Colombia's Santos seeks referendum to pave way for peace deal

2013/08/23 01:09:23

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he will send a bill to Congress seeki...

Colombia's farm protest has been infiltrated by FARC, government says

2013/08/23 00:26:08

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A protest by thousands of Colombian farmers and truckers, which has blocked roads...

Fear of new showdown on Egypt streets in 'Friday of martyrs'

2013/08/22 23:35:58

CAIRO (Reuters) - Supporters of Egypt's deposed president will stage a "Friday of martyrs" of mass p...

U.N. peacekeepers in Congo ordered to protect civilians after city shelled

2013/08/22 21:33:38

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. mission in Congo on Thursday ord...

France arrests Congolese general for alleged 1999 massacre

2013/08/22 21:09:50

PARIS (Reuters) - French authorities on Thursday arrested a Congolese general and put him under form...

U.S. says unable to conclusively say chemical weapons used in Syria

2013/08/22 20:29:17

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is unable to conclusively say that chemical weapons were us...

Pakistan army says India kills two soldiers in Kashmir, envoy summoned

2013/08/22 20:21:03

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani army said two of its soldiers were killed on Thursday in "unprov...

U.N. chief asks Syria to allow speedy chemical attack investigation

2013/08/22 20:13:50

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asked the Syrian government on Thursda...

U.N. presses Syria to allow gas attack inspection

2013/08/23 00:53:06

BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) - The United Nations demanded Syria give its chemical weapons experts immedia...

Crashing markets spell trouble for India's privatization plans

2013/08/22 23:50:25

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The collapse of the rupee is derailing India's hopes of raising more than $6 b...

Rockets from Lebanon fired at northern Israel; no casualties

2013/08/22 22:50:47

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A rare rocket barrage from Lebanon on Thursday deepened Israeli concern that a...

Kenyan police warn of militant attacks in Mombasa over slain cleric

2013/08/22 21:21:29

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Al Qaeda-linked militants may be planning attacks in the Kenyan port city...

Analysis: Clock ticks while experts kept away from Syria gassing site

2013/08/22 21:05:53

AMSTERDAM/LONDON (Reuters) - The longer chemical weapons inspectors wait in a Damascus luxury hotel ...

U.S. imposes financial sanctions on four Hezbollah leaders

2013/08/22 20:28:33

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed financial sanctions on four men it said...

Honduras to form new police force to battle Mexican drug cartels

2013/08/22 20:14:25

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Honduran Congress approved on Thursday the creation of a new military-st...