Moderate 4.9 Quake Hits Western China

2009/02/14 04:21:05

The U.S. Geological Survey says a moderate earthquake registering magnitude 4.9 has struck China's f...

Pakistan: Suspected U.S. Missile Strike Kills 27

2009/02/14 04:16:19

A suspected U.S. missile strike by a drone aircraft flattened a militant hide-out in northwestern Pa...

Australian firefighters close to containing blazes

2009/02/14 02:16:54

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian firefighters are close to containing bushfires that killed at least 18...

Myanmar jails opposition MPs ahead of U.N. envoy visit

2009/02/14 01:32:39

YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar court handed 15-year jail terms to two senior opposition politicians on...

Flights Delayed After British Airways Jet Crash-Lands

2009/02/14 00:29:32

Flights resumed but delays plagued London City Airport on Saturday, a day after 71 people escaped se...

Blast at U.N. human rights office in Nepal, no injuries

2009/02/13 22:21:08

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A homemade bomb was hurled into the compound of an office of the United Nation...

BA plane's undercarriage fails on landing, 4 hurt

2009/02/13 16:18:09

LONDON (Reuters) - Passengers used emergency slides to evacuate a British Airways plane when its nos...

British Bishop Arrested for Photographing Kids on Roof

2009/02/13 11:03:43

A British bishop who was arrested for taking photographs of his children perched on a rooftop said T...

Zimbabwe's MDC says official not arrested

2009/02/14 04:19:06

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's MDC party, which has just formed a unity cabinet with President Robert...

Iraqis Find Mass Grave North of Baghdad

2009/02/14 03:13:40

An Iraqi police official says a mass grave has been found in a former Sunni insurgent stronghold nor...

Blackwater Dumps Tarnished Brand Name

2009/02/14 02:13:53

Blackwater Worldwide is still protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq, but executives at the beleaguered s...

Residents Return to Fire-Destroyed Australian Town

2009/02/14 01:08:18

Residents from Marysville, Australia, have returned to their destroyed town for the first time since...

South Korean, Philippine sailors freed by Somali pirates

2009/02/13 22:30:39

SEOUL (Reuters) - Somali pirates have released an oil tanker and its crew of 23 sailors from South K...

U.S. links Moscow help on Iran to missile shield

2009/02/13 18:23:01

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States signaled a willingness on Friday to slow plans for a...

Muslim Teacher Banned for Anti-Semitic Pamphlet

2009/02/13 11:31:51

Austria's Islamic Community says it has revoked the license of a Muslim religion teacher who alleged...