Elderly Japan woman slashes passers-by

2008/08/22 22:12:01

TOKYO (Reuters) - A 79-year-old woman slashed two women with a fruit knife near a crowded Tokyo rail...

Russia troops still in Georgia after pullout

2008/08/22 21:25:04

TBILISI (Reuters) - Russian soldiers stood guard at checkpoints deep inside Georgia's heartland on S...

Stolen children adopted in Australia: report

2008/08/22 21:12:52

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government is investigating a media report that 13 Indian children...

Iraq wants U.S. troops deal to expire in three years

2008/08/22 17:35:58

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq wants an agreement authorizing the continued presence of U.S. troops on its...

U.S.-led forces kill 76 Afghan civilians: ministry

2008/08/22 12:36:55

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition forces killed 76 Afghan civilians in western Afgha...

Jamaica's Bolt Scores 3rd Gold, 3rd World Record in Beijing

2008/08/22 11:44:06

Usain Bolt is now 3-for-3 in these Olympic sprints — as in three gold medals and three world record...

Aborigine Waiting for Boomerang to Come Back

2008/08/22 11:12:55

An Aboriginal leader said Friday he wants a boomerang to return to Australia more than 300 years aft...

Man Eaten in Attempt to Receive Crocodile's Blessing

2008/08/22 09:46:30

Bangladesh police say a crocodile killed and ate a 25-year-old after he waded into a pond next to a ...

Singapore on verge of hand, foot and mouth outbreak

2008/08/22 21:29:28

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is on the verge of a hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak, the Stra...

Typhoon Nuri weakens after hitting Chinese coast

2008/08/22 21:24:20

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Typhoon Nuri, which shut down much of Hong Kong for a day, was gradually weake...

Sun shines on clear Beijing with one day to go

2008/08/22 19:40:57

BEIJING (Reuters) - Olympic host city Beijing was sunny and clear on the 15th day of the Games on Sa...

Canada confirms three dead from food poisoning

2008/08/22 17:12:40

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Three people in Ontario have died in a food poisoning outbreak that m...

Abandoned Baby Kept Alive by Mother Dog, Her Puppies

2008/08/22 12:10:35

A newborn baby that was abandoned outdoors by her 14-year-old mother during the Argentina winter was...

Taliban Death Toll Climbs to 40 in Coalition Crackdown

2008/08/22 11:26:34

U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killi...

Cops Shocked to Pull Over Blind Journalist Driving Drunk

2008/08/22 09:57:15

A blind journalist received a DUI and a month’s suspended jail sentence after he got drunk and deci...