Somalia Food Protests Turn Violent

2008/05/06 02:29:46

Youths set fire to tires and threw stones at shops and cars during a second day of violent protests....

30,000 missing in Myanmar cyclone: Thailand

2008/05/06 00:39:58

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thirty thousand people are missing in Myanmar after this weekend's devastating c...

Philippines, Peru lauded for child health progress

2008/05/06 00:19:39

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Philippines and Peru are doing the best job of vaccinating children and t...

Turning 60, Israelis feel pride, Palestinians pain

2008/05/05 21:54:01

REHOVOT, Israel/GAZA (Reuters) - Like the state of Israel, Akram al-Shamali and Moshe Feist both tur...

Sudan bombs Darfur school and market

2008/05/05 17:38:38

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese government bombs have hit a primary school and a busy market place in ...

Ban discussing U.N. help for Zimbabwe re-run

2008/05/05 14:40:57

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday he was talking to Afric...

Nearly 700 Cruise Passengers Rescued; 322 Remain

2008/05/05 12:21:05

A cruise ship carrying 984 people ran aground Sunday off Latvia in the Baltic Sea, 651 passengers an...

Prince Harry Receives Medal for Service in Afghanistan

2008/05/05 11:03:22

A grinning and blushing Prince Harry was given a medal for his service in Afghanistan on Monday by h...

Report: Jet Climbs 10G Feet as Pilot Shows Off

2008/05/06 02:06:42

Horrified passengers on a Paris-bound jet claim they suddenly climbed 10,000 feet to avoid another p...

China's Hu urges cooperation ahead of Japan summit

2008/05/06 00:29:18

TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao lauded closer cooperation with Japan when he arrived o...

Fear of child virus spreads to China's capital

2008/05/05 23:47:55

BEIJING (Reuters) - Fear of a virus that has infected thousands of children gripped parents in China...

Dalai Lama envoy upbeat on China talks

2008/05/05 20:18:43

HONG KONG (Reuters) - An envoy of the Dalai Lama said on Tuesday that one-day talks with China on th...

Austrian incest father planned dungeon for years

2008/05/05 15:35:27

VIENNA (Reuters) - An Austrian man who held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven chi...

Ten Iraqi soldiers slain in checkpoint attack

2008/05/05 14:36:53

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Suspected al Qaeda militants killed 10 Iraqi soldiers at a checkpoint in Iraq's ...

State Official to Address Nuclear Declaration in North Korea

2008/05/05 11:46:40

The State Department's top Korean affairs specialist plans to visit North Korea this week for furthe...