Israel Sees Gaza 'Endgame' Ahead of Cease-Fire Vote

2009/01/17 01:49:54

An Israeli spokesman suggested the offensive in Gaza had nearly disabled Hamas ahead of a Saturday v...

Bin Laden son Saad left Iran, now in Pakistan: U.S.

2009/01/16 19:22:20

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's son Sa'ad, a prominent figure in the murky relationship bet...

HIV Carrier Who Tried to Spread AIDS Gets 18 Years

2009/01/16 09:56:50

An HIV-positive Australian man who tried to spread the virus sought to become his own version of the...

U.S. Signs Nuclear Cooperation Agreement With Gulf Ally

2009/01/16 08:19:23

The Bush administration signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United Arab Emirates that se...

Man Jailed For Stealing Pages From Rare Books

2009/01/16 07:50:10

A wealthy U.S. businessman with a passion for books about the Middle East was sentenced to two years...

Chavez: Castro Still Working, On Top of World Affairs

2009/01/16 05:49:37

Venezuela's presidential press office confirmed Friday that Chavez said Castro "is working, writing"...

Pirates Free Danish Cargo Ship Held for 2 Months

2009/01/16 04:15:16

A Danish shipping company says a cargo ship with a Russian crew held for more than two months by Som...

U.S. nuclear firms try to break liability logjam with India

2009/01/16 02:27:37

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Top U.S. firms have lobbied hard in India this week for a share in the country...

Herd of Elephants Trample Indian Village, 3 Dead

2009/01/17 00:50:48

A herd of nearly 150 hungry elephants rampaged through a village in India's remote northeast, trampl...

Iran said to buy high-performance metals: report

2009/01/16 15:14:09

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. security and law enforcement officials say they have new evidence of effor...

Mexican Cops Accused of Spray-Painting Teen Vandals

2009/01/16 09:42:54

Four teenagers say police in a northern Mexican town spray-painted their hair, shoes and buttocks to...

CIA Director: Search for Bin Laden 'Hideously Complex'

2009/01/16 08:04:34

Why haven't we captured bin Laden? It is one of the most common questions CIA Director Michael Hayde...

Woman Who Had Son Strangled Gets Death Sentence

2009/01/16 07:00:32

A court in central China has sentenced a woman to death for hiring someone to strangle her 9-year-ol...

Misery Mounts as Gas Dispute Stretches Into Third Week

2009/01/16 04:20:11

Russia's prime minister is proposing that European gas consumers form a consortium to buy the so-cal...

Gaza lull as Israel envoys work on Hamas offer

2009/01/16 02:43:11

GAZA (Reuters) - Israel said its Gaza offensive could be "in the final act" on Friday as it dispatch...