Venezuela names Feb. 2 Chavez holiday

2009/02/01 23:25:04

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government, known for spur-of-the-moment decisions, on Sunday create...

Leftist forum ends in Amazon; capitalism seen dying

2009/02/01 18:50:57

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) - The world's biggest gathering of leftist activists ended on Sunday, after ...

New Iceland government promises to fight crisis

2009/02/01 16:18:58

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland named an interim center-left government on Sunday which promised to re...

Colombian Rebel Group Frees 4 Hostages

2009/02/01 09:48:30

Colombia's badly battered FARC rebels delivered three police officers and a soldier to the Internati...

17 Killed in Clashes Near Pakistan, Afghan Border

2009/02/01 08:34:24

At least 16 suspected militants and one soldier were killed in clashes in northwestern Pakistan's Sw...

Israel Threatens 'Harsh' Retaliation Over Rocket Attacks

2009/02/01 07:46:17

Gaza militants launched two rockets into southern Israel Sunday, drawing a threat of "harsh and disp...

Muslim cult boss held for blasphemy: Jakarta police

2009/02/01 07:14:46

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police were holding the head of a Muslim cult on a preliminary charge...

Suicide bomber hits foreign forces in Kabul

2009/02/01 06:55:15

KABUL (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide car bomber hit a convoy of foreign troops on the outskirts of th...

Bull-run hits moonshine-fueled Mexican town

2009/02/01 19:49:53

TLACOTALPAN, Mexico (Reuters) - Ten half-ton bulls charged down the winding colonial streets of the ...

Colombian rebels free four hostages

2009/02/01 18:40:47

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian FARC rebels freed four hostages held in jungle camps on Sunday in the f...

Wreck of Famous British Warship Found in English Channel

2009/02/01 09:55:14

Deep-sea explorers who struck it rich two years ago say they've made another big find -- the wreck o...

Sri Lankan Hospital Hit by Third Artillery Strike

2009/02/01 09:04:45

Three artillery barrages struck a hospital in Sri Lanka's chaotic war zone, slamming into its pediat...

Pope Says Euthanasia 'False Solution' to Suffering

2009/02/01 07:55:22

During his Sunday blessing, Benedict said that love can help confront pain and that "no tear, from t...

Israel vows "disproportionate" response to rockets

2009/02/01 07:23:36

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threatened on Sunday a "disproportionate re...

Kenya oil blaze kills around 100

2009/02/01 07:10:51

MOLO, Kenya (Reuters) - Rescuers combed a tanker crash site in Kenya on Sunday where around 100 peop...