Nervy investors spur rush at Swiss gold refiners

2008/12/16 20:56:40

MENDRISIO/ZURICH, Switzerland (Reuters) - Sealed off by grey concrete walls and barbed wire, the wor...

North Korea presents more "evidence" of recovered Kim

2008/12/16 20:37:27

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea stepped up its campaign to prove leader Kim Jong-il is well and in con...

Some 30 Russian tourists die in Israel bus crash

2008/12/16 16:09:35

EILAT, Israel (Reuters) - A bus full of Russian tourists veered off a desert road in Israel and plun...

Iraqi Doctor Convicted in London, Glasgow Bombings

2008/12/16 10:12:47

An Iraqi doctor who claimed he intended only to frighten Britons was convicted Tuesday of conspiracy...

Boy Freed From Airtight Bank Safe

2008/12/16 07:57:46

An 8-year-old boy was freed Sunday after being trapped in an airtight bank safe in Istanbul, Turkey....

Chavez Says Shoe Toss at Bush Is Funny, Courageous

2008/12/16 06:44:15

Muntadhar al-Zeidi, a 28-year-old unmarried Shiite, came to hate both the U.S. military occupation a...

U.S. General Tells Hidden Story of 9-11 Mastermind

2008/12/16 05:41:03

The soldiers who guard Khalid Sheikh Mohammed say he is a calculating man, a monster in a monk's hab...

Rebels Kidnap U.N. Envoy in Niger

2008/12/16 04:48:06

Tuareg rebels claim they have kidnapped a Canadian United Nations envoy to Niger....

South Korean actress avoids jail for adultery

2008/12/16 20:55:50

ILSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Wednesday handed out a suspended prison sente...

Emerging SE Asia haunted by culture of corruption

2008/12/16 18:22:40

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - To understand the challenge faced by emerging southeast Asian economies strugg...

Plane Carrying 11 Missing En Route to New York

2008/12/16 10:46:57

Authorities were searching near the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday for a plane that disappeared...

Explosives Found, Defused in Paris Department Store

2008/12/16 10:05:42

Police acting on a warning Tuesday found a bundle of dynamite inside a Paris department store at the...

Indonesia Axes Plans to Implant Microchips in AIDS Patients

2008/12/16 07:36:22

An Indonesian province beleaguered by a spiraling HIV infection rate scrapped plans to implant micro...

Brazil Floods, Mudslides Kill Nearly 130

2008/12/16 06:32:07

Hungry survivors looted supermarkets and emergency crews tried to get aid to nearly 80,000 people dr...

U.N. Votes to Authorize Land Attacks on Pirate Bases

2008/12/16 05:13:14

Somali pirates seized an Indonesian tugboat on Tuesday operated by the French oil company Total off ...