Iraq Welcomes Faster U.S. Withdrawal Reports

2009/02/25 03:48:05

Iraq's government welcomed reports Wednesday of a U.S. combat troop withdrawal next year and said Ir...

Pakistan Bars Opposition Leader From Holding Office

2009/02/25 03:12:44

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday barred main opposition leader and former premier Nawaz Sharif ...

Gaza Militants Launch Rockets Into Southern Israel

2009/02/25 02:05:40

The Israeli military says Gaza militants have launched two rockets into southern Israel....

British Lawmaker Jailed for Texting Before Fatal Crash

2009/02/25 00:30:13

A member of Britain's House of Lords has been sentenced to 12 weeks in jail for dangerous driving af...

Booze Bust Nets 1,382 Beer Cans On Boat

2009/02/25 00:06:24

Brunei's customs officers arrested two men who tried to smuggle 1,382 cans of contraband beer by boa...

Thaksin supporters demand new elections

2009/02/24 01:28:50

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters marched on Thailand's seat of government on Tuesday to d...

U.S. plans "substantial" pledge at Gaza meeting

2009/02/24 00:37:26

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to offer more than $900 million to help rebuild Gaza ...

North Korea says preparing rocket launch

2009/02/23 22:51:33

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it was preparing to launch a satellite on one of its r...

4 Americans on Plane That Crashed in Amsterdam

2009/02/25 03:39:57

A Turkish Airlines jetliner plummeted out of cloudy skies and plowed into a muddy field on approach ...

Paramedic Refuses to Help Patient During Lunch Break

2009/02/25 02:40:41

A paramedic in Britain who refused to drive a patient with a broken back to the hospital because he ...

Baby Left in Shopping Bag Outside London Apartment

2009/02/25 01:10:07

A newborn was left in a shopping bag on a residential block in London on Thursday, the Daily Mail re...

Teen Allegedly Made $20G as Prostitute on Weekends

2009/02/25 00:23:22

A British teen earned up to $20,000 in two months working weekends as a prostitute, a court was told...

Sri Lankan troops in last Tiger-held town: military

2009/02/24 01:43:30

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan soldiers have entered the last town held by the Tamil Tiger separatis...

Pakistani Taliban announce indefinite truce in Swat

2009/02/24 01:23:56

MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militants announced an indefinite ceasefire in the S...

Israel replaces envoy to Egypt talks, Hamas angry

2009/02/24 00:32:55

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will replace Israel's lead envoy to Egyptian-broker...