Iran Releases Last American Peace Activist

2007/09/25 06:43:33

Iran has released from jail peace activist Ali Shakeri, the last of four Iranian-Americans imprisone...

Fukuda Elected Next Japanese Prime Minister

2007/09/25 02:34:56

Yasuo Fukuda, a quiet compromiser who has promised to bring stability and moderation to Japan's tumu...

Car bomb kills 3, wounds 20 in Iraq's Basra

2007/09/25 02:17:46

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb killed three people in an attack targeting a police stati...

Japan's Fukuda wins PM vote, to form new cabinet

2007/09/25 02:14:48

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Yasuo Fukuda was chosen as prime minister by parliament's lower house on T...

Lebanon election set for delay, rivals to talk

2007/09/25 01:36:28

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Thousands of Lebanese troops tightened security around parliament in Beirut on Tu...

Thai court halts graft case against ousted Thaksin

2007/09/25 01:19:14

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court decided on Tuesday to suspend a corruption case against ousted prim...

Climate shift is biggest security risk: Australia

2007/09/24 23:27:29

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Climate change, not war or terrorism, will be the century's biggest security ch...

Fujimori backers paint him as victim

2007/09/24 18:37:14

LIMA (Reuters) - Political allies of Peru's disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori painted him ...

Bush Calls for U.N. 'Challenge to Conscience' on Rights

2007/09/25 05:42:55

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was about to speak Tuesday before the U.N. General Assembly, o...

8 More Cases of Ebola Confirmed in Congo

2007/09/25 02:29:20

Eight more cases of Ebola have been identified in Congo, raising to 17 the number of people confirme...

Myanmar monks march to Shwedagaon despite warning

2007/09/25 02:15:11

YANGON (Reuters) - Several hundred monks marched on Tuesday into Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda, the asse...

Man Wanted in Oregon Terror Camp Plot Extradited

2007/09/25 02:00:01

A Lebanese-born Swede wanted on suspicion of plotting to set up a terrorist camp in Oregon was extra...

European Union tests waters with Cuba talks

2007/09/25 01:32:01

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The European Union held informal exploratory talks with Cuba on Monday on...

Mexico Congress to probe ex-president Fox's wealth

2007/09/25 00:47:42

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's lower house of Congress said on Monday it would open a probe into t...

Freed China reporter to win press freedom award

2007/09/24 22:11:01

BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S.-based press freedom watchdog is to honor a Chinese reporter who spent yea...