Iran says will firmly deter any attacks as military displays might

2014/04/18 10:24:52

ANKARA (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic had the might to deter...

Fly me to Sochi, demands Cathay passenger armed with chocolate bar, court hears

2014/04/18 08:42:34

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A passenger on board a Hong Kong-bound Cathay Pacific flight, armed only with ...

Armed mob under guise of peaceful protest attacks U.N. in South Sudan

2014/04/18 04:31:55

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A mob of armed civilians pretending to be peaceful protesters delivering ...

Disapproval of Brazil's president grows ahead of election

2014/04/18 02:32:10

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Disapproval of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is steadily mounting less tha...

Nobel winner Garcia Marquez, master of magical realism, dies at 87

2014/04/18 01:38:07

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Colombian author whose beguiling stories of love...

Students add Easter twist to dwindling Venezuela protests

2014/04/18 01:25:56

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan students are marching barefoot, building crucifixes and planning to b...

Nigerian state, army says most abducted schoolgirls still missing

2014/04/18 00:42:51

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's northeast Borno state said on Thursday only 20 of up to 129...

Gunmen kidnap Tunisian diplomat in Libya

2014/04/18 00:12:03

TRIPOLI/TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian diplomat was kidnapped on Thursday in the Libyan capital Tripol...

As opposition grows, China defends plans for petrochemical plants

2014/04/18 09:53:35

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has launched an intense media campaign to defend the safety of producing a...

China sentences activists for urging asset disclosure: lawyer

2014/04/18 05:39:27

BEIJING (Reuters) - China sentenced four activists to jail for up to three-and-a-half years on Frida...

Students add Easter twist to dwindling Venezuela protests

2014/04/18 03:59:06

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan students are marching barefoot, building crucifixes and planning to b...

Armed mob under guise of peaceful protest attacks U.N. in South Sudan

2014/04/18 01:51:19

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A mob of armed civilians pretending to be peaceful protesters delivering ...

Algeria's Bouteflika camp claims election win, rival alleges fraud

2014/04/18 01:36:22

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika looked set to win a fourth term with all...

U.N. inquiry chief wants North Korea hauled before international court

2014/04/18 01:24:02

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The chief U.N. investigator into human rights abuses in North Korea appea...

French troops free five aid workers kidnapped in Mali

2014/04/18 00:34:16

GAO/PARIS (Reuters) - French troops in Mali on Thursday freed five local aid workers kidnapped in Fe...