Sri Lanka Tiger rebels say would accept ceasefire

2009/02/23 00:27:55

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Tamil Tiger rebels told the U.N. and international community on Monday that they...

Heavy security as Tibetans prepare for new year

2009/02/22 21:48:10

KANGDING, China (Reuters) - Tibetans are preparing to mark their new year this week amid a heavy pol...

Pakistan to Arm Village Militias to Fight Terrorism

2009/02/22 11:30:45

A Pakistani border region struggling against Taliban and Al Qaeda militants will distribute 30,000 r...

Iran to Start Operation of First Nuclear Power Plant

2009/02/22 10:50:24

Iran's first nuclear plant will begin long-delayed pilot operations on Wednesday, the state atomic e...

Political Prisoners Part of Burma Amnesty

2009/02/22 07:41:55

At least three members of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party were among the mor...

Australian Wildfire Victims Remembered in Day of Mourning

2009/02/22 03:08:21

Communities devastated by bushfires will rebuild and Australia will never forget the dead, a memoria...

Clinton says U.S. and China are in the same economic boat

2009/02/22 02:56:20

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States are both dependent on a revival of the U.S. economy ...

14 Militants Killed in Southern Afghanistan

2009/02/22 02:28:15

A battle just outside southern Afghanistan's largest city has killed at least six Taliban fighters, ...

North Korea deploys new mid-range missile: South

2009/02/23 00:25:14

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea, which has warned the Korean peninsula is on the brink of war, has dep...

British Guantanamo detainee released to UK: report

2009/02/22 21:12:06

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A British detainee at the U.S. military detention camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cub...

Chavez Makes Surprise Visit to Cuba, Meets With Castro

2009/02/22 11:07:56

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has met twice with the ailing 82-year-old Fidel Castro during a sur...

Taliban Detains Senior Pakistani Official

2009/02/22 10:18:15

The incident was the second to buffet a week-old cease-fire that has halted more than a year of figh...

At Least 21 Hurt, 1 Killed in Deadly Blast in Cairo Bazaar

2009/02/22 04:13:21

Blood stains could be seen in the front courtyard of Hussein mosque, next to the famed Khan el-Khali...

Australia mourns victims of bushfire disaster

2009/02/22 03:05:09

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australians observed a day of mourning on Sunday for the more than 200 people ...

Asian finmins agree deal on forex swaps

2009/02/22 02:50:49

PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - Asian finance officials agreed in principle on Sunday to expand a curre...