Haiti hit by increase in kidnappings

2008/05/30 16:59:56

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti has been hit with a growing number of kidnappings this year as its ...

U.N. Gives 2,000 Tents to Displaced Foreigners in S. Africa

2008/05/30 12:22:27

The United Nations refugee agency donated 2,000 tents to help South Africa shelter foreigners displa...

4 Dead After Airplane Overshoots Honduras Runway

2008/05/30 11:32:18

A jetliner overshot a runway and raced onto a busy street in the Honduran capital on Friday, killing...

400 Teens Trash Mansion After Open Invite on Facebook

2008/05/30 11:10:26

Teenage revelers trashed a Spanish mansion worth $8.6 million — after the student host posted an op...

Official: Gunman Slays 8 Inside Yemen Mosque

2008/05/30 08:47:20

A Yemeni security official says a gunman opened fire in a mosque during Friday prayers, slaying at l...

U.N.: Burma Forcing Cyclone Victims From Camps

2008/05/30 08:00:22

Myanmar's military government is removing cyclone victims from refugee camps and dumping them near t...

111 Nations Formally Adopt Treaty to Ban Cluster Bombs

2008/05/30 07:49:58

Diplomats from 111 nations have formally adopted a landmark treaty banning cluster bombs....

Olmert to Meet With Abbas Before U.S. Trip

2008/05/30 07:37:37

Since the pair met May 5, new allegations against Ehud Olmert have led his top Cabinet deputy and ma...

Marine in Iraq Pulled From Duty Over Christian Coins

2008/05/30 12:55:29

A U.S. Marine handed out coins promoting Christianity to Muslims in the former insurgent stronghold ...

Businessman to 'Rain' Money From Plane in Book Stunt

2008/05/30 11:49:31

An Indonesian businessman plans to throw $10,700 out of an airplane over the Indonesian capital this...

Powerful Quake Leaves Iceland Residents Homeless

2008/05/30 11:29:03

Residents of southwest Iceland cleaned up Friday after a powerful earthquake left some homes uninhab...

Tropical Storm Alma Slams Nicaragua, Weakens

2008/05/30 10:25:28

Tropical Storm Alma weakened to a tropical depression Friday after slamming into Nicaragua's coast t...

Caste Riots Leave 43 Dead in India

2008/05/30 08:44:35

Two people were killed Friday in caste riots in northern and western India, putting the death toll a...

Blair Launches Foundation to End Religious Conflict

2008/05/30 07:57:45

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday that leaders in an interdependent world must wo...

S. Korean Opposition Tries to Block U.S. Beef Imports

2008/05/30 07:42:11

South Korea's political opposition asked the Constitutional Court on Friday to block U.S. beef from ...