At least 40 killed in south Sudan river ambush: officials

2009/06/14 05:03:56

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - At least 40 south Sudanese soldiers and civilians were killed when tribal fight...

Vietnam arrests defender of pro-democracy activists

2009/06/14 03:40:51

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese police have arrested a lawyer who defended pro-democracy activists, acc...

Protests hit Tehran after Ahmadinejad wins

2009/06/13 13:07:10

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Thousands of people clashed with police Saturday after the disputed election vict...

Taliban Claim Responsibility for Slaying Cleric

2009/06/13 12:36:46

The Taliban claimed responsibility Saturday for recent homicide attacks in Pakistan, including the a...

Pirates Hijack German Ship Off Coast of Oman

2009/06/13 12:17:49

Somali pirates have seized a German-owned cargo ship, the MV Charelle, off the coast of Oman, a NATO...

Gaddafi invites back Italians expelled from Libya

2009/06/13 11:22:41

ROME (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi ended a first visit to former colonial power Italy on...

Taliban Bribes Boy to Carry Bag Containing Bomb Into Market

2009/06/13 10:50:18

As he walked away, the bag exploded, throwing him to the ground with a shattered foot and leaving sh...

Ethiopia denies its soldiers in central Somalia

2009/06/13 10:06:53

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia denied on Saturday it had sent soldiers into Somalia, a day after r...

Belarus-Russia rift widens as Minsk snubs Moscow meet

2009/06/14 04:59:58

MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus on Sunday signaled a growing rift with ally Russia, saying President Alexa...

North Korea responds to U.N. with nuclear threats

2009/06/13 13:29:55

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it would start a uranium enrichment program and weapo...

Berlusconi complains of "subversive" campaign

2009/06/13 12:54:27

ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Saturday he was the victim of an orchestrated...

Clashes Erupt in Iran Over Disputed Presidential Election

2009/06/13 12:22:50

Supporters of the main election challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with police and set up bar...

NATO warship rescues Indian sailors freed by pirates

2009/06/13 11:25:05

ON BOARD NRP CORTE-REAL (Reuters) - A NATO warship picked up fourteen Indian sailors off Somalia Sat...

U.K. Woman Aborts Other Mother's Last Embryo

2009/06/13 10:56:03

A mother desperate to have a second child has told how she lost her last IVF embryo when the U.K. Na...

U.S. envoy talks Middle East peace with Syria's Assad

2009/06/13 10:32:05

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - U.S. envoy George Mitchell discussed on Saturday Washington's Middle East peace...