Security Tight at Trial of Burmese Opposition Leader

2009/05/17 09:29:35

Riot police behind barbed wire barricades ringed a notorious prison where pro-democracy leader Aung ...

Mexican Police Accused of Shielding Drug Cartel

2009/05/17 09:16:00

Three police officers and two other men were arrested on suspicion of working for a drug cartel in c...

Bloody Urban Battles Could Lie Ahead in Pakistan

2009/05/17 07:33:25

Pakistani security forces fought Taliban militants on the outskirts of the main city in the northwes...

Bomb Explodes Near Governor's Residence in Iraq

2009/05/17 03:01:08

A car bomb went off Sunday near the governor's residence in the turbulent northern city of Mosul, ki...

Italian Mob Boss Arrested in Spain, Police Say

2009/05/17 01:08:26

A purported Neapolitan mafia boss who was one of Italy's top cocaine importers has been arrested in ...

Car Bomb, U.S. Missile Strike Kill Dozens in Pakistan

2009/05/16 10:31:29

A devastating car bomb destroyed an Internet cafe and tore through a bus carrying handicapped childr...

India's ruling Congress alliance wins election

2009/05/16 09:30:13

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ruling coalition won an overwhelming el...

Police: Acid Attack Burns Crowd of 30, Injuring Infant

2009/05/16 08:46:29

Two bottles of acid were thrown into a crowd in Hong Kong Saturday in a popular shopping district, i...

Outnumbered U.S. troops defend Afghan frontier

2009/05/17 09:21:48

KUNAR VALLEY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Lieutenant Joshua Rodriguez, a U.S. platoon commander guardin...

EU Commissioner Declares Win in Lithuania Vote

2009/05/17 08:15:28

The European Union's budget chief was poised to become Lithuania's first woman president after a lan...

Thousands Protest Over Lawyer's Murder in Guatemala

2009/05/17 06:51:44

Thousands of Guatemalans protested Sunday to demand the president resign over accusations that he or...

Pakistan to Attack Taliban in Bin Laden's Lair

2009/05/17 02:48:07

Taliban fighters are migrating south to Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, to escape U.S. strikes as ...

Sri Lanka President Declares Victory in Civil War

2009/05/16 11:45:33

Sri 's president declared victory in its 26-year civil war after capturing the entire coastline of t...

U.S., Iraq Target Terror Cell Funneling Arms From Syria

2009/05/16 09:51:12

The operation took place in the village of Tal al-Hawa, 50 miles northwest of Mosul....

Pakistani army closes in on Swat town; bomb kills 11

2009/05/16 09:28:55

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers are closing in on the main town in the Taliban bas...