Power vacuum as Ethiopian troops leave Mogadishu

2009/01/15 00:52:14

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Ethiopian troops supporting Somalia's government withdrew completely from Moga...

Improbably Divine: 11 Unlikely Religious Artifacts

2009/01/15 00:20:54

A cut of meat found in Nigeria seems to depict the name of the Prophet Muhammad and has diners flock...

Three Red Cross personnel kidnapped in Philippines

2009/01/14 23:23:32

MANILA (Reuters) - Three Red Cross workers, including an Italian and a Swiss national, were kidnappe...

Morocco tackles painful role in Spain's past

2009/01/14 19:39:10

NADOR, Morocco (Reuters) - Slimane Betmaki smiles at the memory of the terror he inflicted on Spanis...

Accused in Murder of British Coed Tries to Block Novel

2009/01/14 11:56:11

An American student accused of killing her British roommate in Italy is taking legal action to block...

Latvia Police Clash With Rioters in Recession Protests

2009/01/14 10:53:08

Latvia's president said Wednesday authorities have lost touch with voters in the Baltic state, after...

Czech Sculptor's $500,000 EU Art Uncovered as Hoax

2009/01/14 09:19:48

Czech artist David Cerny admits $500,000 art project supposedly containing 27 art entries from aroun...

Venezuela, Bolivia Break Diplomacy With Israel Over Gaza

2009/01/14 08:55:37

The decision by President Hugo Chavez's socialist government comes about a week after it expelled th...

Baby Slashed by Angry Family Maid

2009/01/15 00:49:45

A 20-month-old Shanghai girl was recovering Thursday after her family's maid, angry at her employers...

Pakistan arrests over a dozen militants in Karachi

2009/01/14 23:52:21

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistani police arrested more than a dozen Islamist militants in the southern c...

Bin Laden urges jihad, slams Arab leaders over Gaza

2009/01/14 20:43:13

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden called on Muslims to rise in a jihad (holy struggl...

Sudan detains opposition leader after Bashir remarks

2009/01/14 18:14:45

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese security agents arrested an influential opposition leader late Wednesd...

German Coffee Chain Cancels Ad With Nazi Slogan

2009/01/14 11:38:09

A German chain of coffee shops has stopped an ad campaign that featured an ancient slogan co-opted b...

German Cops Rip Down Israeli Flag in Gaza Protest

2009/01/14 10:15:34

People in Duisburg, Germany, and across the world, are angry after police admitted to removing an Is...

U.N. Agency That Runs Gaza School Is Tied to Terrorists

2009/01/14 09:13:11

The U.N. agency that administers a school in Gaza where dozens of civilians were killed by Israeli m...