Court Adds 14 Years to Comedian's Jail Sentence in Burma

2008/11/27 00:16:57

A court inside Burma's notorious Insein prison sentenced a comedian who has criticized the governmen...

South Korea seeks talks with North on border closing

2008/11/26 22:20:03

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea proposed on Thursday direct talks with North Korea on its decision to ...

U.N. council clears way for EU mission in Kosovo

2008/11/26 19:22:11

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council cleared the way on Wednesday for a European Uni...

1 Dead in Indonesia After 16 Elephants Storm Village

2008/11/26 11:56:22

A man was trampled to death and a home destroyed after 16 wild elephants rampaged through a village ...

Rocket Hits NATO Truck Depot in Pakistan

2008/11/26 11:19:38

Suspected militants fired a rocket Wednesday that hit a terminal for trucks carrying supplies to NAT...

Britain to Host G-20 Meeting in April

2008/11/26 10:40:06

Leaders of 20 of the world's industrialized and emerging economies will meet in London in April to c...

Wave of Terror Attacks Strikes India's Mumbai

2008/11/26 08:53:38

Several sites in Mumbai, India's financial capital, were hit Wednesday night by a wave of terror att...

Malaysian Leader: Yoga for Muslims OK Without Chants

2008/11/26 08:07:52

Malaysia's leader assured Muslims on Wednesday they can perform yoga if they do not chant religious ...

4 Killed in Blast Near U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan

2008/11/27 00:07:45

A homicide car bomber targeting an American convoy exploded about 200 yards outside the U.S. Embassy...

Laos still paying the price of Vietnam war

2008/11/26 19:39:45

XIENG KHOUANG, Laos (Reuters) - Imagine growing up in a country where the equivalent of a B52 planel...

Sudan government breaks Darfur ceasefire: U.N.'s Ban

2008/11/26 19:19:52

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday he was disappointed ...

21 Killed While Collecting Gas From Overturned Tanker

2008/11/26 11:44:07

At least 21 people have been killed in Ghana after a tanker carrying gasoline overturned on a highwa...

American Pedophile Arrested by Israeli Police

2008/11/26 11:00:30

Police said they have arrested a convicted American pedophile who has been hiding in Israel for eigh...

Iran: Country Running 5,000 Uranium Centrifuges

2008/11/26 09:40:36

Iran's nuclear chief says Iran now has more than 5,000 centrifuges operating at its uranium enrichme...

Transcript: Joran van der Sloot 'On the Record' Interview Fallout

2008/11/26 08:49:12

Joran van der Sloot's attorney and father and Natalee Holloway's mother react to the 'confession' he...