Homicide Bomber Kills Dozens of Shiite Pilgrims

2008/02/24 12:44:25

A homicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims as they were resting Sunday during a days-long walk to a Sh...

Turkey: 8 troops, 33 Kurdish Rebels Killed in Fighting

2008/02/24 12:21:43

A Turkish helicopter went down in Iraq and eight soldiers were killed during a cross-border ground o...

Protests as Kosovo Marks Its First Full Week of Independence

2008/02/24 10:47:44

Kosovo marked its first full week of independence with prayers and protests Sunday as outraged Serbs...

Chad rebels seek foreign support for new elections

2008/02/24 06:44:42

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - One of Chad's main rebel groups called on the international community on Sunda...

Attack on Shi'ite pilgrims kills three in Iraq

2008/02/24 06:30:18

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Militants attacked a group of pilgrims in Baghdad on Sunday as they walked to on...

Kurd rebels say they shot down Turkish helicopter

2008/02/24 06:15:52

ZAKHU, Iraq (Reuters) - Kurdish PKK rebels said on Sunday they had shot down a Turkish attack helico...

Pakistan Blocks YouTube for 'Blasphemous' Content

2008/02/24 05:31:39

Pakistan's government has banned access to the video-sharing Web site YouTube because of anti-Islami...

Pakistan Taliban warn new government to keep clear

2008/02/24 05:13:33

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan militants linked to al-Qaeda warned any incoming civilian government ...

Strong Earthquake Rattles Indonesia's Sumatra

2008/02/24 12:32:29

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 rattled Indonesia's Sumatra island Sunday night, t...

Japanese Businessman Arrested for Infamous Tourist Shooting

2008/02/24 11:01:36

More than a quarter of a century after an infamous downtown shooting that left a tourist dead and sp...

Kremlin ruler or Putin's puppet: Who is Medvedev?

2008/02/24 06:50:07

MOSCOW (Reuters) - People who know Dmitry Medvedev describe him as an intelligent and straightforwar...

Iran: U.S. to Blame for Lack of Response on Nuclear Work

2008/02/24 06:40:13

A senior Iranian official blames the U.S. for his country's refusal to respond to accusations it tri...

North Korea's music tugs at heart, defends nation

2008/02/24 06:24:13

BEIJING (Reuters) - Gershwin and Dvorak are coming to North Korea. But it's the music created and in...

U.K. Artist Kills Herself After Aborting Twins

2008/02/24 05:33:30

A British artist, expressing remorse and regret, hanged herself after aborting her twins when she wa...

Raul Castro Named New Cuban President

2008/02/24 05:19:22

Nearly 50 years of rule by Fidel Castro ends in Cuba as parliament chooses his brother Raul to repla...