Thailand aims to revive economy after protests

2009/04/14 21:25:23

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai government geared for steps to shore up the economy on Wednesday, a day...

Rising poverty weakens Mexico conservatives

2009/04/14 20:48:23

TLALNEPANTLA, Mexico (Reuters) - The ranks of the poor are swelling in Mexico as fallout from the U....

Iran complains to U.N. about Israeli "threats"

2009/04/14 16:24:16

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran demanded on Tuesday that the U.N. Security Council respond firmly to...

Morales ends hunger strike after controversial vote

2009/04/14 15:42:11

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales ended a five-day hunger strike on Tuesday after la...

Pakistan Cleric: Islamic Law Deal Protects Taliban

2009/04/14 11:17:13

Pakistan's imposition of Islamic law in a cease-fire deal to blunt a gathering Taliban rebellion wil...

Money Stuffed in Bra Saves Brazil Woman From Bullet

2009/04/14 10:52:16

A Brazilian woman survived being shot in the chest Saturday by robbers because cash she had stashed ...

Burger King 'Little Mexican' Ad Slammed in Spain

2009/04/14 09:47:05

An advertisement for a new burger has caused offense after Mexicans claimed it insulted them and the...

Court Refuses to Block Marriage of Girl to Older Man

2009/04/14 05:32:05

A Saudi court refused to void the marriage of an 8-year-old girl to a man about 50 years older in a ...

Somali pirates seize two more ships

2009/04/14 21:10:17

ON BOARD CORTE-REAL (Reuters) - Somali pirates hijacked two more cargo vessels and opened fire on tw...

Guantanamo captive phones TV office, claims abuse

2009/04/14 19:29:28

MIAMI (Reuters) - A young Guantanamo prisoner from Chad was given permission to telephone a relative...

U.N. looks to settle Afghan project row

2009/04/14 15:52:41

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday it was working to resolve quickly a ro...

UK police face new probe into G20 protests conduct

2009/04/14 15:01:11

LONDON (Reuters) - A British police watchdog group will investigate a second suspected incident of p...

Fears Over Iran Influence on Anti-Racism Conference

2009/04/14 11:05:56

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will attend a U.N. anti-racism conference starting in Geneva n...

U.N. Caught in Civil War Over Do-Nothing Bureaucracy

2009/04/14 10:17:26

Something like a civil war has erupted between United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the ...

Afghan Taliban Kill Young Couple for Trying to Elope

2009/04/14 08:53:01

Taliban gunmen used a firing squad to kill a young couple in southern Afghanistan for trying to elop...