Georgia says U.N.'s Ban blackmailed by Russia

2009/05/27 19:07:51

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Georgia lashed out at the United Nations and Russia on Wednesday, accusin...

U.N. rights body backs Sri Lankan resolution on war

2009/05/27 18:50:31

GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Wednesday celebrating Sri La...

Iraq leader vows to end corruption amid scandal

2009/05/27 14:43:54

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has launched a campaign to arrest almost 1,000 officials for corruption, th...

U.S., S. Korea Troops on High Alert Amid N. Korea Threats

2009/05/27 11:38:23

South Korean and U.S. troops facing North Korea boosted their alert level Thursday to the highest ca...

Sri Lanka: State of Emergency Will Remain After War

2009/05/27 11:15:45

The Sri Lankan government will maintain its state of emergency, including sweeping anti-terrorism po...

N. Korea Warns of Military Strike on S. Korea and U.S.

2009/05/27 10:42:28

North Korea launched a tirade against world powers threatening to punish it for conducting its secon...

White Tiger Mauls New Zealand Zookeeper to Death

2009/05/27 09:36:19

A tiger mauled a zoo-keeper to death in a New Zealand safari park today, just three months after the...

Ahmadinejad's Challenger Seeks Relations With U.S.

2009/05/27 09:07:50

The only conservative challenger to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran's elections proposed a ste...

IMF denies reports it negotiated with Hezbollah

2009/05/27 18:53:56

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund denied media reports on Wednesday that it had...

Netanyahu cites reciprocity on eve of Abbas U.S. trip

2009/05/27 15:52:15

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on the eve of a White House vis...

Czech Protesters Pelt Political Leader With Eggs

2009/05/27 12:09:44

Opponents of Jaroslav Tvrdik, head of the Czech Republic’s Social Democratic Party, gave the politi...

Russian Officials: Will Destroy Chemical Weapons by '12

2009/05/27 11:25:39

The bland buildings in western Siberia contain shelf after shelf of nerve-gas shells -- some 2 milli...

Roadside Bomb Kills U.S. Soldier in Iraq

2009/05/27 10:56:14

A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier in Baghdad, making May the deadliest month for the American mi...

Rain and Mudslides Slow Rescue Effort for Cyclone Aila

2009/05/27 10:17:55

pounded eastern India and Bangladesh, killing at least 191 people....

China Marvels at Feline With Fur-Covered Wings

2009/05/27 09:35:54

A cat in China that has mysteriously grown fur-covered appendages that resemble wings out of its bac...