Iraq violence kills 54 in run-up to Shi'ite holy day

2013/12/16 13:21:40

TIKRIT (Reuters) - Suicide bombers and gunmen killed at least 54 people in Iraq on Monday, medical a...

Frustrated with government, Pakistani man turns to Taliban for help

2013/12/16 13:15:25

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Frustrated with the government's inability to help him, a man in Paki...

Pakistani Shi'ite cleric shot dead in reprisal attack

2013/12/16 13:03:42

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A prominent Pakistani Shi'ite Muslim cleric has been shot dead in what Taliban...

Turkish court rejects requests to free Kurdish lawmakers

2013/12/16 12:44:41

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Monday rejected bids by two Kurdish lawmakers to b...

EU says door remains open to Ukraine as unity cracks

2013/12/16 12:41:23

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Divisions emerged in the European Union's policy towards Ukraine on Monday as t...

Insight: In Greece, fish farms a testing ground for economic revival

2013/12/16 11:24:11

SOFIKO, Greece (Reuters) - Greek fish farmer John Stephanis has a proble m. Global demand for his se...

Enigmatic Turkish cleric poses challenge to Erdogan's might

2013/12/16 11:06:34

ANKARA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has won three general elections, weathered summer r...

Riot in China's Xinjiang kills 16, 'terror gang' blamed

2013/12/16 10:50:36

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police shot and killed 14 people during a riot near the old Silk Road ci...

U.S. offers help to South East Asia, most to Vietnam, to patrol seas

2013/12/16 13:16:01

HANOI (Reuters) - The United States on Monday offered $32.5 million in assistance to Southeast Asian...

South Sudan declares curfew after troops clash around capital

2013/12/16 13:04:26

JUBA (Reuters) - The South Sudanese president declared a curfew in the capital Juba on Monday after ...

For Philippine typhoon survivors, Christmas brings hope amid the rubble

2013/12/16 13:01:22

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - Thousands of survivors of super typhoon Haiyan walked in dark...

Russia says kills leader of Caucasus m ilitant group, three others

2013/12/16 12:42:45

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian security forces have killed four alleged militants including the leader o...

U.N. seeks $6.5 billion for Syria crisis in 2014

2013/12/16 12:25:31

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed for $6.5 billion for Syria and its neighbors on Monda...

Israeli, Lebanese, U.N. officers to discuss cross-border killing

2013/12/16 11:23:08

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli, Lebanese and U.N. military officers will meet on Monday to def...

South Sudan president says troops allied to sacked vice president behind fighting

2013/12/16 11:00:11

NAIROBI (Reuters) - South Sudan's president blamed on Monday soldiers loyal to former deputy preside...