Kim Jong Il May Tap Youngest Son as Successor

2009/01/15 09:56:19

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has named his youngest son to succeed him as head of the Stalinist n...

Flying Mix-Up Lands Shocked Australian Tourists in Jail

2009/01/15 09:35:48

An ill-fated sightseeing adventure has landed five shocked middle-aged Australians in prison in Indo...

Chinese Cops Rescue 5 Kids Kidnapped to Be Sold

2009/01/15 08:32:02

After a sweep spanning seven provinces and on a special order from Beijing, Chinese police have arre...

Top Afghan Army General Killed in Chopper Crash

2009/01/15 05:12:36

The defense ministry says a top Afghan army general has been killed in a helicopter crash in western...

Putin Proposes That Europe Pay to Push Gas West

2009/01/15 02:10:09

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

Rio police show new face in battle-hardened slums

2009/01/15 01:50:50

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Bouncing a small boy on her knee and listening attentively to residents' ...

South Korea nuclear envoys go to tough-talking North

2009/01/15 01:08:21

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean nuclear envoys left on a rare visit to North Korea Thursday aimed at ...

U.N. Charts New Course in Pirate Fight

2009/01/15 00:57:18

Twenty-four nations pledged Wednesday at a U.S.-led meeting to better coordinate their efforts again...

Venezuela Solicits Bids From Big Oil Companies

2009/01/15 09:50:46

Squeezed by slumping crude prices, Venezuela is reaching out to the multinational oil companies it o...

U.N. Says 'Warming Relationship' Between Congo, Rwanda

2009/01/15 09:21:56

Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria, cautioned that "much remains to be done," but he...

Vatican Offers Glimpse Into Secret Confession Tribunal

2009/01/15 08:23:30

One of the Vatican's most secrecy shrouded tribunals, which handles confessions of sins so grave onl...

Pakistan Official: 124 Arrested in Post-Mumbai Crackdown

2009/01/15 03:47:10

Pakistan has arrested more than 100 people in a crackdown on groups allegedly linked to the Mumbai a...

Israeli army shells Gaza despite ceasefire progress

2009/01/15 02:07:27

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli tanks and artillery pounded the city of Gaza on Thursday in the most relent...

Gloomy EU frets over gas supply resumption

2009/01/15 01:41:39

MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - European states saw little prospect of renewed gas supplies from Russia on T...

Hamas Leader Killed in Israeli Air Strike

2009/01/15 01:05:55

Hamas interior minister Saeed Seyyam has been killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip, Ham...