Australians May Be Charged by Flush to Beat Drought

2009/02/17 08:22:56

Homeowners in Australia would be charged for each flush under a radical new toilet tax designed to h...

Ex-Spy Chief: Anti-Terror Measures Restrict Civil Rights

2009/02/17 07:48:47

Dame Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5, the U.K.'s counter-intelligence and security agency, ...

Palestinians: Israelis Launch Gaza Air Strikes

2009/02/17 06:04:24

Palestinian officials in the Gaza Strip say Israeli planes have attacked smuggling tunnels around th...

Major Oil Slick Heading Toward Irish Coast

2009/02/17 05:24:42

Irish authorities said they are monitoring a major oil spill that is heading toward the Irish coast ...

Italian Bus Boasting Anti-God Ad Stalls on First Trip

2009/02/17 02:24:42

The first Italian bus to boast an atheist advertisement rolled out Monday and certainly did not have...

Israel Considers Prisoner Swap With Hamas

2009/02/17 00:13:33

Israel's leaders are expected to make a decision about terms for a prisoner exchange at a meeting We...

"Killing Fields" trial starts in Cambodia

2009/02/16 20:15:29

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The chief Khmer Rouge torturer faced trial for crimes against humanity on Tue...

Sudan, Darfur rebel faction in first step to talks

2009/02/16 16:25:19

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The Sudanese government and a Darfur rebel faction have agreed on confidence-bu...

Missing 5-Year-Old's Remains Found Inside Crocodile

2009/02/17 08:02:04

Human remains found in a crocodile caught near where a five-year-old boy disappeared in the far nort...

Guatemala Apologizes to Cuba for Bay of Pigs

2009/02/17 07:12:03

Guatemala's president apologized to Cuba for his country's allowing the CIA to train exiles in the C...

Australia Wildfire Death Toll Reaches 200

2009/02/17 05:39:50

The confirmed death toll from Australia's deadly wildfires reached the grim milestone of 200 Tuesday...

Yemen Captures Al Qaeda Leader Once Held at Gitmo

2009/02/17 03:06:54

Yemeni authorities captured the commander of Al Qaeda in Yemen — a former Guantanamo Bay detainee Â...

Israeli Bomb Stockpile Missing From Gaza Warehouse

2009/02/17 00:54:41

The United Nations is frantically searching for a large stockpile of unexploded weapons that have di...

Bottom-up approach needed in Afghanistan: report

2009/02/16 23:38:00

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The drive to stabilize Afghanistan must focus on cultivating local leaders, b...

Japan finance minister faces possible censure

2009/02/16 19:47:01

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's finance minister faced a possible parliamentary censure on Tuesday after d...