Mauritania says 12 held by al Qaeda were decapitated

2008/09/20 13:56:52

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Twelve Mauritanian soldiers who were abducted in an attack on their patrol cl...

South Africa's Mbeki quits after ANC withdraws support

2008/09/20 13:26:39

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Thabo Mbeki on Saturday accepted a demand from his ...

Rape 'Victim' Sends Accused Love Letters in Prison

2008/09/20 09:55:37

A Winnipeg man awaiting trial for rape has had all charges dropped after the alleged victim admitted...

At Least 60 Dead in Huge Blast at Pakistan Hotel

2008/09/20 04:43:05

A huge truck bomb devastated the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Saturday, killing at least 60 ...

China orders checks, recalls as milk scandal widens

2008/09/19 22:06:00

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China ordered widespread checks on dairy products and a recall of tainted items...

Russia says NATO provoked Georgia conflict

2008/09/19 17:17:07

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday accused NATO of provoking the conflic...

North Korea backing away from nuclear deal

2008/09/19 16:21:07

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it was working on restarting its nuclear plant and dism...

Yemen vows to find those behind U.S. embassy attack

2008/09/19 13:16:18

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has promised that authorities will bring to j...

Israel's Olmert to start handover to Livni

2008/09/20 13:51:12

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A date for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's resignation has yet to be set ...

South African President to Resign Under Party Pressure

2008/09/20 11:35:00

South Africa's ruling party called on President Thabo Mbeki to resign and it said he agreed to the r...

16 Dead, 220,000 Stranded in Flooding in Eastern India

2008/09/20 09:49:31

Monsoon flooding has killed at least 16 people and left more than 220,000 marooned in villages in ea...

S.Africa's ANC still meeting, no Mbeki decision

2008/09/19 23:08:19

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC discussed the future of President Thabo Mbeki on ...

Zimbabwe parties fail to break talks deadlock: MDC

2008/09/19 17:18:14

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change faile...

Major powers end Iran talks with no firm plan

2008/09/19 16:37:24

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major powers haggled on Friday over a fourth round of U.N. sanctions against ...

U.S. sees threat from Afghan-Pakistan border area

2008/09/19 15:41:09

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan is not yet equipped to combat the militant threat emanating from the...