HARARE, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The death toll from Zimbabwe's worst recorded cholera epidemic has risen to nearly 500, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, in a sign of the rapidly deepening crisis. ... > full story
KAMENICA, Bosnia, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Forensic experts said on Tuesday they have unearthed about 1,000 skeletal remains of Bosnian victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in a mass grave. ... > full story
TOKYO, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The top U.S. negotiator for multilateral talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear program said on Tuesday he saw a way forward at the next meeting, but details on verification must still be clarified. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — An Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein's cousin "Chemical Ali" to death Tuesday for the killing of thousands of Shi'ites in a ruthless crackdown on their uprising after the 1991 Gulf War. ... > full story
VATICAN CITY, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Gay rights groups and newspaper editorials on Tuesday condemned the Vatican for its decision to oppose a proposed U.N. resolution calling on governments worldwide to de-criminalize homosexuality. ... > full story
HELSINKI, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Europe's main security and human rights body will this week discuss problems lingering since the war it failed to prevent between Russia and Georgia and consider calls by Moscow for a new European security pact. ... > full story
OTTAWA, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Canadian governor-general Michaelle Jean -- the acting head of state -- said on Tuesday she would cut short a foreign trip and return to Canada to help resolve a major political crisis. ... > full story
KHARTOUM, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — A Darfur rebel leader on Tuesday said he was resisting international pressure to attend peace talks in Qatar and vowed to boycott all negotiations until government militias were disarmed and attacks ended. ... > full story
LANDI KOTAL, Pakistan, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Militants set off a roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday as trucks supplying Western forces in Afghanistan were passing by, wounding three people, a government official and witnesses said. ... > full story
Swiss say no to cannabis, remove pedophilia statute Dec. 2, 2008 (China Post) — Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposition to decriminalize cannabis for personal consumption. In a surprise, voters chose to remove the statute ...
Their cries of genocide were ignored Dec. 1, 2008 (CNN) — In this age of electronic media communications, Americans are increasingly confronted in their living rooms -- and even on their cell phones -- ...
Darfur 'getting more dangerous' Dec. 1, 2008 (News 24, South Africa) — Sudan's war-torn Darfur is becoming ever more dangerous, warned the top UN humanitarian official on Sunday, calling for rapid progress towards a ...
Sudan: UN Appeals for More Help for South Nov. 30, 2008 (AllAfrica.com) — The United Nations relief chief today wrapped up a two-day visit to southern Sudan by calling on international donors to help the region develop ...
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