Bombs kill at least four in Baghdad

2009/01/12 00:35:42

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of bomb attacks in Baghdad Monday killed at least four people and wound...

Storm-hit Fiji declares state of emergency

2009/01/12 00:28:25

SUVA (Reuters) - Fiji declared a state of emergency and curfews after severe storms and flooding str...

Couple Denied Adoption Because Hubby is 'Too Fat'

2009/01/12 00:21:44

A married couple has spoken of their shock after being turned down to adopt on the grounds that one ...

13 Killed in Somali Capital Amidst Heavy Fighting

2009/01/12 00:06:11

Islamic insurgents fired mortar rounds on the presidential palace in Mogadishu....

U.S. probes European banks over Iran violations: report

2009/01/11 23:06:02

(Reuters) - A U.S. investigation into potential sanctions violations has expanded to involve nine Eu...

China to launch pre-New Year food safety campaign

2009/01/11 21:55:20

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will launch a pre-Lunar New Year crackdown on food safety, the Health Mini...

Somali Pirate's Body Washes Ashore With $153,000

2009/01/11 11:04:46

The body of a Somali pirate who drowned just after receiving a huge ransom washed onshore with $153,...

Pakistan: 40 Militants Killed in Attack

2009/01/11 09:14:03

At least 40 militants were killed and scores of others wounded as security forces repulsed an attack...

Indonesia says nearly 250 missing in ferry sinking

2009/01/12 00:31:09

PARE-PARE, Indonesia (Reuters) - Nearly 250 people remained missing after an Indonesian ferry sank i...

Israel sends army reservists into Gaza battle

2009/01/12 00:26:53

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli leaders trying to find a knockout blow against Hamas militants defying a 17...

U.S. Preparing Evacuation of 150 From Gaza

2009/01/12 00:20:37

The American State Department is arranging the evacuation of about 150 Americans and their family me...

Would-be Chinese bride, 107, seeks first husband

2009/01/11 23:27:44

BEIJING (Reuters) - A 107-year-old Chinese woman who was afraid to marry when she was young has deci...

Japan and South Korea dodge history to talk economy

2009/01/11 22:04:18

SEOUL (Reuters) - Leaders of Japan and South Korea pledged economic cooperation amid the global fina...

Costa Rican rescuers menaced by mudslides after quake

2009/01/11 19:46:54

CINCHONA, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Rescue workers with dogs were threatened by mudslides on Sunday as ...

250 Feared Dead After Ferry Sinks in Indonesia

2009/01/11 09:25:46

High tides hindered rescuers Monday as they searched for nearly 250 people missing and feared dead a...