U.K. Couple Wed Strapped to Planes 1,000 Ft. Above Ground

2008/08/05 07:45:58

It was Katie and Darren's wedding day and they were in the clouds — strapped to the top of biplanes...

Leader of U.S.-Allied Sunni Group Killed in Iraq

2008/08/05 06:04:45

Gunmen killed a senior leader of a U.S.-allied Sunni group and six of his guards in an ambush south ...

Support and Protect: Female Cops Get Bullet-Proof Bras

2008/08/05 04:26:45

Bulletproof bras are being issued to about 3,000 female members of the country’s police force, and,...

U.S.: Iran Response to Nuke Incentives Unacceptable

2008/08/05 03:58:48

Iran's response to an incentives package aimed at defusing a dispute over its nuclear program is una...

Olmert, Abbas to Meet Wednesday in Jerusalem

2008/08/05 03:39:06

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet Wednesday in Je...

Czechs Plan to Deploy More Troops in Afghanistan

2008/08/05 01:52:55

The Czech Defense Ministry says it plans to increase the number of its troops in Afghanistan by abou...

Gulf Arabs risk heart attacks in Olympics: expert

2008/08/05 01:47:06

DUBAI (Reuters) - A top cardiologist has warned television viewers in the United Arab Emirates to tr...

Thousands of S. Koreans Water-Bombed in Bush Protest

2008/08/05 01:38:09

Police fired water cannons at thousands of protesters Tuesday as President Bush got a volatile recep...

6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits China's Sichuan Province

2008/08/05 06:51:34

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.0 earthquake has hit China's Sichuan province that was devastate...

Report: Muslim Woman in Arranged Marriage Claims Abuse

2008/08/05 04:26:45

Young Pakistani woman says she was beaten daily and treated like a slave by her new family after she...

Activists Pressure Saudi Arabia to End Child Marriages

2008/08/05 04:07:39

After a recent spate of marriages involving the very young reported in the media and by Saudi human ...

Canada Bus Beheading Suspect: 'Kill Me'

2008/08/05 03:49:53

Chinese immigrant accused of stabbing, beheading and cannibalizing another man on a Greyhound bus in...

Sudan Names New Darfur Investigator

2008/08/05 02:38:26

State radio says Sudan has appointed a new prosecutor to investigate crimes in Darfur....

Last Survivor of K2 Avalanche Reaches Base Camp

2008/08/05 01:48:41

After a painful descent on frostbitten feet, the last survivor of the mountaineering disaster that k...

Air Quality a Challenge for U.S. Athletes in China

2008/08/05 01:43:00

As top U.S. athletes make China their home for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, concerns arise over the po...