Putin likely to pick well-known successor: spokesman

2007/08/30 04:25:59

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to pick a well-known figure to succeed...

U.N. Staff Ask Ban Ki-Moon to Reinstate Employee

2007/08/30 04:13:53

The United Nations' five staff associations sent a stinging message to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...

Taliban Expected to Free 7 Remaining South Korean Hostages

2007/08/30 04:11:03

Afghan terrorists are expected to release seven remaining South Korean hostages, bringing to an end ...

Manila court grants Marcos permission to travel

2007/08/30 03:56:51

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine courts granted former first lady Imelda Marcos permission on Thursday ...

Over 100 Pakistani Soldiers Captured by Militants

2007/08/30 03:23:51

Islamic militants ambushed several vehicles carrying dozens of soldiers in troubled northwestern Pak...

Myanmar junta uses gangs not guns to crush dissent

2007/08/30 02:57:29

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The broom-wielding gangs that broke up fuel price protests in Myanmar were takin...

U.N. chief ready to fill top posts in Sudan and Iraq

2007/08/29 17:47:48

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is considering transferring his envoy ...

Taliban release 12 Korean hostages

2007/08/29 17:07:47

GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents freed 12 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on ...

Ethiopia to kick beggars off street for Millennium

2007/08/30 04:20:17

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia will try to remove tens of thousands of beggars from the streets of...

Kosovo talks restart in Vienna

2007/08/30 04:13:03

VIENNA (Reuters) - Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority returned to Vienna on Thu...

Chavez Pardons Colombian Prisoners

2007/08/30 04:06:06

President Hugo Chavez on Thursday pardoned dozens of Colombians imprisoned in Venezuela on charges o...

Vials of Dangerous Chemicals From U.N. Offices in NYC

2007/08/30 03:24:22

Vials of dangerous chemicals believed originating from Iraq were discovered Thursday in the world he...

South Korea sees near end to hostage ordeal

2007/08/30 03:05:41

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said the remaining seven Korean church volunteers held by the Taliban ...

U.N. chief ready to fill top posts in Sudan and Iraq

2007/08/29 20:21:21

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is considering transferring his envoy ...

Iraq's Sadr suspends armed actions by militia

2007/08/29 17:26:41

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr suspended all armed actions by his Mehdi Army on ...