U.S. has sense of urgency but no timeline on Syria

2013/08/26 22:15:19

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has not set a timeline for responding to the use of ...

Tropical depression Fernand kills 13 as it weakens over Mexico

2013/08/26 21:22:04

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Thirteen people were killed when torrential rains triggered deadly landslide...

Cuban state begins to move out of the restaurant business

2013/08/26 21:03:48

HAVANA (Reuters) - More than 20 state restaurants in Cuba are about to become employee-run cooperati...

India's Sonia Gandhi falls ill in parliament, hospitalized

2013/08/26 20:36:50

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sonia Gandhi, the president of India's ruling Congress party who is widely see...

Syrian Kurdish leader says Assad not to blame for attack

2013/08/26 20:10:22

BERLIN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would not be "so stupid" as to use chemical weap...

Nigerian Islamists kill 14 vigilantes in Bama raid

2013/08/26 19:58:04

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian Islamists killed 14 pro-government youth vigilantes in an at...

Croatia clashes with EU over extradition law

2013/08/26 16:53:37

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Zagreb could face legal action for failing to apply EU extradition law, the Eur...

Iran adds to atom capacity, holds down stockpile growth: diplomats

2013/08/26 16:48:00

VIENNA (Reuters) - A report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog is expected to show that Iran is pressing a...

White House says it is undeniable that chemical weapons used in Syria

2013/08/26 21:58:57

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that it is undeniable that chemical weapons we...

Italy PM forges ahead with cuts even as coalition row rages

2013/08/26 21:20:40

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's cabinet passed a package of measures to trim public spending on Monday, und...

Congo army battles M23 rebels near eastern city of Goma

2013/08/26 21:00:31

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Congo's army said it clashed with eastern rebels on M...

United Nations says it will contact United States over spying report

2013/08/26 20:31:45

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Monday it plans to contact the United States o...

Indian parliament approves $20 billion cheap grain plan for poor

2013/08/26 20:04:22

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's lower house of parliament approved a plan worth nearly $20 billion on ...

Syria rebels seize strategic town, kill dozens of Assad fighters

2013/08/26 19:56:13

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebel forces took control of a strategic town in northern Syria on Monday, killin...

U.N. inspectors reach Syria gas victims despite coming under fire

2013/08/26 16:51:03

BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - U.N. chemical weapons inspectors in Syria met and took samples from victims...