KANYABAYONGA, Congo, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Hundreds of Congolese rebel fighters pulled back on Wednesday from frontline positions in a move U.N. peacekeepers hoped would open the way for talks on ending weeks of conflict in east Congo. ... > full story
GORAZDEVAC, Kosovo, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Darko Dimitrijevic lives in a Serbian enclave of Kosovo that is protected by international troops and rarely interacts with ethnic Albanians in surrounding villages. ... > full story
MOGADISHU, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — An Indian warship blew up a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden and gunmen from Somalia seized two more vessels, defying the foreign warships patrolling the seas off their anarchic country. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday the United Nations was looking into reports of aerial bombings in Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur region after the Sudanese government declared a ceasefire. ... > full story
GENEVA, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Russia and Georgia started talks on Wednesday to resolve tensions over breakaway regions that led to a war in August, and one senior official predicted negotiations could take years. ... > full story
BOSASSO, Somalia, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — A Saudi supertanker seized by pirates with a $100 million oil cargo in the world's biggest ship hijacking reached Somalia on Tuesday, and another ship was captured in the perilous waters off the lawless state. ... > full story
NAIROBI, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — The world has reacted quickly to piracy off Somalia for financial motives, but failed to tackle the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet, an international advocacy group said on Wednesday. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Lootings and kidnappings along Georgia's de facto border with separatist South Ossetia are stopping more than 20,000 people from returning home, human rights group Amnesty International said on Tuesday. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has raised concerns about nearly 3,500 opposition Iranians living in exile in Iraq and regarded as terrorists by the Baghdad government, which wants to expel them. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — The consumer chiefs of the European Union and the United States called on China on Monday to crack down on unsafe products, especially toys, ahead of Christmas. ... > full story
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Somali Pirates Live The Good Life Nov. 19, 2008 (CBS Detroit (WWJ)) — AP) Somalia's increasingly brazen pirates are building sprawling stone houses, cruising in luxury cars, marrying beautiful women - even hiring ...
Somali locals send supplies to hijacked tanker Nov. 19, 2008 (Businessweek) — A local elder says Somali businessmen are sending food, cigarettes and drinks to a hijacked Saudi supertanker anchored off the coast of Somalia.. ...
It Pays To Be A Somali Pirate Nov. 18, 2008 (Forbes) — It Pays To Be A Somali Pirate Lionel Laurent, . Somali pirates hauled in extraordinary booty on Tuesday: $100.0 million worth of crude oil, sitting ...
Somali piracy: Your stories Nov. 18, 2008 (BBC News) — Following a spate of ship hijackings off the Somali coast BBC News website readers in the maritime industry share their concerns and experiences. ...
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