Laos human rights chill a year after activist's disappearance

2013/12/14 07:30:31

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The last sign of Sombath Somphone, the most famous social activist in Laos, is a...

U.S. sanctions move angers Iran, Russia sees threat to nuclear deal

2013/12/14 00:59:03

VIENNA/MOSCOW (Reuters) - A breakthrough agreement to end the standoff over Iran's nuclear program a...

U.N. confirms chemical arms were used repeatedly in Syria

2013/12/13 00:22:07

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Chemical weapons were likely used in five out of seven attacks investigat...

Tunisia's Islamists and opposition reach deal on premier

2013/12/13 00:02:13

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's ruling Islamists and opposition parties reached a deal on Thursday to na...

Mafia death threat shows Italy still haunted by 1992 murders

2013/12/12 21:33:18

MILAN/PALERMO (Reuters) - A death threat by a Sicilian mafia boss against the lead prosecutor in a h...

Kiev protesters gather, EU dangles aid promise

2013/12/12 21:28:23

KIEV (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in central Kiev, rebuilding barric...

U.S. vows support for Syrian opposition despite troubles

2013/12/12 21:07:20

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is concerned about troubles facing Syria's Western-backed o...

Catalonia sets referendum date next year, Spain says no

2013/12/12 20:35:31

MADRID (Reuters) - Separatist parties in Spain's Catalonia region set November 9 next year as the da...

Mexican senators approve electoral, anti-corruption bills

2013/12/14 05:49:59

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Senate gave final congressional approval on Friday to an electoral ...

U.N. peacekeepers find arsenal of weapons left by Congo M23 rebels

2013/12/14 00:16:55

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers found an arsenal of weapons, including heavy caliber ar...

With Brazil-U.S. links frosty, Hollande pushes jet deal

2013/12/13 00:21:43

BRASILIA (Reuters) - French President François Hollande sought to take advantage of a chill in U.S....

North Korea says Jang Song Thaek, uncle of leader Kim Jong Un, executed

2013/12/12 23:58:17

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday Jang Song Thaek, the uncle of leader Kim Jong Un and pr...

Italian kidnapped in Nigeria has been freed- Italy government

2013/12/12 21:31:04

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian man kidnapped in Nigeria last week has been released, the Italian foreig...

Opponents of French surveillance law race to get support for review

2013/12/12 21:22:48

PARIS (Reuters) - Opponents of a new law in France that expands government powers to monitor phone a...

Somali president names economist as new prime minister

2013/12/12 20:38:11

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's president named economist Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed as his new prime min...