EU agrees new IMF loans, eastern aid top-up

2009/03/20 08:32:37

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed on Friday to provide 75 billion euros ($103 billi...

Pope urges Angola to build peace, do more for poor

2009/03/20 08:21:22

LUANDA (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, making his first visit to Africa, on Friday urged Angolans, still ...

Jordan and Syria discuss Arab rapprochement

2009/03/20 08:10:39

AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks in Amman Fr...

Netanyahu, seeking consensus, gets extension on government

2009/03/20 07:56:57

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's right-wing Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu was given two ...

North Korea says to reopen hotline to South

2009/03/20 07:24:06

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it will reopen a military hotline with the South, a mov...

Photo Allegedly Shows Putin Undercover During Reagan Visit

2009/03/20 07:05:02

A picture has emerged apparently showing Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in his former days a...

U.S.: Airstrike in Iraq Kills 11 Insurgents

2009/03/20 06:12:50

The U.S. military says an airstrike on a militant hideout north of Baghdad has killed at least 11 in...

Pope Condemns Sexual Violence Against Women

2009/03/20 03:30:22

Pope Benedict XVI condemned sexual violence against women during a visit to Angola Friday as he chid...

Obama offers new start, Iran wants action not talk

2009/03/20 08:24:14

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama sent Iran an unprecedented videotaped mess...

African Union suspends Madagascar over "coup"

2009/03/20 08:16:34

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - The African Union suspended Madagascar on Friday, the strongest condemnatio...

Pirates Seize Greek-Owned Cargo Ship

2009/03/20 08:01:19

Greece's Merchant Marine Ministry says pirates have seized a Greek-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of A...

Soldier who spoke on Tiananmen detained: rights group

2009/03/20 07:34:05

BEIJING (Reuters) - A former Chinese soldier who published a letter on the Internet calling for a re...

Taliban chief Omar "not in Pakistan's Baluchistan"

2009/03/20 07:11:41

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Taliban leader Mullah Omar is not hiding in Pakistan's Baluchistan prov...

34 Militants Killed in Clashes in Afghanistan

2009/03/20 06:51:52

Afghan and international forces killed 34 militants in two days of clashes in Afghanistan, U.S. forc...

U.N. says fears of unfair Afghan poll well-founded

2009/03/20 06:04:53

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Opposition fears of an unfair election in Afghanistan this year are well-...