Chavez hails Venezuela vote win slammed by rivals

2009/02/16 15:52:59

CARACAS (Reuters) - Hugo Chavez and his supporters celebrated an election victory that allows him to...

Hague tribunal accepts new Karadzic indictment

2009/02/16 13:33:12

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - United Nations tribunal judges approved most of an amended indictment against ...

Gunmen Kill Police Officer, 10 Members of His Family

2009/02/16 11:52:22

Gunmen killed a state police officer and 10 members of his family, including five children, during a...

Pubescents Battle Over Who Fathered Teen's Baby

2009/02/16 10:29:36

At least three teens are claiming to be the father of a baby girl born to a 15-year-old girl, after ...

Israel Used Gaza Fighting to Perfect Anti-Rocket System

2009/02/16 09:40:44

Rockets fired by militant groups like Hamas and Hezbollah are among the most potent threats facing I...

Kidnappers Extend Deadline on U.S. Captive's Life

2009/02/16 08:58:04

On Friday, his kidnappers threatened to kill him within 72 hours and issued a 20-second video of the...

Roadside Bomb Kills 8, Wounds 24 in Baghdad

2009/02/16 08:43:35

The attack, which police and medical officials said killed four people and wounded 11, was the secon...

Blogger Stabbed After Public Reading

2009/02/16 07:45:17

The motive was unclear for the assault, which was the first known physical attack on a prominent blo...

Court recognizes French role in deporting Jews

2009/02/16 15:15:35

PARIS (Reuters) - France's top administrative court ruled on Monday that the state was responsible f...

Israeli govt to consider Hamas prisoner swap, truce

2009/02/16 12:38:37

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is to convene his security cabinet...

Japan Minister Quits After Appearing Drunk at G7

2009/02/16 10:36:07

Japan's finance minister says he is stepping down due to health problems....

Pakistan restores sharia in Swat; U.S. missile kills 26

2009/02/16 10:25:19

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan agreed on Monday to restore strict Islamist law in the Swat ...

French, British Nuclear Submarines Collide in Atlantic

2009/02/16 09:35:15

Nuclear-armed submarines from Britain and France collided deep under the Atlantic Ocean earlier this...

First Khmer Rouge Genocide Trial Begins in Cambodia

2009/02/16 08:55:10

A notorious torture center boss went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Tuesday for its first trial...

Bomb blasts as Iraq Shi'ite rite ends with trek home

2009/02/16 08:20:37

KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - Roadside bombs killed eight Iraqis in Baghdad Monday as crowds of Shi'ite ...