Tibetan policeman and suspect die in China gun battle

2008/04/29 22:06:44

BEIJING (Reuters) - A police officer and a suspected riot leader were shot dead in a gun battle in a...

Australia to remove almost 100 anti-gay laws

2008/04/29 21:22:48

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will remove almost 100 discriminatory laws preventing gay couples from ...

Music and weddings in Basra, for now

2008/04/29 19:47:57

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Last week Haider Lefta took the boards off his shop renting out musical inst...

Family in Austrian incest case united

2008/04/29 16:52:18

AMSTETTEN, Austria (Reuters) - The family of an Austrian man who imprisoned his daughter for 24 year...

Police Free Nearly 200 Zimbabwe Opposition Supporters

2008/04/29 12:26:42

Police on Tuesday released nearly 200 opposition supporters after they were arrested in a raid last ...

Official: Karzai Was Warned of Assassination Plot

2008/04/29 10:30:24

Afghanistan's intelligence chief says he warned President Hamid Karzai of the assassination plot aga...

Nepal Boots U.S. Protester, BBC Crew From Everest

2008/04/29 10:02:43

Nepal cracks down on protesters and media ahead of the Olympic torch run through Mount Everest....

China Sentences 30 for Role in Tibet Riots

2008/04/29 09:14:16

A Chinese court sentenced 30 people on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in deadly riots in Tibe...

Andean region ties key to hostage release: France

2008/04/29 21:42:48

QUITO (Reuters) - Easing tensions between Andean neighbors Ecuador and Colombia is vital if efforts ...

Death in childbirth: A health scourge for Afghanistan

2008/04/29 21:08:17

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A woman hemorrhages to death as she lies screaming in agony in a S...

U.N. council pressed to send mission to Zimbabwe

2008/04/29 19:42:44

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council took up Zimbabwe's election standoff for the fi...

Cow Stampede Kills Dog-Walker at English Farm

2008/04/29 12:52:48

Officials on Tuesday were investigating the cause of death of a woman who died after being trampled ...

Female Teachers Increasingly Killed on Saudi Roads

2008/04/29 11:15:32

Female teachers in Saudi Arabia, whose roads are among world's most dangerous, are dying at alarming...

Iranian President Visits New Delhi for Gas Pipeline Talks

2008/04/29 10:14:50

India and Iran expected to push ahead with a $7 billion gas pipeline during the Iranian president's ...

Probe: Speeding Caused China Train Collision That Killed 70

2008/04/29 10:00:00

Investigators blame speeding for China's worst train accident in a decade, a disaster that killed at...