Kidnapped Pakistan envoy released by Taliban

2008/05/17 02:32:10

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Suspected Taliban militants have released Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan more...

Myanmar death toll soars, diplomats tour delta

2008/05/17 02:18:25

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta took diplomats on a tour of the storm-ravaged Irrawaddy delta on ...

Blast in Afghanistan kills child, wounds four

2008/05/17 01:12:32

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A bicycle bomb killed a child and wounded four people in the south...

Panama to deploy special force on Colombian border

2008/05/16 21:09:28

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama will create an armed border protection force to combat the flow of co...

Afghan Hijacker Found Working as Cleaner at Heathrow

2008/05/16 11:49:37

An Afghan hijacker who won the right to live in England is now working at Heathrow Airport in London...

Man Nearly Dies After Lover Carves Heart on His Chest

2008/05/16 10:23:02

A Canadian woman has pleaded guilty to stabbing her boyfriend, nearly killing him, in a botched sex ...

Amputee Runner Wins Appeal to Try for Olympic Spot

2008/05/16 10:01:13

Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal Friday and can compete for a place in the Bei...

Body Mix-Up Horrifies Grieving Family at Funeral Viewing

2008/05/16 09:09:04

The body of an elderly woman was buried in another woman's grave after a mortuary mistake....

Kuwaitis go to the polls, economy tops agenda

2008/05/17 02:30:10

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaitis voted in a parliamentary election on Saturday that they hoped would brin...

Election propels Dominican president to third term

2008/05/17 01:14:42

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - President Leonel Fernandez swept to a third term in the Dominican Republic...

Australia's "Fat Tony" flies home to 12 years jail

2008/05/16 23:45:50

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Like an episode from the hit mafia TV series the Sopranos, Australian mobster ...

Deal Reached to Send 500,000 Tons of Aid to N. Korea

2008/05/16 11:57:08

The United States says it has reached a deal with North Korea to provide 500,000 metric tons of food...

France, Germany, Netherlands Bust 10 in Terror Sweep

2008/05/16 10:32:12

Officials on Friday arrested 10 people suspected of helping fund Al Qaeda-linked militants....

Cartoonist Arrested in Alleged Hate Speech Violations

2008/05/16 10:20:53

A Dutch political cartoonist this week was arrested on suspicion of insulting people based on their ...

Pope Condemns Gay Unions, Human Trafficking

2008/05/16 09:22:32

Pope Benedict XVI on Friday reaffirmed his opposition to gay unions and condemned the trafficking of...