Mexico gets back to normal, China eases quarantine

2009/05/07 08:07:08

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexicans were returning to normal life on Thursday after a five-day business...

Washington committed to seeking Syria-Israel deal

2009/05/07 07:58:32

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The United States told the Syrian government Thursday it was committed to seeki...

Turkey mulls militia reform after wedding bloodbath

2009/05/07 06:46:54

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - The Turkish militia implicated in killing 44 people at a wedding in s...

Ex-Blackwater Security Contract in Baghdad Ends

2009/05/07 06:43:36

The U.S. Embassy has confirmed that the security firm once known as Blackwater Worldwide has finishe...

EU, church urge calm in Georgia after violence

2009/05/07 06:33:23

TBILISI (Reuters) - The EU and Georgia's influential Orthodox Church leader urged political forces i...

Few Russians believe Medvedev controls power: poll

2009/05/07 04:43:21

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Only one in eight Russians believes President Dmitry Medvedev holds real power, e...

Aristocrat Convicted of Manslaughter in Death of Poacher

2009/05/07 02:39:32

One of Kenya's most famous white aristocrats convicted of manslaughter in shooting of a black poache...

Reports: U.S. Student Jailed in Italy Over Man's Death

2009/05/07 02:16:31

A 24-year-old American studying in Florence was detained for questioning in the death of an Italian ...

U.S. calls for "credible" 2010 Sudan election

2009/05/07 08:03:06

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - U.S. special envoy Scott Gration called on Sudan on Thursday to carry out credi...

Global survey finds European Muslims "isolated"

2009/05/07 07:36:41

LONDON (Reuters) - Muslims living in European countries feel far more isolated than those living in ...

Palestinian President Abbas to Form New Government

2009/05/07 06:45:45

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to ask his prime minister within the coming week to form a...

Pope visit boosts Jordanian site of Jesus baptism

2009/05/07 06:41:18

BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN (Reuters) - When Pope Benedict stops to pray at a pool of still green wate...

China says 5,335 children dead, missing from '08 quake

2009/05/07 06:15:24

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday put the official number of dead and missing schoolchildren fro...

Taliban Trap Civilians in Pakistani War Zone

2009/05/07 04:00:51

Thousands of terrified Pakistanis dodged Taliban roadblocks Thursday to flee a northwestern valley a...

Afghan Official: 147 Killed in Fighting

2009/05/07 02:27:04

U.S. and Afghan investigators examined demolished buildings and graves in two Afghan villages where ...