WITNESS: Kandahar by Humvee

2008/08/20 19:56:40

Jon Hemming has been Reuters chief correspondent in Afghanistan for just over a year and traveling, ...

Usain Bolt Breaks World Record in 200-Meter Dash

2008/08/20 12:59:07

Usain Bolt of Jamaica breaks world record by winning the 200 meters in 19.30 seconds....

86-Year-Old Former Nazi Eligible for Extradition, Murder

2008/08/20 10:53:22

An Austrlian judge ordered an 86-year-old accused former Nazi to be eligible for extradition and cha...

India Drug Testing Probed After 49 Babies Die

2008/08/20 10:02:00

Forty-nine babies have died in drug tests at one of India’s top hospitals, raising concerns that et...

Serbia Wants Fugitive College Student to Return to U.S.

2008/08/20 09:44:46

Serbian authorities are reportedly attempting to persuade Miladin Kovacevic, a former US college stu...

South African Amputee Makes Olympic History

2008/08/20 09:18:46

Natalie du Toit, a world-class swimmer who lost her leg in a motorcycle accident, made Olympic histo...

U.N. Poverty Agency in $90 Million Spending Boondoggle

2008/08/20 08:35:41

The United Nations Development Program, the U.N.'s anti-poverty agency, which ignored its own financ...

N. Korea Vows to Boost 'War Deterrent'

2008/08/20 06:33:59

North Korea stepped up criticism of ongoing U.S.-South Korea military exercises, warning Wednesday t...

Palestinians shoot back at Israelis -- with cameras

2008/08/20 19:14:24

SUSIA, West Bank (Reuters) - In the stony hills south of Hebron, Palestinian shepherds complain of f...

British Man in Coma After Mob Beats Him for Cigarette

2008/08/20 11:40:13

A 25-year-old British man is in a coma after three men savagely beat him and left him for dead Satur...

Man Jailed for Snapping Pic of Cops Ignoring Street Sign

2008/08/20 10:43:47

A British man was jailed for five hours after he photographed a cop reversing the wrong way up a one...

Sudanese President Declares Darfur Genocide 'Nonexistent'

2008/08/20 09:50:47

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is claiming that the genocide claims for which he is indicted are ...

Ukrainian Silver Medalist Under Investigation for Doping

2008/08/20 09:21:07

Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine could be stripped of her silver medal and banned for life after a positi...

Wild Monkey Leads Cops on Chase During Tokyo Commute

2008/08/20 08:58:16

A primate created a bit of monkey business Wednesday at a busy train station in Tokyo during the mor...

Bhutto's Widower Backed for Pakistan President

2008/08/20 07:48:01

A major opposition party on Wednesday backed Benazir Bhutto's widower to become Pakistan's president...