3 U.S. Troops, Dozens of Iraqis Killed in Iraq Bombings

2009/05/21 03:29:23

Three American soldiers were killed Thursday in a bombing in Baghdad, the U.S. military said, part o...

Sherpa Climbs Everest for Record-Setting 19th Time

2009/05/21 03:14:17

A Nepalese Sherpa guide has once again broken his own record, scaling Mount Everest for the 19th tim...

China ex-censor claims key Tiananmen memoirs role

2009/05/20 22:49:59

BEIJING (Reuters) - A former senior Chinese censor has claimed a major role in recording purged lead...

Mexican cartels break open new front in drugs war

2009/05/20 17:33:04

DURANGO, Mexico (Reuters) - Drug gangs have forced open a bloody new front in Mexico's drugs war, ex...

Pakistani Army Claims Major Victory

2009/05/20 12:32:30

Pakistani forces killed 80 militants and drove the Taliban from a major urban stronghold, the army s...

Islamic Insurgents Kill 3 in Attack on Somali Capital

2009/05/20 11:06:04

An attack by Islamic insurgents on Somali troops near an African Union peacekeeping base in the capi...

Sri Lanka Crisis Deepens as Red Cross Suspends Aid

2009/05/20 09:06:24

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been forced to suspend the distribution of e...

Burma Opens Opposition Leader's Trial to Diplomats

2009/05/20 08:08:59

Burma's military regime opened Aung San Suu Kyi's trial Wednesday to reporters and diplomats, but th...

Qaeda extends British hostage deadline

2009/05/21 03:20:00

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's North Africa wing has said it will give Britain a further 15 days to re...

Myanmar slammed over "outrageous" Suu Kyi trial

2009/05/21 01:56:12

YANGON (Reuters) - Army-ruled Myanmar faced more pressure on Thursday to stop the "outrageous" trial...

Iran tests missile as election race starts

2009/05/20 18:14:30

TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Iran had tested a missile that de...

Report: Kim Jong Il Grooming Middle Son as Successor

2009/05/20 12:34:16

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is grooming his middle son as successor, not the youngest son as has...

At Least 98 Dead in Military Plane Crash in Indonesia

2009/05/20 12:13:42

An Indonesian military plane carrying troops and their families caught fire and nose-dived into a re...

Car Bomb in Iraq Kills 34, Injures More Than 70

2009/05/20 09:43:23

A car bomb exploded near a popular restaurant in northwest Baghdad Wedndesday, killing at least 34 p...

Police Arrest 13 Terror Suspects in Spain

2009/05/20 08:15:37

Spanish police arrested 13 people suspected of helping fund Islamic terrorist activities in north Af...