U.N. launches Sri Lanka war crimes investigation

2014/03/27 16:06:53

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations on Thursday launched an inquiry into war crimes allegedly comm...

Weather frustrates hunt for missing Malaysian jet as new leads reported

2014/03/27 15:53:47

PERTH (Reuters) - High winds and icy weather halted the air search on Thursday for a Malaysia Airlin...

G7 warns Russia of more sanctions if Ukraine crisis escalates

2014/03/24 23:46:45

THE HAGUE/FEODOSIA, Crimea (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and major industrialized allies w...

Egyptian court sentences 529 Brotherhood members to death

2014/03/24 22:54:22

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced 529 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to deat...

Libyan port rebels demand tanker back before any negotiations

2014/03/24 22:16:03

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels who control three oil ports will not enter any talks with ...

U.N. rights chief hits Israel over settlements

2014/03/24 21:03:38

GENEVA (Reuters) - The building of Israeli settlements and attacks by settlers on Palestinians are a...

Nine killed in further Central African Republic fighting

2014/03/24 20:05:25

BANGUI (Reuters) - At least nine people died in new clashes over the weekend and on Monday in Centra...

Afghanistan says Pakistan behind deadly Kabul hotel attack

2014/03/24 19:49:06

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan accused Pakistan's intelligence service on Monday of staging last week...

South Korea seizes North Korean boat amid new tensions

2014/03/27 16:02:33

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military on Thursday seized a North Korean fishing boat that it said...

Support for Brazil president drops ahead of October vote

2014/03/27 15:48:57

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Popular support for Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has faltered ahead...

U.S. airlift support to bolster African hunt for violent warlord

2014/03/24 23:23:24

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military is deploying four tilt-rotor transport planes to Uganda in ...

Obama, China's Xi pledge cooperation and joke about first lady

2014/03/24 22:44:49

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged cooperati...

Paperless G7 summit not so smart for some

2014/03/24 22:13:35

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Netherlands launched the first "paperless" summit on Monday with a smartph...

Iran says one of five abducted border guards killed: Fars

2014/03/24 20:06:30

DUBAI (Reuters) - Sunni Muslim militants have killed one of the five Ir anian border guards they hav...

U.S. to help in 'elimination' of sensitive Japanese nuclear stockpile

2014/03/24 20:04:19

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Japan will turn over hundreds of kilograms (pounds) of sensitive nuclear mater...