Sri Lanka fights Tiger remnants

2009/05/17 23:31:47

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops fought to destroy the remnants of the Tamil Tigers on Monday, ...

After 60 years, Germans learn to love themselves

2009/05/17 19:21:45

BERLIN (Reuters) - After six decades atoning for the crimes of the Nazis, Germans are rediscovering ...

Blast hits Egypt military depot, casualties unclear

2009/05/17 17:29:17

CAIRO (Reuters) - A large blast struck a military camp and arms depot near the city of Ismailia east...

Sri Lanka's long war reaches climax, Tigers concede

2009/05/17 14:40:35

COLOMBO (Reuters) - The Tamil Tigers conceded defeat in Sri Lanka's 25-year civil war on Sunday, wit...

First Darfur rebel to appear before Hague court

2009/05/17 12:01:24

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Darfur rebel leader accused of killing African Union peacekeepers in 2007 is...

Iraqi Special Forces on the hunt for al Qaeda

2009/05/17 10:44:08

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - As U.S. troops gradually curtail combat operations in Iraq, Iraqi soldiers are t...

Kuwait women enter parliament, deadlock may not end

2009/05/17 10:13:20

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Women won four seats in Kuwait's parliament, a first in the Gulf Arab state's his...

Tamil Tigers Admit Defeat in Sri Lankan Civil War

2009/05/17 09:45:31

The Tamil Tigers are admitting defeat in their fierce quarter-century war for a separate homeland as...

China sex theme park comes to abrupt end

2009/05/17 19:54:02

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's first sexually explicit theme park was torn down before it even started,...

EU budget chief wins Lithuania presidential election

2009/05/17 17:36:26

VILNIUS (Reuters) - European Union budget commissioner Dalia Grybauskaite on Sunday became Lithuania...

India's Congress cements power; markets to welcome

2009/05/17 15:27:29

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Congress-led coalition is eyeing possible new allies after its general...

Suu Kyi defiant ahead of trial, protests planned

2009/05/17 13:03:10

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health and ready to defe...

Pakistan urges civilians to flee from Swat

2009/05/17 10:49:41

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani government on Sunday urged people stranded by a military offensi...

Madeleine Parents Sue Police Chief for Defamation

2009/05/17 10:23:23

Kate and Gerry McCann are taking the action over comments made by the man who previously led the inq...

Anarchists Suspected in Athens Firebomb Attacks

2009/05/17 09:58:15

A series of firebombings by suspected anarchists in Athens caused damage at a car dealership, a shop...