Exclusive: Khamenei's business empire gains from Iran sanctions relief

2014/01/22 16:36:50

(Reuters) - One of the chief beneficiaries of this week's easing of Iranian sanctions is the country...

Israel says cracks Palestinian al Qaeda cell in Jerusalem

2014/01/22 16:04:03

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday it had arrested two Palestinians from East Jerusalem ...

Serbia's largest party eyes early election

2014/01/22 15:53:45

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's powerful deputy prime minister said on Wednesday his party was ready i...

Burnt bodies dumped in Central African Republic's capital: Red Cross

2014/01/22 15:25:34

BANGUI (Reuters) - The Red Cross in the Central African Republic said on Wednesday it had found 11 c...

Pope Francis may make South Korea his first Asia visit in August

2014/01/22 14:34:38

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is considering a trip to South Korea in August to meet with yo...

Latvia's first female PM pledges to stick to fiscal discipline

2014/01/22 14:06:56

RIGA (Reuters) - The Latvian parliament approved on Wednesday the country's first woman prime minist...

EU, U.S. warn Romania over pressure on judges

2014/01/22 13:55:41

BRUSSELS/ BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The European Union and the United States told Romania on Wednesday t...

Time to end al Qaeda presence in Falluja: Iraq's Maliki

2014/01/22 13:45:52

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Wednesday it was time to clear al Qa...

Afghanistan cracks down on commercials that favour U.S. troops

2014/01/22 16:31:52

KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan government, increasingly at odds with Washington, is cracking down on a...

Pirates suspected to have attacked tanker off Angola

2014/01/22 15:56:07

ATHENS/ABUJA (Reuters) - A fuel tanker is suspected to have been hijacked by pirates off the coast o...

Special Report: Amid Syria's violence, Kurds carve out autonomy

2014/01/22 15:40:21

QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) - In the northeast corner of Syria, a pocket of stability is emerging amid...

Iran's nuclear stockpile may rise for now despite deal with powers

2014/01/22 14:46:30

VIENNA (Reuters) - An apparent delay in Iran's building of a nuclear conversion plant suggests its s...

Exclusive: Iran's oil sales rise as sanctions pressure eases - sources

2014/01/22 14:29:21

LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's oil exports have picked up modestly in January for the third consecutive m...

Iran's Rouhani to address Western oil CEOs in Davos

2014/01/22 14:04:04

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Iranian President Hasan Rouhani will address a panel of top global oi...

Japan's former PM challenges Abe's energy policy in Tokyo race

2014/01/22 13:49:59

TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese premier Morihiro Hosokawa pledged on Wednesday to push the nation ...