Iran's Reformist Candidate's Wife a Rising Political Star

2009/05/28 08:28:25

With the Internet playing a mounting role in political debate, authorities in Iran have curbed acces...

Burma Court Hears Final Witness in Suu Kyi Trial

2009/05/28 08:18:04

The sole witness allowed for pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi defended her innocence, the last ...

Thief Riddled With Guilt Returns $10,000 in Cash

2009/05/28 06:00:42

A thief who stole more than $10,000 from an Australian butcher has returned most of the money a week...

Explosion in Iranian Mosque Kills 15

2009/05/28 04:28:29

An explosion in a mosque killed 15 people and wounded 80 Thursday in southeast Iran near the volatil...

Massive Arms Smuggling Ring Exposed in Russia

2009/05/28 02:39:31

Russia's customs service says it has uncovered a ring of active and retired military officers involv...

U.K. Millionaire Missing, Cops Find Lover's Body

2009/05/28 01:53:11

A British millionaire is being hunted by cops after his girlfriend was found battered to death in a ...

North Korea faces U.N. sanctions; South on alert

2009/05/27 22:07:08

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea looks certain to face U.N. sanctions for this week's nuclear test, and...

Photos show rape and sex abuse in Iraq jails: report

2009/05/27 19:54:45

LONDON (Reuters) - Photographs of Iraqi prisoner abuse which U.S. President Barack Obama does not wa...

Scientists Find New 'Ebola' Like Virus in Africa

2009/05/28 08:20:08

The so-called "Lujo" virus infected five people in Zambia and South Africa last fall. Four of them d...

Mexican Gunmen Ambush Senior State Prosecutor

2009/05/28 07:07:39

A convoy of heavily armed gunmen launched a bold attack on a senior Mexican state prosecutor, then c...

Helicopter Crashes in Dominican Republic, Killing 2

2009/05/28 05:08:20

A pilot and passenger aboard a helicopter owned by a former presidential candidate died after the ai...

Ex-Colombian Hostage Ordered to Pay Flight Costs

2009/05/28 03:08:32

A former hostage must pay the German government $17,630 to cover the cost of a helicopter it charter...

Taliban Claim Responsibility for Deadly Pakistan Attack

2009/05/28 02:35:02

Attackers hit a busy market and a police checkpoint in northern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at lea...

Amnesty: Economic crisis fuels rights "time bomb"

2009/05/27 23:17:23

LONDON (Reuters) - The global economic downturn has aggravated human rights violations and distracte...

Tiananmen protests a distant memory for China youth

2009/05/27 20:20:05

BEIJING (Reuters) - Final year Chinese university student Li Teng knows finding a job during the glo...