CAIRO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — With black smoke belching from battered vehicles on the congested streets of Cairo and the sickly smell of exhaust hanging in the air, Mohamed Daoud's taxi glides quietly along on cheap, clean fuel. ... > full story
BANGKOK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Restarting Bangkok's $4 billion Suvarnabhumi airport will take at least a week from the end of the current sit-in by protesters because of security and IT system checks, its general manager said on Monday. ... > full story
NAIROBI, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Somali pirates and owners of a Ukrainian ship carrying 33 tanks and other military hardware have reached a deal to release the vessel, a Kenyan maritime official said Sunday. ... > full story
HAVANA, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday as Moscow rebuilt ties with its Cold War ally during a trip to expand its political and economic reach in Latin America. ... > full story
VIENNA, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States and the European Union said on Friday they were disturbed by apparent Syrian efforts to "sanitize" sites U.N. inspectors want to examine in a probe into alleged covert nuclear activity. ... > full story
TOKYO, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran would welcome talks between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, the country's vice president said in an interview with Japan's Kyodo news agency ... > full story
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toured a Russian warship visiting Venezuela's Caribbean on Thursday, a boost for President Hugo Chavez's mission to weaken U.S. influence in Latin America. ... > full story
VIENNA, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief prodded Syria on Thursday to open up military sites to investigators and said he would soon show Damascus satellite images which Washington says indicate covert atomic activity. ... > full story
XIENG KHOUANG, Laos, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — Imagine growing up in a country where the equivalent of a B52 planeload of cluster bombs was dropped every eight minutes for nine years. ... > full story
VIENNA, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.N. atomic agency approved a contested Syrian bid for nuclear aid on Wednesday, overcoming U.S.-led resistance to the project while Damascus is under investigation for covert activity that could lead to atom bombs. ... > full story
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Somali pirates reach deal on Ukrain ship Nov. 30, 2008 (The Irish Times) — Somali pirates and owners of a Ukrainian ship carrying 33 tanks and other military hardware have reached a deal to release the vessel, a Kenyan ...
Saudi, French leaders urge efforts to protect shipping Nov. 29, 2008 (Middle East Times) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Saudi King Abdullah on Saturday called for international efforts to protect shipping in the Gulf of Aden amid ...
Syria begins nuclear efforts Nov. 28, 2008 (Ynet News, Israel) — Damascus has begun efforts towards establishing a nuclear power station, Syrian nuclear chief Ibrahim Othman announced Friday. . . "Syria will not ...
Iran to try 3 it says were spying for Israel Nov. 26, 2008 (San Francisco Chronicle) — Iran has broken a spy ring working for Israeli's intelligence service, Mossad, and will seek the death penalty for three suspects in custody ...
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