U.S. envoy tells China, Japan to lower temperature in sea row

2014/02/27 10:29:11

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Japan must ease tension in the disputed East China Sea to avoid severe...

Japan Red Cross says talks planned for return of remains from North Korea

2014/02/27 10:09:40

TOKYO (Reuters) - Officials from the Japanese and North Korean chapters of the Red Cross will hold t...

China denies detained Uighur professor access to lawyer

2014/02/27 09:55:10

BEIJING (Reuters) - A prominent Uighur economist who has been charged with separatism in China's far...

U.S. envoy stresses human rights in China farewell speech

2014/02/26 09:35:10

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's future development will hinge on a neutral judiciary and freedom of spee...

Two unaccounted for in Indian submarine incident

2014/02/26 08:58:36

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Two Indian navy officers were unaccounted for on Wednesday after an incident a...

Eyeing Afghan exit, U.S. intensifies campaign against Haqqani militants

2014/02/26 08:12:01

KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has intensified its drive against the Taliban-linked ...

Chinese wartime forced laborers sue Japanese firms

2014/02/26 06:00:21

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Beijing court accepted a lawsuit on Wednesday demanding compensation for Chine...

Ecuador's president will seek cabinet shuffle, change to party

2014/02/26 04:19:59

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Rafael Correa on Tuesday said he will ask for his...

India infrastructure splurge too late for this - or next - government

2014/02/27 10:24:37

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's drive to break an infrastructure investment logjam has come too late t...

Morocco suspends judicial cooperation with ally France

2014/02/27 09:58:54

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco said it had suspended judicial cooperation agreements with France in a gro...

Turkish Prime Minister targeted in second audio tape

2014/02/27 09:41:45

ANKARA (Reuters) - A second audio recording, presented as the voice of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip...

U.S. warns banks to watch for ousted Ukraine leader moving looted funds

2014/02/26 09:34:17

(Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury warned banks on Tuesday to be on the look-out for potentially suspicio...

Mexican drug kingpin Guzman dodges U.S. extradition for now

2014/02/26 08:37:10

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman won a temporary injunction to b...

Ukraine wants fugitive president to face Hague court

2014/02/26 06:10:40

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament voted on Tuesday to send fugitive President Viktor Yanukovich ...

Gunfire by night becomes new norm in downtown Bangkok

2014/02/26 04:48:43

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Shots fired by unknown gunmen on Wednesday rattled parts of the Thai capital whe...