Special Report: Why Ukraine spurned the EU and embraced Russia

2013/12/19 12:11:13

KIEV (Reuters) - On September 4, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich called a meeting of his polit...

Ukrainian president under pressure over Russian bailout

2013/12/18 09:33:34

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's president faced calls to resign on Wednesday over a $15-billion bailout f...

U.S. raises aid to $86 million for typhoon-ravaged Philippines

2013/12/18 08:35:10

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - The United States will provide an additional $25 million in h...

Bangladesh violence risks spinning out of control as polls near

2013/12/18 08:05:14

DHAKA (Reuters) - When an ally in Bangladesh's ruling coalition threatened this month to pull out of...

India removes U.S. Embassy security barriers in spat

2013/12/18 07:59:25

NEW DELHI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indian police removed concrete security barriers outside the U.S. Emb...

Thai protesters say they will rally to hound PM from office

2013/12/18 07:18:58

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand said they will step up their protests ...

Woman in China dies from new strain of bird flu: Xinhua

2013/12/18 05:35:55

BEIJING (Reuters) - A 73-year-old woman in China has died from a new strain of bird flu, the H10N8 v...

UK rushes out welfare curbs to deter East European migrants

2013/12/18 01:18:30

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday he was rushing out regulat...

Russia signals to Syria's Assad to stay silent on re-election

2013/12/19 12:08:23

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian diplomat signaled on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sho...

Former Sarkozy aides released in French graft probe

2013/12/18 09:31:32

PARIS (Reuters) - The former right-hand man of Nicolas Sarkozy was released by French police late on...

U.N. told up to 500 killed in South Sudan clashes: diplomats

2013/12/18 08:23:31

JUBA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations received reports from local sources in South Suda...

Russia offers security as Syria destroys chemical arms: media

2013/12/18 08:04:26

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to provide security at the Syrian port of Latakia and in Syrian w...

China confirms near miss with U.S. ship in South China Sea

2013/12/18 07:31:49

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Wednesday confirmed an incident between a Chinese naval vessel and a U....

Saudi expulsions leave broken dreams in Africa and Asia

2013/12/18 07:09:28

RIYADH/DUBAI/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - More than a million people from across the world - managers, ma...

Dominican Republic, Haiti to resume immigration talks, Venezuela says

2013/12/18 02:17:43

CARACAS (Reuters) - The Dominican Republic and Haiti have agreed to resume immigration talks that br...