Sunnis Mark Eid in Iraq With Optimism

2007/12/19 01:03:35

Sunni Muslims marked the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday, with thousands of worshippers gatheri...

Lebanon's Hariri blames stalemate on Syria

2007/12/18 12:28:03

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The leader of Lebanon's governing coalition has accused Syria of trying to prolon...

South Korea votes, seen choosing businessman president

2007/12/18 12:19:34

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans vote on Wednesday in a presidential election expected to be won by a...

Pope's talks with Muslims scares al Qaeda: Vatican

2007/12/18 12:05:36

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Tuesday rejected condemnation by al Qaeda of a historic meet...

South Africa's divided ANC chooses its leader

2007/12/18 11:44:43

POLOKWANE, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC chose a leader on Tuesday, a vote in w...

Taliban leader taunts NATO and calls for Afghan pullout

2007/12/18 11:17:33

KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban leader Mullah Omar on Tuesday called on foreign forces to withdraw from Af...

Israel kills 13 Palestinian militants in Gaza

2007/12/18 10:52:34

GAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed 13 Palestinian militants in air strikes in the Gaza Strip, its most d...

Japan Government Spokesman: UFOs 'Definitely' Exist

2007/12/18 10:34:12

Japan's top government spokesman says he 'definitely' believes UFOs exist after demands for an inqui...

Bush to Visit Israel, West Bank, Saudi Peninsula in Jan.

2007/12/18 12:32:11

President Bush will visit Israel and the West Bank next month as part of a nine-day trip intended to...

Ukraine parliament approves Tymoshenko as PM

2007/12/18 12:21:34

KIEV (Reuters) - Yulia Tymoshenko, ardent advocate of Ukraine's "Orange Revolution", won parliament'...

Aruba Prosecutors End Investigation on Natalee Holloway

2007/12/18 12:17:01

Prosecutors in Aruba end investigation into disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway....

Turkish Army Sends Soldiers Across Border Into Northern Iraq

2007/12/18 12:00:07

Turkish army sends soldiers about 1.5 miles into northern Iraq, spokesman for Kurdish security force...

Diana chauffeur "driving like a maniac": court told

2007/12/18 11:18:13

LONDON (Reuters) - The chauffeur for Princess Diana and her lover Dodi al-Fayed on their final journ...

Muslim pilgrims mass at peak of haj

2007/12/18 11:16:39

MUZDALIFA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Millions of Muslim pilgrims moved to Muzdalifa on Tuesday evenin...

Serbs reject EU mission in independent Kosovo

2007/12/18 10:40:24

MITROVICA, Serbia (Reuters) - Protesting Serbs in Kosovo warned the European Union on Tuesday they w...