18 Dec 2009 09:24:20 GMT Accused Mumbai attacker retracts confession, claims torture MUMBAI, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The man accused of being the lone surviving gunman from last year's Mumbai attacks retracted his statement in court on Friday, saying he was tortured by the police to sign a ...
18 Dec 2009 09:20:48 GMT Philippine volcano eruption revs up, no-go zone imposed MANILA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Philippine troops evacuated about 12,000 people from villages at the base of the country's most active volcano as it showed signs of a major eruption, officials said on ...
18 Dec 2009 09:18:29 GMT KENYA: Another Kenya Just a few hundred kilometres north of the glittering skyscrapers of Nairobi and game parks that attract tourists from across the world, a common greeting when strangers meet is, "Habari
ya Kenya?" What news from Kenya? For although districts such as Moyale, Marsabit, Samburu and Wajir are in the same republic as Nairobi, their residents are resigned to living in what amounts
to another country.
18 Dec 2009 09:10:46 GMT Lebanon rescuers seek survivors from capsized ship (Recasts with search, updates death toll, rescued sailors)
TRIPOLI, Lebanon, Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers' vessels and Lebanese navy boats searched on Friday for more survivors from a cargo ...