Corrected: Israel, Palestinians set for face-to-face talks

1 day 2 hrs 48 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a diplomatic push from U.S. President Barack Obama, Israeli and the Pale...

Australia's Gillard inches closer to power

1 day 3 hrs 3 mins ago

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard inched closer to a return to power on T...

U.S. charges Pakistani Taliban leader in CIA killings

1 day 4 hrs 13 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have charged the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah...

China coal trucks stuck in 120 km traffic jam

1 day 5 hrs 58 mins ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 10,000 trucks mainly carrying coal are stuck in a 120 km (75 mile) tra...

Number of victims in Congo mass rape increases: U.N.

1 day 14 hrs 37 mins ago

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The number of reported victims of a recent mass rape in the Democratic Re...

Palestinian forces arrest dozens of Hamas activists

2 days 2 hrs 17 mins ago

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian security forces in the West Bank detained dozens of Hama...

N.Korea seeks stronger ties with China

2 days 4 hrs 32 mins ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea vowed to strengthen military ties with China on Wednesday, days afte...

Critics put on mute as China tightens mobile phone rules

2 days 8 hrs 2 mins ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese mobile telephone users must register their personal details to buy phone...

South Africa state workers march after rejecting offer

1 day 2 hrs 58 mins ago

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Striking South African state workers plan a protest march on Thursday and t...

Dutch mother held, suspected of killing three babies

1 day 4 hrs 2 mins ago

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch authorities have found two babies' bodies in the garden of a women arres...

Pakistan boosts security after Lahore bombs

1 day 4 hrs 18 mins ago

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan tightened security in the eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday ...

Pakistan flood victims await help, one month on

1 day 5 hrs 59 mins ago

CHARSADDA, Pakistan, Sept 2 (Reuter) - Day after day, Afshan Bibi, a mother of 11, trudges to the U....

60 states to lobby U.N. for currency transaction tax

1 day 15 hrs 54 mins ago

PARIS (Reuters) - A group of 60 nations, including France, Britain and Japan, will propose at the U....

Obama's Mideast push clouded by West Bank attack

2 days 2 hrs 20 mins ago

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was poised on Wednesday to launch a new U.S....

Australian PM wins Greens support in government bid

2 days 5 hrs 11 mins ago

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard forged an alliance with the Greens part...