Colombia rejects Venezuela border incursion charge

2008/05/18 21:12:43

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian authorities on Sunday rejected charges from Venezuela that their troops...

Under wraps, prostitution rife in north Afghanistan

2008/05/18 19:11:56

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - When 19-year-old Fatima returned to her home in northern Afg...

AU optimistic on Chad-Sudan relations after talks

2008/05/18 15:57:41

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The new head of the African Union said on Sunday he was optimistic tensions bet...

Homicide Bomber Kills 4 and Wounds 8 in Afghanistan

2008/05/18 12:08:08

A police chief says a homicide bomber killed four civilians and wounded three more along with five p...

Afghan Man Denies Insulting Islam; Appeals Sentence

2008/05/18 11:09:45

An Afghan journalism student sentenced to death for insulting Islam denied the charges before an app...

Free Press Group Asks Anti-Koran Filmmaker to Speak

2008/05/18 10:36:29

Danish press freedom group says it has invited a Dutch lawmaker to talk about an anti-Koran film he ...

Search for China Quake Survivors Grows Bleak

2008/05/18 09:06:11

The search for survivors in the rubble of China's powerful earthquake grew bleak Sunday, with rescue...

U.S. Military Apologizes After Soldier Uses Koran for Target

2008/05/18 07:56:06

Soldier uses a Koran, the Islamic holy book, for target practice in a predominantly Sunni area west ...

Qatari mediator pushes proposals at Lebanon talks

2008/05/18 19:37:58

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatari-led mediators tried on Monday, the fourth day of tense negotiations in Doha,...

Bin Laden urges Muslims to fight Gaza closure

2008/05/18 17:09:48

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has urged Muslims to break the Israeli-led blockad...

South Africa anti-foreigner violence spreads, many flee

2008/05/18 14:03:27

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Hundreds of foreigners living in South Africa took refuge in police station...

Drug Cartels to Mexican Police: 'Join Us or Die'

2008/05/18 11:34:58

Drug cartels are telling Mexican police and soldiers across Mexico: 'Join us or die' via recruiting ...

U.S. soldier in Iraq uses Koran for target practice

2008/05/18 11:08:04

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. military commanders have apologized to community leaders in Iraq after a U....

Bin Laden to Make 'Powerful Speech' to Islamic World

2008/05/18 10:27:19

Al Qaeda's media wing says Usama Bin Laden will soon issue a "powerful speech to the Islamic nation....

British PM Backs Animal-Human Hybrid Research Bill

2008/05/18 08:19:57

Britain's prime minister says he backs a new law that would allow the creation of animal-human hybri...