Rare Images Emerge of Sri Lankans Trapped in Civil War

2009/02/02 11:25:26

The photographs and video footage of scores of dead and wounded, which were handed to The Associated...

India and U.N. Nuclear Agency Sign Inspections Deal

2009/02/02 10:46:36

The International Atomic Energy Agency's so-called safeguards agreement is meant to allow monitors o...

Heaviest Snow in 18 Years Brings Much of Europe to a Halt

2009/02/02 09:28:35

Flights at London's airports were decimated, with both of Heathrow's runways shut, Luton and London ...

Dalai Lama Hospitalized With Pinched Nerve

2009/02/02 08:01:28

The 73-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader has had a number of health problems in recent months, which...

3 Accused of Setting Fire to Indian Immigrant in Italy

2009/02/02 00:48:31

The attack on the 35-year-old man in Nettuno sparked outrage in Italy and fueled a debate on attitud...

Gunmen Kidnap American U.N. Official in Pakistan

2009/02/02 00:20:59

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry called the abduction a "dastardly terrorist act," but it was not clear w...

Kenya mourns, frets over 131 dead in disasters

2009/02/02 00:17:33

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya began a week of mourning on Monday for at least 131 people who died in a p...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi meets U.N. envoy

2009/02/01 23:36:05

YANGON (Reuters) - Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met United Nations special en...

Hostages Held by Somali Pirates Feared for Their Lives

2009/02/02 10:52:06

A Scottish man aboard a ship taken over by Somali pirates kept a secret computer diary and took phot...

Pirates Could Release Ukrainian Ship Within Days

2009/02/02 10:46:06

Negotiations between Somali pirates and the owners of the MV Faina are in contact and are expected t...

Iraqi Officials Still Collecting Election Ballots

2009/02/02 08:07:19

An Iraqi electoral commission official says it could take two to three days to count all the ballots...

Hamas: Iran Played 'Big Role' in Gaza Fight

2009/02/02 05:47:18

Iran played a "big role" in helping the Palestinian Hamas during Israel's recent offensive in the Ga...

5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Central Peru

2009/02/02 00:42:10

Witnesses in Lima told Reuters they felt buildings shake, but there were no immediate reports of inj...

Kazakhstan to nationalize top banks as crisis bites

2009/02/02 00:19:24

ASTANA (Reuters) - Kazakhstan announced plans on Monday to effectively nationalize two of its leadin...

UNHCR official kidnapped in Pakistan: police

2009/02/01 23:55:10

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted a foreign official of the U.N. refugee agency on Monday...