Iraq asks creditors to cancel crippling debts

2008/05/29 20:32:23

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Iraq pressed its creditors to cancel about $60 billion in debts at an internat...

Pressure grows on Olmert to step aside

2008/05/29 20:04:01

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's foreign minister deepened the uncertainty over Prime Minister Ehud Ol...

Canada's aboriginals slam "third-world" conditions

2008/05/29 17:05:00

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada cares less and less about the "third-world" living conditions faced by ma...

British Army Helicopter Crash Kills 1

2008/05/29 12:54:27

At least one man was killed and one injured when an army helicopter crashed on Thursday in southwest...

Kenyan Official: Somali Pirates Hijack 2 More Boats

2008/05/29 12:03:25

Somali pirates have hijacked two more boats in the Gulf of Aden, bringing the total number of ships ...

Britain Launches Graphic Knife Danger Ad Campaign

2008/05/29 11:46:20

Britain's government has begun a campaign of graphic Internet advertisements aimed at warning young ...

Iceland Rocked by 6.2-Magnitude Earthquake

2008/05/29 11:19:56

A strong earthquake shook southern Iceland on Thursday, injuring at least 15 people as it rocked bui...

Chertoff: Hezbollah Makes Al Qaeda Look 'Minor League'

2008/05/29 11:01:09

Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff warned Thursday that the radical Islamic group Hezbollah "m...

Years after slaughter, Peru opens giant burial pit

2008/05/29 20:31:35

PUTIS, Peru (Reuters) - Forensic scientists pulled human skeletons from the biggest known mass grave...

U.N. council to tackle Sudan, Somalia on Africa trip

2008/05/29 18:59:14

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council plans to push hard for lasting peace in Sudan a...

Earthquake rocks Iceland damaging buildings

2008/05/29 14:50:36

SELFOSS, Iceland (Reuters) - A strong earthquake rocked Iceland on Thursday, damaging roads and buil...

Second Israeli Minister Pressures PM Olmert to Resign

2008/05/29 12:08:31

Israel's popular foreign minister said Thursday that the ruling party must prepare to replace Prime ...

Chavez Revamps Intelligence With 4 New Spy Agencies

2008/05/29 11:59:48

President Hugo Chavez is revamping his intelligence agencies to counter what he calls U.S. attempts ...

Turkish Court Rules Gay Group Violates Public Morality

2008/05/29 11:36:17

A Turkish court on Thursday ordered the closure of a gay association that it ruled was violating pub...

Israel to Deport Woman After Suspected Missionary Activities

2008/05/29 11:10:10

Israeli authorities have ordered the deportation of a German student who claims she is a victim of g...