UNDP Procurement: Exceptions Are the Rule

2008/04/16 02:50:54

The United Nations Development Program has overridden its own rules requiring competitive bidding fo...

Chinese Torch Guardians Could Face Arrest in Australia

2008/04/16 01:40:57

Chinese guards traveling with the Olympic torch could face arrest if they lay hands on any protester...

WFP food aid costs up "dramatically" in past weeks

2008/04/15 11:05:08

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - The United Nations' World Food Program has seen a startling increa...

Plane Crashes in Populated Neighborhood in Congo, 79 Dead

2008/04/15 11:00:37

Government officials say there are only six known survivors out of the 85 people who were onboard a ...

Italy's Berlusconi to target economy and crime

2008/04/15 10:49:50

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi pledged on Tuesday to use his big election win to push th...

London mayor candidates clash over competence

2008/04/15 10:32:53

LONDON (Reuters) - The leading candidates for the powerful post of London mayor clashed at a Reuters...

Car Bombs Explode in Iraq, Killing at Least 50

2008/04/15 09:54:32

Car bombs ripped through crowded areas at lunch hour in the former Sunni insurgent strongholds of Ba...

Two men in court over British royal "blackmail plot"

2008/04/15 09:51:26

LONDON (Reuters) - Two men tried to blackmail a member of the British royal family with an audio rec...

CNN Sorry for Calling China a 'Bunch of Goons and Thugs'

2008/04/16 02:41:49

CNN said Wednesday that commentator Jack Cafferty was referring to China's leaders -- not the Chines...

Car bombs kill more than 50 in Iraq

2008/04/15 11:25:03

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Car bombs on crowded streets killed more than 50 people in Sunni Arab areas of I...

Note to Brother Alludes to Terrorist's Airport Attack Plan

2008/04/15 11:04:55

An Islamic terrorist told his brother to "pray to Allah for acceptance of my deeds" in an e-mail sen...

Concern in South Africa as Zimbabwe strike flops

2008/04/15 10:51:07

HARARE (Reuters) - An opposition general strike to demand the release of Zimbabwe's delayed election...

At least 70 dead after plane crashes in east Congo city

2008/04/15 10:41:41

GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - More than 70 people were killed when a Congolese airliner taking off from th...

Zimbabwe Opposition Protest Appears to Falter

2008/04/15 10:10:26

Nationwide strike called by Zimbabwe's opposition to protest the withholding of election results app...

800 Checked for Radiation After Nuke Plant Leak in Spain

2008/04/15 09:52:01

Nuclear watchdog agency says it is checking hundreds of people for contamination after finding that ...