Middle East peace mediators to meet in Munich

2014/01/31 13:55:03

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Top officials from the United Nations, United States, Russia and Europea...

First South Sudan ceasefire monitors to arrive shortly: mediators

2014/01/31 12:57:57

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - A regional African group mediating to end the conflict in South Sudan aims t...

Global arms sales fall, Russia sales rise sharply in 2012

2014/01/31 12:06:22

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Russian firms increased weapons sales sharply in 2012 helped largely by a Krem...

Tsvangirai urged to quit as Zimbabwe opposition leader

2014/01/31 11:28:29

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai faced more pressure to quit w...

U.S. cancels funds for Afghan opinion polls ahead of election

2014/01/31 11:03:15

KABUL (Reuters) - The United States has canceled funding for opinion polls in the run-up to Afghanis...

Under Gabriel, Germany's SPD sets the pace in Merkel coalition

2014/01/29 15:46:26

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's new vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has turned his Social Democrats (SPD...

Czech president appoints center-left cabinet

2014/01/29 15:41:37

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech President Milos Zeman appointed a new center-left cabinet on Wednesday, end...

Ukraine expects $2 billion tranche of Russian aid soon: acting PM

2014/01/29 15:03:17

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's interim prime minister pledged on Wednesday to work to limit damage to th...

Kenyan suspect fails to block ICC arrest warrant

2014/01/31 13:49:18

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan journalist wanted by the International Criminal Court for trying to bri...

Turkey purges hundreds more police over graft probe, media reports

2014/01/31 12:55:42

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has purged at least 700 more police officers, local media said, over a c...

Beaten Ukrainian activist appears on TV, says was "crucified"

2014/01/31 11:36:22

KIEV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian anti-government activist who disappeared a week ago appeared on televis...

Thai polling stations might close if violence mars election

2014/01/31 11:16:03

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities might close polling booths if violence erupts during Sunday's d...

UK's Sellafield plant detects elevated levels of radioactivity

2014/01/31 10:56:08

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest nuclear reprocessing plant said on Friday it had detected raise...

Syria peace talks take tentative step forward

2014/01/29 15:43:24

GENEVA (Reuters) - Talks aimed at ending the war in Syria took a first tentative step forward on Wed...

South Sudan frees seven detainees accused of coup plot

2014/01/29 15:41:09

NAIROBI (Reuters) - South Sudan freed seven political figures on Wednesday who had been arrested on ...