Iran's Rouhani says chemical weapons killed people in Syria

2013/08/24 09:57:11

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday acknowledged for the first time chemi...

China's Bo admits knowing of embezzled funds

2013/08/24 09:17:37

JINAN, China (Reuters) - Ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai accepted responsibility for 5 million yu...

Bolivia prison violence kills 29, including one child

2013/08/24 08:14:06

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Violent clashes between inmates in a maximum-security prison in Bolivia killed at...

U.S. repositions naval forces, no decision on Syria strike

2013/08/24 05:27:28

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday was repositioning nava l forces in the Mediterran...

Obama's national security team to meet on Syria this weekend: official

2013/08/24 04:16:35

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's security advisers will convene at the White House th...

Initial Western intelligence finds Syrian forces used chemical weapons

2013/08/24 02:47:26

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and allied intelligence agencies have made a preliminary assessment that...

Brazil's Rousseff's popularity rises in poll as economy stumbles

2013/08/24 02:34:03

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's popularity recovered from a recent d...

Protesting Mexican teachers stir trouble for government reforms

2013/08/24 01:27:41

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Schoolteachers in Mexico City staging disruptive protests against education ...

Critics say Putin's Olympic security decree violates rights

2013/08/24 09:46:40

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to tighten security in the B...

North Korea objects to sanctions ban on ski resort equipment

2013/08/24 08:23:39

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea objected on Saturday to a ban on imports of equipment for a luxury ski...

Mystery African meat piques appetites during China trial

2013/08/24 08:12:23

JINAN, China (Reuters) - Testimony in the trial of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai has produced s...

Colombia peace talks suspended after FARC call for pause

2013/08/24 04:45:09

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's government and Marxist FARC rebels suspended their participation in pe...

U.S. defense chief hints at asset positioning ahead of Syria decision

2013/08/24 03:33:56

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel strongly suggested on...

Mexico finds corpses of youths abducted from club in mass grave

2013/08/24 02:40:55

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities have found a mass grave containing the remains of five y...

U.S. Navy expanding presence in Mediterranean due to Syria: official

2013/08/24 02:13:03

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy will expand its presence in the Mediterranean with a fourth cru...