China stresses rule of law in reform of age-old petitions system

2014/02/26 04:16:37

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has issued new guidelines to strictly enforce the rule of law for those ex...

Ukraine wants fugitive president to face Hague court

2014/02/26 00:35:21

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

Italy's Renzi wins final confidence vote, pledging reform

2014/02/26 00:20:35

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi won a final parliamentary vote of confidence on...

Pakistan launches new strikes near Afghan border; warns militants

2014/02/25 23:16:48

PESHAWAR, Pakistan/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pakistani military launched new air strikes targeting ...

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

2014/02/25 22:17:25

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

Turkish PM says tapes of talk with son a fabrication

2014/02/25 22:10:06

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Prime Minister accused political enemies of hacking encrypted state comm...

Romania's ruling coalition ruptures as elections loom

2014/02/25 21:59:04

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's Liberal party pulled the plug on the coalition government on Tuesday...

Liberals withdraw from Romanian coalition government

2014/02/25 20:59:30

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's ruling Liberal Party voted to pull its ministers out of the coalitio...

U.S. expels Venezuelan diplomats in tit-for-tat move over unrest

2014/02/26 01:37:35

CARACAS (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday ordered three Venezuelan diplomats to leave in repr...

U.S. expels Venezuelan diplomats in tit-for-tat move over unrest

2014/02/26 00:28:33

CARACAS (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday ordered three Venezuelan diplomats to leave in repr...

Syrians set to replace Afghans as largest refugee population: U.N.

2014/02/25 23:38:04

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syrians are about to replace Afghans as the world's largest refugee popul...

Iraqi leaders give conflicting answers on reported Iran arms deal

2014/02/25 22:44:28

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi officials gave contradictory accounts on Tuesday about whether or not Bagh...

United Nations chief urges Uganda to repeal anti-gay law

2014/02/25 22:11:16

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Uganda on Tuesday to repeal ...

France's Hollande steps in to calm row with Morocco

2014/02/25 22:03:05

PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande telephoned the king of Morocco to try to calm a rare d...

Georgia PM says he hopes Ukraine will choose Europe

2014/02/25 21:35:58

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili on Tuesday urged Ukraine to consi...