Gunmen Seize Dozens of Mali Government Officers

2007/08/29 09:59:19

Nearly 40 government security officers have been seized in two raids by armed gunmen, according to a...

Hemorragic Fever Outbreak Kills over 100 in Congo

2007/08/29 05:12:17

More than 100 people have died in a suspected hemorrhagic fever outbreak in a remote part of Congo, ...

Florence Bans Squeegee Men

2007/08/29 03:00:57

Florence, Renaissance city of art and history, is trying to clean up its streets by cracking down on...

Pilgrims flee Iraqi city as clashes kill 52

2007/08/28 16:47:22

KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - Police ordered hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to leave the Iraqi city o...

Colombian soldiers get 40 years for union killings

2007/08/28 16:16:39

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Four Colombian soldiers were sentenced to 40 years each for murdering union offic...

Government faces the heat as Greece burns

2007/08/28 15:14:28

KRESTENA, Greece (Reuters) - Greece's conservative government faced mounting accusations of incompet...

Ahmadinejad: Iran Ready to Fill Iraq Power Vacuum

2007/08/28 12:52:13

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Tuesday that a power vacuum is imminent in Iraq and said that I...

Taliban Agrees to Free 19 South Korean Hostages

2007/08/28 11:59:53

Taliban militants in Afghanistan agreed to release 19 South Korean church volunteers held captive si...

Firefighters: Greece Wildfires 'Generally Receding'

2007/08/29 09:48:06

Massive wildfires in Greece were "generally receding" on Wednesday, fire authorities said, as anger ...

Muqtada al-Sadr Suspends Mahdi Army Activities

2007/08/29 04:03:39

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has ordered a six-month suspension of activities by his Mahdi Army mil...

Myanmar's Military Rulers Seeking to End Dissent

2007/08/29 02:08:49

Pro-government gangs on trucks staked out key streets in Myanmar's largest city on Wednesday as the ...

Ban aims to lay ground for Darfur peace in tour

2007/08/28 16:34:51

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon set ambitious goals on Tuesday for a t...

Iran's transparency deal with IAEA seen as flawed

2007/08/28 15:17:03

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran's deal with United Nations inspectors to resolve questions about its nuclear...

Gul sworn in as Turkey president

2007/08/28 14:27:13

ANKARA (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was sworn in as Turkey's president on Tuesday despi...

Foreign Firefighters Battling Wildfires in Greece

2007/08/28 12:50:49

Foreign firefighters and aircraft joined the battle Tuesday against blazes in southern Greece and of...