Confrontation in Ukraine as diplomacy stalls

2014/03/11 00:06:02

SEVASTOPOL/KIEV (Reuters) - A pro-Russian force opened fire in seizing a Ukrainian military base in ...

Turkish cleric says Erdogan risking decade of reforms: FT

2014/03/10 23:48:04

ANKARA (Reuters) - A U.S.-based cleric locked in a feud with the Turkish government has likened Prim...

El Salvador ex-rebel's lead 'irreversible,' rival wants recount

2014/03/10 23:15:12

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A former Marxist rebel commander's tiny lead in El Salvador's presidential ...

Al Shabaab leader urges Somalis to battle old enemy Ethiopia

2014/03/10 22:42:28

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The leader of the al Qaeda-aligned Islamist group al Shabaab has urged Somalis...

Swedish leader condemns violence linked to far right

2014/03/10 22:24:25

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish government has condemned an attack over the weekend in which four ...

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian at Jordan crossing

2014/03/10 21:44:08

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian judge from Jordan on Monday in ...

Legalization won't fix world's drugs problem: U.N. official

2014/03/10 20:13:15

VIENNA (Reuters) - Legalization will not solve the world's narcotics problem, the U.N. anti-drugs ch...

Turkish 'coup' convicts freed amid political turmoil

2014/03/10 20:08:44

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey ordered the release of 19 men convicted of plotting a coup, days after a...

Syria among 'most dangerous places on Earth' for children: UNICEF

2014/03/10 23:56:58

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The number of children affected by the civil war in Syria has more than d...

Libya orders military force to 'liberate' rebel-held ports

2014/03/10 23:19:06

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's parliament has ordered a special force to be sent within one week to "li...

Italy lawmakers wrangle but set to pass Renzi electoral law

2014/03/10 22:43:51

ROME (Reuters) - Italian lawmakers rejected a bid on Monday to set minimum quotas for women in parli...

Libya key source for illicit arms, fueling conflicts: U.N. envoy

2014/03/10 22:27:19

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. experts say Libya has become a primary source of illicit weapons, in...

Saudi protester jailed for 10 years over Twitter messages

2014/03/10 22:08:08

DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi court sentenced a man to 10 years in jail and a 100,000 riyal ($26,700) fi...

Northeast Syria faces food crisis, but access eases elsewhere: WFP

2014/03/10 20:14:48

GENEVA (Reuters) - Three northeastern provinces of Syria face an "alarming" food crisis, although ac...

Senior Palestinian official killed in Lebanon: state media

2014/03/10 20:10:58

AIN EL-HILWEH, Lebanon (Reuters) - A high-ranking military official from the Palestinian group Fatah...