U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar, reform hopes slim

2009/01/31 00:38:04

YANGON (Reuters) - United Nations envoy to Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari arrived in the army-ruled former ...

Report: Taliban Warns U.S. About Afghan Troop Surge

2009/01/31 00:12:30

A Taliban leader warned President Obama Saturday that his plans to increase troops in Afghanistan wi...

Islamist leader wins Somali presidency

2009/01/30 22:03:52

DJIBOUTI (Reuters) - Somalia's moderate Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed won the presidency on Sa...

Hamas needs to be part of peace process: Blair

2009/01/30 17:49:05

LONDON (Reuters) - Hamas should be part of the Middle East peace process, Tony Blair, envoy to the r...

Congo children branded as witches, abducted: U.N.

2009/01/30 12:41:54

GENEVA (Reuters) - Growing numbers of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being labeled...

Beijing's Bird's Nest to be Converted into Shopping Mall

2009/01/30 10:50:33

The area around Beijing's massive Bird's Nest stadium will be turned into a shopping and entertainme...

Deaths Attributed to Australia's Scorching Heat Wave

2009/01/30 10:29:54

Southern Australia suffered Friday from a record-breaking heat wave that has threatened rural towns ...

Iraqi Translators Fear for Their Lives if IDs Are Revealed

2009/01/30 09:19:27

Iraqi translators who serve U.S. forces are worrying that their lives will be in jeopardy if their n...

Serena Williams Tops Dinara Safina for Australian Open Title

2009/01/31 00:15:18

Serena Williams routed Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3 Saturday to win the Australian Open — her 10th Grand ...

No More Street Sign Apostrophes in British City

2009/01/31 00:10:33

On the streets of Birmingham, the queen's English is now the queens English. England's second-larges...

Security Council reform talks to start in February

2009/01/30 18:08:37

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Negotiations among the world's nations on the much disputed issue of expa...

U.S. envoy warns of setbacks ahead in Mideast talks

2009/01/30 14:20:11

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy said on Friday that the new ad...

Castro Throws Punch at Obama Over Return of Gitmo

2009/01/30 11:16:59

Fidel Castro on Thursday threw his first punch at President Obama after several weeks of praise for ...

Georgia's Saakashvili names fifth PM in five years

2009/01/30 10:31:03

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili named the fifth prime minister of his fiv...

Analysis: Iceland Economy Ahead of Pack and Failing

2009/01/30 09:47:35

Nowhere is the impact of the global financial crisis more direct or more destructive than in the sma...