical Storm Carlos Expected to Reach Hurricane Strength

2009/07/10 05:02:41

Tropical Storm Carlos has formed far off Mexico's Pacific coast and is expected to reach hurricane s...

Chinese police break up Xinjiang protest

2009/07/10 08:00:49

URUMQI, China (Reuters) - Chinese riot police broke up a small demonstration by Uighurs leaving Frid...

Pillay accuses Somali rebels of possible war crimes

2009/07/10 06:55:15

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief said on Friday Islamist insurgents in Somal...

Woman Blamed for China's Civil Unrest Asks for Intervention

2009/07/10 06:29:48

The woman Chinese authorities blame for violent unrest in western China's Xinjiang region is asking ...

Man Gored to Death During Pamplona Bull Run

2009/07/10 05:57:36

A charging bull gored a young man to death Friday at Pamplona's San Fermin festival, the first such ...

Bull kills man during Spain's annual Pamplona run

2009/07/10 05:52:14

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - A bull gored a man to death on Friday as he took part in the traditional...

Moves to oust Japan PM seen growing after Tokyo poll

2009/07/10 05:40:21

TOKYO (Reuters) - Moves to oust unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso will intensify if, as man...

Chavez: U.S. Plan to Mediate Honduran Coup Crisis 'A Trap'

2009/07/10 05:06:36

Hopes for a quick resolution to the post-coup leadership crisis in Honduras have dimmed, with the tw...