Vatican Laments Drop in Confessions

2009/06/02 09:26:55

A Vatican official is lamenting that many faithful no longer confess their sins, and says some confu...

North Korea's Kim moves to anoint youngest son as heir

2009/06/02 08:41:31

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has signaled the anointment of his youngest son as...

Governments under pressure in EU Parliament vote

2009/06/02 08:15:45

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Voters in 27 countries choose a new European Parliament this week in an electio...

British interior minister Smith to quit: media

2009/06/02 07:47:27

LONDON (Reuters) - British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith plans to resign her government post, media re...

Stark warnings for those seen traitors in Sri Lanka

2009/06/02 07:21:19

COLOMBO (Reuters) - A Sri Lankan rights group said Tuesday it had received a threat accusing it of t...

China blocks Twitter service ahead of anniversary

2009/06/02 06:35:05

BEIJING (Reuters) - Access to the popular social networking service Twitter and email service Hotmai...

Kim's Youngest Son Apparent Successor in North Korea

2009/06/02 05:31:36

North Korea told its diplomatic missions that Kim Jong Il's youngest son — who reportedly enjoys sk...

Guantanamo Bay Detainee Dies of Apparent Suicide

2009/06/02 04:05:54

U.S. military officials say a Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay has died of an "apparent suicide."...

Brazil planes spot possible debris from missing jet

2009/06/02 08:47:20

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian military search planes found debris in the Atlantic Ocean on Tu...

Mexicans Returning Home Outnumber Those Leaving

2009/06/02 08:41:16

Experts attribute the trend to the U.S. economic downturn and tighter border security...

Suicide bomber kills six Afghan civilians

2009/06/02 08:12:09

KABUL (Reuters) - Six Afghan civilians, including two women and two children, were killed in a suici...

Pakistani army rescues kidnapped students

2009/06/02 07:37:07

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers Tuesday rescued scores of students and staff from a militar...

Kidnappings Jump in Mexico Despite Crackdown

2009/06/02 06:56:13

National Public Safety System director Jorge Tello says 774 kidnappings were reported nationwide fro...

Sarkozy to meet Iran's foreign minister Wednesday

2009/06/02 06:27:37

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet Iran's foreign minister on Wednesday to...

Death toll at South African gold mine rises to 61

2009/06/02 04:42:12

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The death toll rose to least 61 on Tuesday from an underground fire that ki...