'Chilling' Nuclear Doomsday Announcement Draft Released

2008/10/03 01:57:44

A script written by the BBC and the government to be broadcast in the event of a nuclear attack has ...

U.S. envoy winds up last-ditch N.Korea nuclear talks

2008/10/02 23:47:48

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. diplomat Christopher Hill was expected to finish talks in Pyongyang on Friday...

Two Malaysians die in medical ritual

2008/10/02 22:03:44

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Two Malaysians died and one was severely injured in a ritual designed to he...

U.S. clears U.S.-based NGO to set up shop in Iran

2008/10/02 20:38:35

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has granted permission for a U.S. non-govermental organizat...

Mexico seeks to decriminalize small-time drug use

2008/10/02 18:49:53

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon, locked in a bloody battle with drug carte...

Hostel Owner's Son Held in Backpacker's Disappearance

2008/10/02 12:46:40

Police have arrested the son of a hostel owner in Croatia over the disappearance of Australian backp...

Kelly Slater One Heat Away From 9th World Surfing Title

2008/10/02 12:18:05

Kelly Slater is just one heat win away from claiming his ninth world surfing title after making a su...

U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing Bound Iraqi Prisoners

2008/10/02 11:57:50

A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of accessory to murder and was sentenced to eight ...

Philippines says finds melamine in two milk products

2008/10/03 00:00:22

MANILA (Reuters) - Two China-made milk products have been found to contain traces of melamine based ...

NATO can't be in Afghanistan forever: Canada's PM

2008/10/02 22:34:11

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has committed to pulling out Canadian troops f...

Japan to send military officers to U.N. in Sudan

2008/10/02 21:16:27

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will send two army officers to Sudan, probably this month, to take part in a...

Australian boy wreaks zoo havoc while feeding croc

2008/10/02 20:22:17

CANBERRA (Reuters) - The parents of a 7-year-old boy who broke into an Australian outback zoo and fe...

Russia spares Ukraine from gas shock despite row

2008/10/02 16:20:24

NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) - Russia agreed on Thursday to spare Ukraine from a shock rise in it...

Nine Bodies Found Dumped Near Tijuana Day Care

2008/10/02 12:28:19

Nine bodies were found Thursday in the border city of Tijuana while seven alleged Gulf cartel hit me...

Suicide bombs strike Baghdad Shi'ites at holiday

2008/10/02 12:04:30

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Suicide bombers struck Shi'ite worshippers as they gathered for prayers at two m...