Song and dance as China pandas take off for Taiwan

2008/12/23 00:42:28

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - A pair of giant pandas took off from China's fog-shrouded mountains of Si...

U.S. military chief urges India, Pakistan work together

2008/12/23 00:14:04

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer has sought to defuse tensions between Pakistan a...

East Timor seen still on brink of anarchy

2008/12/22 22:16:36

CANBERRA (Reuters) - East Timor remains on the brink of anarchy and could easily slide back into the...

China quake ruins cleared, but school anger unbowed

2008/12/22 18:10:05

JUYUAN, China (Reuters) - The morning before China's vast earthquake killed Kang Ergui's son, the fa...

Doctors aid group lists top 10 humanitarian crises

2008/12/22 16:27:15

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Doctors Without Borders issued a top 10 list of humanitarian crises on Monday t...

Big Winners Share $3 Billion Lotto Jackpot

2008/12/22 11:42:48

Lucky Spaniards shared a $3.23 billion jackpot Monday as part of a Christmas lottery billed as one o...

Official: Mugabe 'a Mad Dictator' Who Won't Share Power

2008/12/22 10:24:36

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe "has lost all sense of reality" and has "become a mad dictator," ...

Japan Wanted U.S. to Use Nukes Against China in '65

2008/12/22 07:59:29

Japan's longest-serving prime minister — a Nobel Peace laureate — asked the U.S. in 1965 to deploy...

173 Rescued From World's Tallest Observation Wheel

2008/12/23 00:20:33

The passengers -- who reported that the air conditioning was temporarily cut off -- were trapped for...

Japan emperor turns 75, frets over economy, health

2008/12/23 00:03:13

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Emperor Akihito, who turned 75 on Tuesday and is nearing his 20th annivers...

Drug gang violence surges in Honduras: study

2008/12/22 20:13:54

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Mexican drug gang violence is spilling over into neighboring Honduras, drivi...

Decapitated soldiers new blow to Mexico in drug war

2008/12/22 16:32:07

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon vowed on Monday not to back down from the ...

Hamas says open to new truce in Gaza

2008/12/22 16:17:45

GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinians in Gaza observed a 24-hour halt to rocket fire against Israel at the r...

'Merchant of Death' Fights U.S. Extradition in Thai Court

2008/12/22 11:09:56

An alleged arms dealer nicknamed the 'Merchant of Death' fought extradition to the U.S. to face terr...

Russia Supplies Iran With Surface-to-Air Missiles

2008/12/22 08:48:31

Russia's arms export agency is supplying Iran with surface-to-air missiles, which the U.S. and Israe...