Taliban urge world to block Afghan executions

2008/11/13 05:57:22

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban, notorious for summary public executions, urged the United N...

Italy losing confidence in Berlusconi, poll says

2008/11/13 04:56:14

ROME (Reuters) - Confidence in Silvio Berlusconi has slipped from the high levels seen early in his ...

NATO checks Ukraine progress amid Russia objections

2008/11/13 03:17:08

TALLINN (Reuters) - NATO, meeting on Russia's doorstep, held talks with Ukraine Friday to assess its...

Angola Mobilizes Troops to Aid Congo Conflict

2008/11/12 11:46:07

Angola announced Wednesday it is mobilizing troops to send to neighboring Congo, heightening fears t...

Pirates Hijack Turkish Chemical Tanker Off Yemen Coast

2008/11/12 10:57:57

Turkish maritime officials say pirates have commandeered a Turkish chemical tanker off the coast of ...

Russian, British Ships Thwart Somali Pirate Attack

2008/11/12 10:07:39

The Russian navy says Russian and British ships have repelled a pirate attack off Somalia in the Gul...

Iraqi soldier kills two U.S. troops: police

2008/11/12 09:12:05

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi soldier shot dead at least two U.S. troops on Wednesday at a joint secu...

Target Israel? Iran Tests New Long-Range Missile

2008/11/12 09:02:02

Iran successfully test fired a new, more accurate surface-to-surface missile, the country's defense ...

East Congo war brings hunger to breadbasket

2008/11/13 05:44:55

GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - Fighting in eastern Congo has turned a breadbasket into a hunger zone where ...

Isolated North Korea tightens borders

2008/11/13 03:31:01

PYONGYANG (Reuters) - North Korea looked to be further isolating itself, with reports on Thursday it...

Taiwan ex-president on hunger strike over arrest

2008/11/13 00:23:15

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian has gone on a hunger strike to protest aga...

As Violence Drops, Fate of Mosul Still Hangs in Balance

2008/11/12 11:26:30

Five years after the U.S.-led invasion and following a significant drop in violence nationwide over ...

Orthodox Rule Ends as Jerusalem Elects Secular Mayor

2008/11/12 10:16:56

Residents of Jerusalem chose a secular businessman to lead one of the world's most revered and compl...

Nuclear disclosures politically motivated: Syria

2008/11/12 09:15:35

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem dismissed as politically motivated on ...

Tourist Fined for McDonald's Attack Over Breakfast Menu

2008/11/12 09:05:10

A Scottish tourist who flew into a rage and threw an EFTPOS (credit card) machine at a McDonald's ma...