Turkish PM Erdogan tells enemies they will pay price after poll

2014/03/31 02:36:41

ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in local polls th...

Brazilian police backed by troops occupy slum by Rio airport

2014/03/31 01:42:41

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian police backed by troops occupied a massive slum next to Rio de ...

Liberian health authorities confirm two cases of Ebola: WHO

2014/03/31 01:18:05

MONROVIA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday that Liberia has confirmed t...

French reshuffle may loom after Hollande's Socialists routed in local elections

2014/03/31 00:43:00

PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande will take soundings on a possible cabinet reshuffle on...

Greece secures votes to pass reform bill demanded by EU/IMF lenders

2014/03/30 23:52:49

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's government secured enough votes in parliament early on Monday to pass a ...

Nationalism takes centre stage in Indonesia's election campaign

2014/03/30 23:15:42

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Dressed in the style of Indonesia's first leader, even using replica 1950s micro...

Libyan parliament passes law to organize new elections

2014/03/30 21:02:57

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan lawmakers approved a new election law on Sunday, paving the way to call g...

French far-right to win more towns in elections: exit polls

2014/03/30 20:09:14

PARIS (Reuters) - Candidates backed by France's far-right National Front (FN) party were on track to...

Greece passes reform bill, government majority shrinks to two seats

2014/03/31 02:03:20

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece approved on Monday a contentious reform bill to secure bailout aid but the...

Kerry, Lavrov hold talks on de-escalating Ukraine crisis

2014/03/31 01:22:30

PARIS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavr...

Shootout in Nigerian capital during attempted jail break kills 21

2014/03/31 01:00:25

ABUJA (Reuters) - Detainees suspected of being members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram overpow...

Afghan woman bids for power to halt slide in rights

2014/03/31 00:07:13

KABUL/KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The deeply conservative, all-male crowd at Afghanistan's Kan...

Thailand's 'red shirts' gear up for a fight

2014/03/30 23:50:46

KHON KAEN/BANGKOK (Reuters) - The clock is ticking for Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who ...

U.S. increases security funding to Moldova as tensions rise

2014/03/30 22:19:30

PARIS (Reuters) - The United States on Sunday pledged $10 million to bolster border security in Mold...

Philippine ship dodges China blockade to reach South China Sea outpost

2014/03/30 20:43:38

SECOND THOMAS SHOAL, South China Sea (Reuters) -The Philippine government vessel made a dash for sha...