South Korea "seeks to pay" North to return abductees

2008/12/29 21:07:27

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has been drawing up plans to buy the release of more than 1,000 of its...

Cubans line up to apply for Spanish citizenship

2008/12/29 16:14:23

HAVANA (Reuters) - Hundreds of Cubans lined up outside the Spanish Embassy in Havana on Monday on th...

U.S. Nabs $100 Mil in Drugs on Mideast 'Hash Highway'

2008/12/29 11:12:58

The U.S. Navy says it has seized more than 20 tons of drugs worth about $100 million along a 'hash h...

Iraq, Britain hope to seal troop deal by year end

2008/12/29 10:43:43

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Britain and Iraq have yet to finalize a deal permitting 4,100 British troops to ...

300 Feared Dead After Jumping From Rickety Boat

2008/12/29 08:50:36

More than 300 illegal immigrants were missing and feared drowned after they jumped from a rickety bo...

Seven Bodies Recovered at Canada Avalanche Site

2008/12/29 08:25:57

Search teams recovered the bodies of seven snowmobilers Monday, a day after they were swept away by ...

Israel At 'War to the Bitter End,' Strikes Key Hamas Sites

2008/12/29 08:04:25

Israel's defense minister said Monday the country is engaged in a 'war to the bitter end' against Ha...

Somalia's President Quits After 4 Years in Power

2008/12/29 04:29:09

The president of Somalia's U.N.-backed government resigned Monday, saying he had lost control of the...

China's great migration wrenched back by crisis

2008/12/29 18:53:31

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - The biggest migration in human history has gone into reverse.

Hubby: Men Who Slept With My Wife, Get HIV Test

2008/12/29 11:55:46

A Canadian man is urging others who may have slept with his Thai stripper ex-wife to get tested or t...

Russian Professor Predicts Fall of U.S. in 2010

2008/12/29 11:06:47

For a decade, Russian academic Igor Panarin has been predicting the U.S. will fall apart in 2010. No...

Iranian Clerics Register Volunteers to Fight Israel

2008/12/29 10:25:08

Powerful Iranian clerics are registering thousands of volunteers to fight against Israel in response...

Man Charged for Locking Nurse in Trunk for 10 Days

2008/12/29 08:35:13

Scottish police charged 35-year-old Justice Ngema with attempted murder after he allegedly locked a ...

Pakistan: We Need to 'Avoid Conflict' With India

2008/12/29 08:14:36

Pakistan's army chief said his country needed to 'avoid conflict' with India, even as the army sent ...

African Union Suspends Guinea Following Coup

2008/12/29 04:36:09

The African Union suspended Guinea on Monday after a coup in the West African nation....