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Congolese warlord Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui sits in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Kooren

Hague prosecutor accuses Congo warlords

Reuters - 13 mins ago

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Two Congolese militiamen were the top commanders of forces that raped, killed and looted civilians in a brutal attack that left 200 dead, a war crimes prosecutor said Tuesday. More »

Obama Afghan decision due within days
Reuters - 26 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce his decision on whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan "within days" after he held a final strategy session with top aides, the White House said on Tuesday. More »
Soldiers kill 18 militants in Pakistan Khyber area
Reuters - 37 mins ago
LANDIKOTAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers killed 18 militants on Tuesday in a campaign to break a network orchestrating attacks on Western forces' supplies to Afghanistan and carrying out bombings, a security official said. More »
WHO probing spread of drug-resistant swine flu
Reuters - 55 mins ago
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is looking into reports in Britain of the likely spread of a drug-resistant strain of swine flu, the U.N. agency said on Tuesday. More »
Netanyahu says Hamas prisoner deal might not happen
Reuters - 1 hour 20 mins ago
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli prisoner exchange with Hamas has not yet been agreed and might not happen, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, after a senior cabinet colleague predicted a breakthrough within weeks. More »
Philippines massacre toll reaches 46
Reuters - 2 hours 44 mins ago
AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - The Philippines placed two southern provinces and a city under emergency rule on Tuesday after gunmen killed 46 people in a brutal election-related massacre that has shocked the country. More »
Spain arrests 36 from youth group linked to ETA
Reuters - 3 hours 51 mins ago
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police have arrested 36 members of Segi, an outlawed youth group linked to the Basque guerrilla organisation ETA, in a sweep which is still underway, court officials said on Tuesday. More »
China executes two for tainted milk scandal
Reuters - 6 hours 5 mins ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday executed two people for their role in a tainted milk scandal that killed at least six children and further sullied the made-in-China brand. More »
Q+A - India and U.S. seek to move "beyond cliches" on ties
Reuters - 7 hours 15 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holds talks with U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday during the first state visit of the new administration -- a tribute, both sides say, to the close natural ties between the two giant democracies. More »
Obama aims to reassure Singh on U.S.-India ties
Reuters - 7 hours 15 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hosts Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday for talks considered critical to showing Washington's commitment to New Delhi in a region where its rivals, China and Pakistan, are U.S. priorities. More »