IMF chief draws cautious response from Arab countries in call to end subsidies

2014/05/12 22:40:52

AMMAN (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde urged Arab countries going through democratic change t...

Iceland postpones withdrawal of EU application

2014/05/12 22:23:22

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland has postponed plans to withdraw its application for European Union mem...

U.N. Security Council could vote within days on Syria ICC referral

2014/05/12 21:53:31

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - France circulated a draft resolution to U.N. Security Council members on ...

United Nations names first female peacekeeping mission commander

2014/05/12 21:50:41

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations appointed on Monday the first woman to command one of ...

Iran prods Pakistan leader on U.S. ties, security, pipeline

2014/05/12 20:49:38

DUBAI (Reuters) - Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran urged Pakistan on Monday to avoid "w...

East Ukraine referendum raises fears of dismemberment

2014/05/11 13:38:26

MARIUPOL/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Separatist rebels pressed ahead with a referendum on self-ru...

Suicide car bomber kills six soldiers in southern Yemen: official

2014/05/11 13:16:03

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed six army officers in southern Yemen on Sunday an...

China, east African leaders sign up for new rail link

2014/05/11 12:33:57

NAIROBI (Reuters) - East African leaders and China formally signed agreements on Sunday for the cons...

China says Vietnam efforts to rope in others on spat will fail

2014/05/12 22:23:54

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday Vietnam's efforts to garner support over...

Healthcare to undergo serious surgery in tough Australian budget

2014/05/12 22:06:12

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Healthcare in Australia is set for its biggest shake-up since the introduction ...

Palestinian foreign minister requests 'terrorist' label for militant settlers

2014/05/12 21:52:13

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki said on Monday he had ask...

U.N. seeks surveillance drones for Mali, shelves plans for Ivory Coast

2014/05/12 21:19:16

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations has shelved plans to deploy surveillance drones as par...

Militants execute 20 soldiers in north Iraq

2014/05/11 13:41:45

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Militants in northern Iraq ambushed an army convoy and abducted at least 20 ...

South Sudan's army, rebels accuse each other of breaking ceasefire

2014/05/11 13:27:33

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's army and rebel forces accused each other on Sunday of breaking a ceas...

Iranian p resident calls for more open, better-informed nuclear debate

2014/05/11 12:53:16

DUBAI (Reuters) - President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday he wanted Iran to do a better job of expla...