GAZA, Jan. 9, 2009 (Reuters) — Israel rejected a U.N. resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Friday and warplanes and tanks pounded the Palestinian enclave. ... > full story
MOSCOW/KIEV, Jan. 9, 2009 (Reuters) — The European Union sought to finalize details on Friday of a gas monitoring deal to allow the resumption of gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine, which have been cut off for days over a pricing row. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2009 (Reuters) — North Korea may have begun developing nuclear arms after deciding the United States was unlikely to use nuclear weapons to eliminate its development program, a senior Pentagon adviser said on Thursday. ... > full story
DAMASCUS, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — A senior Iranian politician met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Damascus on Wednesday as the Palestinian Islamist group considered an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Shi'ites in Iraq gathered in their thousands to observe an annual ritual of mourning on Wednesday, an event that has become a show of strength for a majority whose public worship was repressed by Saddam Hussein. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Jan. 5, 2009 (Reuters) — Iran said on Monday the closing of the office of Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi was a legal matter and the authorities would provide security for her if she needed it. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Jan. 4, 2009 (Reuters) — A female suicide bomber infiltrated a crowd of Shi'ite pilgrims, killing at least 35 people and wounding at least 79 at a Shi'ite shrine in Baghdad on Sunday. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Jan. 3, 2009 (Reuters) — Iraq's prime minister, who started a visit to Iran on Saturday, told Iranian state television his government would not allow Iraq to be used as a base to threaten its neighbors. ... > full story
BOSASSO, Somalia, Jan. 2, 2009 (Reuters) — French forces handed over eight pirates to Somali authorities Friday and a new get-tough approach by foreign navies thwarted more attacks in vital shipping lanes linking Europe to Asia. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Jan. 1, 2009 (Reuters) — Some 150 protesters stood outside the home and office of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi on Thursday accusing her of sympathy for Israel, the Islamic state's foe, a member of her human rights group said. ... > full story
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Obama to Confront North Korea's Nukes Jan. 2, 2009 (U.S. News & World Report) — Six years of diplomatic wrangling and political and economic pressure have failed to resolve a key U.S. national security issue-North Korea's ...
NKorea vows to strengthen military Jan. 2, 2009 (Boston Globe) — North Korea ushered in the new year with an appeal yesterday to unite around leader Kim Jong Il and bolster the country's military, but mentioned ...
Warship scares off pirates Jan. 1, 2009 (News 24, South Africa) — A Malaysian warship Thursday helped Indian seamen fight off heavily-armed Somali pirates attempting to board an oil tanker, a maritime watchdog ...
NKorea vows to strengthen military in 2009 Dec. 31, 2008 (Boston Globe) — North Korea issued a New Year's message vowing to strengthen its military policy amid tension on the Korean peninsula.. . The communist country ...
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