Somali Islamists Cut Off Hands and Feet of 4 Thieves

2009/06/25 03:12:08

An Islamic court in Somalia on Thursday cut off a hand and foot from each of four men convicted of s...

Bomb kills at least 72 in Baghdad's Sadr City

2009/06/24 16:16:34

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb killed at least 72 people on Wednesday at a busy market in eastern Baghda...

Nations fail to reach compromise at whaling talks

2009/06/24 13:58:33

FUNCHAL, Portugal (Reuters) - The International Whaling Commission failed to find a compromise betwe...

"Cultural shift" needed in Afghan combat: commander

2009/06/24 13:48:52

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan s...

Kyrgyzstan agreed U.S. base deal with Russia-source

2009/06/24 12:23:32

CAIRO (Reuters) - A Kyrgyzstan deal with the United States to keep open a U.S. air base in Central A...

23 Taliban Militants Killed in Afghanistan

2009/06/24 10:09:06

Afghan and coalition forces killed 23 suspected Taliban fighters in a clash in southern Afghanistan,...

Somali legislators flee abroad, parliament paralyzed

2009/06/24 09:26:41

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Scores of Somali legislators have fled violence at home to the safety of other c...

Poor Nations Ask Rich for Bailout From Economic Crisis

2009/06/24 07:58:58

African, Asian and Caribbean countries complained Wednesday that the global economic crisis which th...

Khamenei vows no retreat on Iran election result

2009/06/24 16:18:37

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Wednesday that a dispute...

Poor nations plead for money at U.N. crisis meeting

2009/06/24 14:42:56

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Developing countries had a clear message Wednesday for a U.N. meeting on ...

U.S. sees multinational approach to North Korea ship

2009/06/24 13:55:43

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will likely agree with other countries about whether to con...

Austria Battles Widespread Floods

2009/06/24 12:44:05

More than 3,000 firefighters and soldiers are working to contain flood waters in northern Austria af...

Sudan orders four hanged for murder of U.S. official

2009/06/24 10:16:34

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Four Sudanese men were on Wednesday condemned to hang for killing a U.S. aid of...

North Korea Threatens to 'Wipe Out' U.S.

2009/06/24 09:52:15

North Korea threatened Wednesday to wipe the United States off the map as Washington and its allies ...

U.S. drones prowl over Pakistan's South Waziristan

2009/06/24 08:17:02

WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - U.S. drones prowled the sky over Pakistan's South Waziristan on Wednesday...