U.S. Commander: Mosul Attacks Down 85 Percent

2008/05/21 03:24:16

Number of daily attacks in Mosul has dropped at least 85 percent since U.S.-Iraqi forces began an of...

India Liquor Tainted With Chemicals Kills 156

2008/05/21 02:08:31

Locally brewed liquor apparently tainted with lethal chemicals continued to kill in southern India, ...

Somali gunmen kidnap two Italian aid workers: officials

2008/05/21 00:52:04

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali gunmen kidnapped two Italian aid workers on Wednesday in the latest abd...

States vie for seats on disputed UN rights body

2008/05/21 00:21:40

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Sri Lanka, Bahrain and Gabon are among states vying for 15 seats on the U...

Australian says he's not guilty of Nazi war crimes

2008/05/21 00:17:07

CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian citizen accused of Nazi warcrimes in Hungary in 1944 has appeared...

Rival Lebanese reach deal to end crisis

2008/05/20 23:50:31

DOHA (Reuters) - Rival Lebanese leaders reached a deal on Wednesday to end 18 months of political co...

Growing danger of coup in Zimbabwe: think tank

2008/05/20 17:23:41

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - There is a growing danger of a coup by military hardliners in Zimbabwe to p...

U.N. Continues to Pressure Burma on Allowing Aid

2008/05/20 11:40:20

U.N.'s top humanitarian official made fresh pleas to Burma's military government Tuesday to allow in...

Mob in Kenya Burns to Death 11 People for Witchcraft

2008/05/21 03:14:26

Group of up to 300 men have burned to death 11 people suspected of being witches and wizards in west...

Israel, Syria Confirm Indirect Peace Talks

2008/05/21 01:55:35

Israel and Syria announced the resumption of peace talks after eight-years Wednesday, saying they ha...

U.N.'s Ban heads for Asia on Myanmar aid mission

2008/05/21 00:45:55

YANGON (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon headed to southeast Asia on Wednesday on a mission to secu...

Radio Liberty says Kazakhstan blocking its website

2008/05/21 00:18:21

ALMATY (Reuters) - Prague-based Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has accused Kazakhstan of blocking a...

Georgia votes, opposition poised to cry foul

2008/05/20 23:56:26

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgians voted in a parliamentary election on Wednesday that the West says will...

Iconic hotel survives Afghanistan's bitter history

2008/05/20 19:14:03

KABUL (Reuters) - On the western edge of Kabul, in the saddle between two hills, stands a flaking mo...

Iraqi Troops Seize Control of Baghdad's Sadr City

2008/05/20 12:57:11

An Iraqi military spokesman says Iraqi troops have moved into Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold of...