"Baby hatch" highlights Japan fears over adoption

2007/07/08 23:09:43

TOKYO (Reuters) - When a newborn baby girl was left in Japan's controversial "baby hatch" last week,...

Pakistani clerics in last-ditch mosque peace effort

2007/07/08 20:08:06

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Muslim clerics said on Monday they were making a last-ditch bid to a...

Ex-head of Bosnian Muslim army to go on trial

2007/07/08 18:28:13

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The former leader of Bosnia's Muslim army, Rasim Delic, is due to go on trial ...

Israel agrees to release Palestinian prisoners

2007/07/08 17:09:39

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet agreed on Sunday to release 250 Palestinian prisoners in the ...

Pakistan Army Blasts Through Mosque Walls

2007/07/08 13:42:42

A Pakistani commando was killed Saturday night trying to blast through the wall of a mosque where ra...

Japan's Right Glorifies Kamikaze Pilots as Role Models

2007/07/08 12:36:47

In an alarming move, Japan's right-wing politicians are glorifying World War II kamikaze pilots as h...

U.K. Chief: Islamic Terror Battle Could Take 15 Years

2007/07/08 11:45:51

Britain's new security chief on Sunday warned the fight against terrorism could last up to 15 years ...

6 Kids Die From Volcanic Fumes in Indonesia

2007/07/08 11:05:19

Six children died Saturday from poisonous fumes from an Indonesian volcano, officials said....

North Korean leader Kim works the late shift: media

2007/07/08 21:47:02

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il likes to burn the midnight oil and wakes cadres in...

Aborigine patrol curbs violence in Australian outback

2007/07/08 19:45:13

ALICE SPRINGS, Australia (Reuters) - Five times a week the "Night Patrol" winds through the darkness...

IAEA set to approve new nuclear mission to N.Korea

2007/07/08 18:15:42

VIENNA (Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency's governing body is expected on Monday to ...

Albanian parliament fails to elect a president

2007/07/08 17:02:59

TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania's parliament failed to elect a president on Sunday, keeping open the pros...

China Floods Kill 94

2007/07/08 13:08:49

Twenty-five others were reported missing in seven Chinese provinces after torrential downpours flood...

Australian Robbie McEwen Wins First Stage of Tour De France

2007/07/08 12:11:20

Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen has won the first stage of the Tour de France, leading a mass spri...

French President Refuses Mass Pardon of Inmates

2007/07/08 11:19:01

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Sunday he would not give a mass pardon of inmates on Bastille ...