U.S. denies forces involved in possible arrest of Tunisia militant

2013/12/30 17:35:12

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military did not take part in any operation on Monday against the he...

Myanmar to free most political detainees in year-end amnesty

2013/12/30 17:25:49

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar is expect to release most of its prisoner s of conscience on Tuesday and ...

Switzerland gives Khodorkovsky 3-month Schengen visa

2013/12/30 16:12:43

GENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland granted a three-month visa on Friday to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Rus...

Clashes erupt as Iraq police move on Sunni protest camp

2013/12/30 15:40:39

RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Fighting broke out when Iraqi police moved to dismantle a Sunni Muslim prot...

Heavy weapons fire breaks out in Central African Republic's capital

2013/12/30 15:31:48

BANGUI (Reuters) - Heavy weapons fire rang out in the north of Central African Republic's capital Ba...

Afghanistan rejects grim U.S. intelligence forecast as baseless

2013/12/30 13:55:49

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan on Monday rejected as baseless a U.S. intelligence forecast that the g...

U.S., Libyan forces capture Tunisian militant leader: media

2013/12/30 13:40:44

TUNIS (Reuters) - U.S. and Libyan forces captured Saifallah Benahssine, the leader of Tunisia's Isla...

Bahrain jails five for 15 years for bomb attacks: agency

2013/12/30 13:06:36

MANAMA (Reuters) - A Bahraini court sentenced five men to 15 years in prison for two attacks by home...

Myanmar to free most political detainees in year-end amnesty

2013/12/30 17:25:49

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar is expect to release most of its prisoner s of conscience on Tuesday and ...

Shots fired at German ambassador's residence in Athens

2013/12/30 16:21:36

ATHENS (Reuters) - Unidentified assailants opened fire on the German ambassador's residence in Athen...

Second suicide bomber in Russia's Volgograd kills 14 on bus

2013/12/30 16:11:28

VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - A bomb ripped a bus apart in Volgograd on Monday, killing 14 people in...

Congo's army repels attacks in Kinshasa, dozens killed

2013/12/30 15:39:26

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese soldiers repulsed attacks on the airport, a barracks and the state te...

Bahrain says foils 'terror' attempts, seizes explosives, weapons

2013/12/30 14:50:54

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle explosives and arms, some ...

U.N. seeks access to Palestinians in Syria after 15 die of hunger

2013/12/30 13:50:47

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Monday for the Syrian army and rebel fighters to a...

Uganda's Museveni threatens S. Sudan rebel leader with "defeat"

2013/12/30 13:19:25

JUBA (Reuters) - Uganda's president said on Monday East African nations had agreed to unite to defea...