U.N. sees not yet time for Somalia blue-helmet force

2009/05/16 07:52:08

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council does not think conditions are yet right to send a ...

U.S. strikes killed 140 villagers: Afghan probe

2009/05/16 07:49:48

KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. air strikes earlier this month killed 140 villagers, an Afghan government inv...

Nigerian army frees hostages and destroys militant camp

2009/05/16 07:11:02

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian security forces said Saturday they rescued 10 hostages k...

Qaeda demands $13 mln for Sahara hostages: report

2009/05/16 06:15:54

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Al Qaeda has demanded 10 million euros ($13.54 million) in exchange for a Briton...

Myanmar bars Suu Kyi lawyer, U.S. renews sanctions

2009/05/16 05:08:08

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta has barred a prominent activist lawyer from defending opposition ...

India PM Claims Victory, 'Massive Mandate' in Elections

2009/05/16 02:29:21

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared victory in his country's national elections on Saturda...

Russian Police Arrest Scores of Gay Rights Protesters

2009/05/16 01:32:48

Riot police broke up several gay rights demonstrations in Moscow on Saturday, hauling away scores of...

Pope Ends Mideast Tour With Holy Sepulcher Visit

2009/05/15 10:14:13

Pope Benedict XVI assured his followers in the Holy Land that peace is possible, as he ended his Mid...

Iraqi VP 'Nervous' About U.S. Withdrawal

2009/05/16 07:50:23

Iraq's Shiite Vice President Adil Abdul-Mahdi said his country fears a deterioration in security aft...

Sri Lanka seizes coast, tightens noose on Tigers

2009/05/16 07:25:37

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops on Saturday seized the entire coastline for the first time in ...

UK's Labour suspends second MP in expenses scandal

2009/05/16 06:43:15

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ruling Labour party on Saturday suspended a second MP in an expenses sc...

ElBaradei urges Iran to engage with U.S.

2009/05/16 05:56:40

BERLIN (Reuters) - Iran should engage with the United States and negotiate over its nuclear program,...

Contractors: Blackwater Is Holding Us Against Our Will

2009/05/16 03:03:35

Four U.S. contractors for the private security company formerly known as Blackwater have accused the...

British MPs Suspended for Phony Mortgage $$$

2009/05/16 02:06:10

Another British member of Parliament was suspended frmo his seat Saturday for making false claims fo...

American Journalist Roxana Saberi Arrives in Europe

2009/05/15 10:26:06

American journalist Roxana Saberi arrived in Austria, where she will spend 'a few days' recuperating...