Putin ready to invade Ukraine; Kiev warns of war

2014/03/02 00:56:55

MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded and won his parliament's approval ...

Armed men seize two Crimea airports, Ukraine blames Russian forces

2014/02/28 09:17:50

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - The United States told Russia to demonstrate in coming days that it ...

Generations on, Christians fleeing Syria return to Turkish homeland

2014/02/28 08:56:30

MIDYAT, Turkey (Reuters) - When Louis Bandak fled the violence in Syria, he sought refuge in the cou...

Burundi crisis may stir unrest but not by me, says ex-rebel

2014/02/28 08:36:56

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Burundi's worst political crisis since the end of its 12-year civil war risks un...

North Korea condemns Australian judge behind U.N. rights report

2014/02/28 08:08:35

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Friday condemned an Australian judge who led a U.N. investigation t...

Mexican kingpin's fall clouds future of drug heartland

2014/02/28 07:13:47

LA TUNA, Mexico (Reuters) - In villages nestled amid the jagged mountains where captured Mexican kin...

China detains more than 1,000 in baby trafficking crackdown

2014/02/28 06:02:03

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have detained 1,094 people and rescued 382 infants in a nationwid...

Carnival holiday may take heat out of Venezuela crisis

2014/02/28 04:21:58

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans began a week-long national holiday on Thursday as some protests stil...

China swipes back at U.S. in annual rights report

2014/02/28 09:21:27

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday accused the United States of widespread human rights abuses, inc...

Thai minister rejects proposal for talks from protest leader

2014/02/28 09:06:11

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A senior Thai minister rejected a proposal for talks from the leader of an anti-...

Chinese criticize state firm behind Three Gorges dam over graft probe

2014/02/28 08:39:25

BEIJING (Reuters) - A scathing report on corruption at the company that built China's $59-billion Th...

Cyprus faces fresh bailout uncertainty after privatization vote

2014/02/28 08:13:20

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus faced fresh uncertainty on Friday over the future of its bailout program ...

China paves way to charge ally of former security tsar in graft crackdown

2014/02/28 07:33:42

BEIJING (Reuters) - A former vice minister of public security and ally of China's retired domestic s...

Main Israel lobby seeks to regain footing as Netanyahu visits U.S

2014/02/28 07:05:16

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - For years, Israeli leaders visiting Washington have been boosted by...

China's turbulent Xinjiang weighs anti-terror laws for the first time

2014/02/28 04:49:55

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's restive far western region of Xinjiang is considering drafting anti-ter...