African immigrants risk lives on epic trek to U.S.

2009/04/28 19:48:29

TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) - Jailed repeatedly for his political views, Ethiopian immigrant Sharew ...

Mexico struggling to find source of killer flu

2009/04/28 17:05:17

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico first noticed a strange new flu virus after a woman died in the south...

Gay, Transgender Monks to Get New Behavior Guidelines

2009/04/28 11:52:02

The course will address issues such as drinking alcohol, walking, properly using the bathroom and sm...

Worker Cuts Off Finger, Eats It to Protest Unpaid Wages

2009/04/28 11:10:01

A Serbian union official said he cut off his own finger and ate it to show how desperate he and othe...

Iran Denies Jailed U.S. Reporter Is on Hunger Strike

2009/04/28 10:09:45

The judiciary spokesman has denied that the American journalist jailed in Iran for allegedly spying ...

9 Pirate Suspects Arrested Over Cruise Hijack Attempt

2009/04/28 09:37:59

The Seychelles Coast Guard said Tuesday it had arrested nine suspected pirates believed to be behind...

Swine flu spreads to Israel, New Zealand

2009/04/28 09:19:59

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The new strain of swine flu virus that has killed 149 people in Mexico sprea...

Pakistan begins new offensive against Taliban

2009/04/28 09:17:36

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces backed by fighter jets and helicopter gunships beg...

New York City-sized ice collapses off Antarctica

2009/04/28 18:00:02

TROMSOE, Norway (Reuters) - An area of an Antarctic ice shelf almost the size of New York City has b...

Russian navy seizes 29 pirates off Somalia: report

2009/04/28 16:23:24

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian warship captured a suspected pirate vessel with 29 people on board off ...

Cult Head Child Rapist Escapes Island Jail on Chopper

2009/04/28 11:47:18

A cult leader jailed for sex attacks on children has escaped in a helicopter from a prison on the Fr...

Cancer Girl's Fundraiser Letter Ignored by 384 Politicians

2009/04/28 10:30:24

A nine-year-old Australian cancer survivor's plea for help with fundraising drew a response from Bri...

Iraq Shows First Photo of Al Qaeda Front Group Chief

2009/04/28 09:53:20

The Iraqi government for the first time has displayed a picture of a man it says is the purported le...

3 Men Acquitted of Helping London Bombers in 2005

2009/04/28 09:27:25

Three men accused of helping plan the 2005 London transit bombings were acquitted Tuesday of playing...

Iraq seizes group accused of car bombings

2009/04/28 09:19:33

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities said on Tuesday they had arrested a policeman and six others a...