U.S. resolution on Syria strike passes first hurdle in Senate

2013/09/05 01:26:29

WASHINGTON/AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's effort to win legislative backing for mil...

Codelco workers to strike at small Chilean copper mine: union

2013/09/05 01:03:00

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Workers at the Salvador copper mine, owned by Chile's state-run Codelco, are du...

Sri Lanka hits back at U.N. rights chief after visit

2013/09/04 23:53:09

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government criticized the U.N.'s top human rights official on Wednes...

Tunisia's opposition threatens protests after talks fail

2013/09/04 23:45:51

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's secular opposition threatened on Wednesday to launch more mass protests ...

U.S. faces substantial losses if Egypt aid halted: official

2013/09/04 22:28:22

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government faces billions of dollars in potential costs if it decide...

Exclusive: Brazil's Rousseff wants U.S. apology for NSA spying

2013/09/04 22:15:20

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Furious about a report that the U.S. government spied on her private communica...

Weapon of choice against al Qaeda, drones marginal in Syria

2013/09/04 22:05:58

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prowling the skies of Pakistan and Yemen, armed drones are America's weapon o...

Philippines says China moving to occupy disputed reef

2013/09/04 19:57:46

MANILA (Reuters) - China plans to occupy a disputed chain of reefs and rocks in the South China Sea ...

Colombian president's popularity hits low after unrest

2013/09/05 01:16:25

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos' public approval rating has plunged to its...

Australia's Abbott set to inherit economy others would envy

2013/09/05 00:53:57

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's presumptive prime minister, Tony Abbott, is set to inherit a slowing ...

Gabon investigation unmasks 3,000 fake government employees

2013/09/04 23:52:19

LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - A corruption investigation in Gabon has revealed the existence of about 3,000...

Senate panel approves resolution on Syria military strikes

2013/09/04 23:35:32

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution on Wednesday aut...

Strike against Syria unlikely to provoke clash with Russia: top U.S. diplomat

2013/09/04 22:19:58

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday a U.S. military strike on Syria ...

Russia warns of catastrophe if Syria reactor hit by U.S. strike

2013/09/04 22:13:21

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday that a military strike on Syria could hav...

Moldova says will stick to pro-Europe course despite Russian pressure

2013/09/04 20:50:09

CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's leaders hit back on Wednesday after a Russian envoy warned their ex-S...