| Mysterious halo heralds Kim's birthday in North Korea
February 15, 2009 at 8:14 pm
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| SEOUL (Reuters) - The moon over hermit North Korea gave off a mysterious glow and citizens pledged undying loyalty to leader Kim Jong-il ahead of his birthday. |
| Venezuela's Chavez in tight vote on his future
February 15, 2009 at 8:12 pm
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| CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans voted on Sunday in a referendum on allowing socialist President Hugo Chavez to stay in power for as long as he keeps winning elections in the OPEC nation and both camps expressed optimism they had won. |
| "Incredible" India loses luster as tourists stay away
February 15, 2009 at 7:15 pm
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| NEW DELHI (Reuters) - It's billed as one of the world's most luxurious and romantic train journeys. An old-world tour of India's palaces and lakes, all the way to the Taj Mahal. |
| Algerian forces kill senior Qaeda figure: paper
February 15, 2009 at 5:31 pm
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| ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian security forces killed a senior member of Al Qaeda's north African wing after a tip-off from a former militant led them to his hideout, an Algerian newspaper reported Sunday. |
| Gunmen shot 12 in Mexico, including children
February 15, 2009 at 4:49 pm
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| MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen killed 12 people, including six children, in the southern state of Tabasco, which until now had escaped the spiraling violence of Mexico's drug war. |
| Sarkozy, unions set for showdown on economy
February 15, 2009 at 4:07 pm
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| PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy meets unions on Wednesday to try to hammer out an agreement on economic stimulus plans and avert fresh protests in the face of rising unemployment and tumbling growth. |
| Afghanistan's Karzai hits out at U.S. critics
February 15, 2009 at 3:21 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out at mounting U.S. criticism on Sunday, saying he expected "better judgment" from the Obama administration. |
| Crisis leaves Russian ambitions thwarted at Rome G7
February 15, 2009 at 1:32 pm
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| ROME (Reuters) - Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin may have felt it as a sign of the times that he was among the last at Rome's Excelsior hotel to see the closing statement from this weekend's meeting of global policymakers. |
| Chavez seeks re-election chance in referendum
February 15, 2009 at 12:43 pm
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| CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans voted Sunday on a reform proposal that would allow socialist President Hugo Chavez to stay in power for as long as he keeps winning elections after a turbulent decade ruling the OPEC nation. |
| Medvedev vows new deal for Russians as crisis bites
February 15, 2009 at 12:16 pm
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| MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday promised Russians, alarmed by a worsening economic crisis, a new deal of more government openness in exchange for their loyalty and support. |
| One year after secession, Kosovo remains fragile
February 15, 2009 at 11:52 am
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| PRISTINA (Reuters) - A year after declaring independence, Kosovo has its own flag, its own national anthem -- even its own intelligence services. |
| Mandela joins Zuma at ANC election rally
February 15, 2009 at 11:48 am
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| JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela has joined ruling ANC leader Jacob Zuma at an electoral rally in a "historic show of confidence" ahead of an April 22 poll, the ANC said on Sunday. |
| Guantanamo detainee fit to travel: British diplomats
February 15, 2009 at 10:53 am
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| LONDON (Reuters) - A British resident held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay is well enough to travel to Britain if a request to release him is approved, the Foreign Office (FCO) said on Sunday. |
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