Sharif back in Mogadishu as death toll hits 16,210

2008/12/10 19:27:28

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's moderate Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed returned to Mogadishu f...

U.S., NATO seek less dependence on supply routes

2008/12/10 17:33:44

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and NATO, hit by an upswing in attacks on Afghan-bound supp...

Mumbai Gunman to Be Charged With 'Waging War'

2008/12/10 11:35:41

The lone surviving gunman of the Mumbai terror attacks will be charged on 12 counts — including wag...

Russia's Putin Creates Anti-Crisis Body

2008/12/10 10:57:19

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced plans Wednesday to set up a new anti-crisis body and...

Pilots Outraged by Release of Fatal Accident Recordings

2008/12/10 09:53:12

International regulators must ban the public release of cockpit voice recordings from fatal accident...

U.S. Requests U.N. Authorization to Hunt Somali Pirates

2008/12/10 09:22:33

The United States sought international authorization Wednesday to hunt Somali pirates on land with t...

Report: Teachers Beat Kids at British Koran Classes

2008/12/10 08:48:14

Muslim children are being beaten and abused regularly by teachers at some British madrassas — Islam...

Gruesome Pics Capture Python Attacking Chicken Coop

2008/12/10 08:22:12

An Australian woman submitted stunning photographs of a python killing and eating a chicken in her C...

Pakistan's Lashkar arrests met with Indian mistrust

2008/12/10 19:07:11

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday the arrest of two men named by India as planne...

Greece hit by 5th day of violence

2008/12/10 16:20:10

ATHENS (Reuters) - Riots erupted for a fifth day and strikes paralyzed Greece on Wednesday, as unres...

Actor Portraying Suicide Slits Own Throat in Prop Mix-Up

2008/12/10 11:13:44

An actor portraying a suicide bid in an Austrian play accidentally slashed his own throat on-stage f...

U.S. spies on Israel nukes, govt: official history

2008/12/10 10:45:57

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States routinely spies on Israel to try to gather information on it...

Third Mumbai Terrorist Suspect Placed Under House Arrest

2008/12/10 09:48:20

A senior U.S. defense official says another Mumbai terrorist suspect has been placed under house arr...

Police Machine Gun Sent to Grandma in Postal Mix-Up

2008/12/10 09:04:25

A grandmother in Britain has told of her terror at opening a parcel she had been expecting - only to...

6 Afghan Police Killed in Mistaken U.S. Strike

2008/12/10 08:25:33

U.S. Special Forces killed six Afghan police and wounded 13 early Wednesday in a case of mistaken id...