Olmert to Hamas: I'm best chance for prisoner deal

2009/02/25 15:16:37

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert urged Hamas Wednesday to clinch a prisoner ...

Russia: Smuggling of Stolen Bombs to China Thwarted

2009/02/25 11:53:26

A senior Russian prosecutor said Wednesday that his office has exposed an attempt by military office...

Bangladeshi Mutineers Given Amnesty, Will Surrender

2009/02/25 11:26:29

The guards, angry over their pay, seized their headquarters and a nearby shopping mall, killing at l...

Tough Job: $2G a Day Painting Nude Brazilian Models

2009/02/25 10:33:45

Betto Almeida is the Mr. Lucky of Rio's Carnival. The 36-year-old artist spends hours painting the b...

Terror-Linked Iraqi Official Ordered to Return Mid-Flight

2009/02/25 09:51:59

Iraqi authorities ordered the mid-flight return of a plane carrying a Sunni lawmaker accused of dire...

Iran Launches Test of Its First Nuclear Plant

2009/02/25 08:45:27

Iranian and Russian officials began a test-run of Iran's first nuclear plant on Wednesday, a major s...

India Officials File Charges Against Mumbai Gunman

2009/02/25 06:25:09

Investigators charged the lone surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks with 12 crimes on Wednesday,...

Amnesty Asks Guatemala to Find 40K Missing From War

2009/02/25 05:55:27

Human rights group Amnesty International is urging Guatemala to account for an estimated 40,000 peop...

Iran denies nuclear slowdown, sets big expansion

2009/02/25 12:14:21

BUSHEHR, Iran (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it plans a nearly 10-fold expansion of its uranium ...

Officials: N. Korea 'Satellite' Is Long-Range Missile

2009/02/25 11:26:29

Senior intelligence officials told South Korean lawmakers Wednesday that the projectile being prepar...

Report: N. Korea Builds Underground Fueling Facility

2009/02/25 10:36:57

North Korea has built an underground fueling facility near a key launch pad, a news report said Thur...

Australian Teen Dies in Secret After-School 'Fight Club'

2009/02/25 10:01:20

A teenage boy in Australia died after he was punched in the head during a voluntary 'fight club' org...

Pakistan, Under Fire, Vows to Beat Terrorism With U.S.

2009/02/25 09:12:41

After meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, Pakistan's foreign minister v...

Bishop Booted for Holocaust Denial Arrives in U.K.

2009/02/25 07:39:40

The bishop whose excommunication was lifted by the Pope despite his denial of the full extent of the...

23 Identified From Mass Grave in 1980s Peru Massacre

2009/02/25 06:17:29

DNA tests have identified 23 victims from a mass grave in Peru, 25 years after they were killed by P...