Egypt army, government to offer compromise to Muslim Brotherhood

2013/08/05 17:49:29

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army and government will offer to free some Muslim Brotherhood members fro...

Iran's Rouhani pulls off cabinet balancing act

2013/08/05 17:35:04

DUBAI (Reuters) - By choosing ministers known more for their experience than their political views, ...

Ivory Coast frees 14 Gbagbo allies pending criminal trials

2013/08/05 17:25:14

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Judicial authorities in Ivory Coast have ordered the release from prison of 14 t...

Envoys press Egypt's Brotherhood to 'swallow reality': spokesman

2013/08/05 16:54:15

CAIRO (Reuters) - International envoys trying to end Egypt's political crisis are urging the Muslim ...

Tunisian police kill Islamist militant amid political crisis

2013/08/04 12:39:06

Tunis (Reuters) - Tunisian police shot dead an Islamist militant in Tunis and arrested several suspe...

Europeans press Ukraine's leader to accept deal on Tymoshenko, in return for trade pact

2013/08/04 10:24:31

KIEV (Reuters) - He might be ready to let her out. But he can't afford to let her back.

Australian PM calls September 7 poll against resurgent conservatives

2013/08/04 09:58:32

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called a September 7 general election on S...

Yemen's main pipeline attacked, crude flow stops again

2013/08/04 08:34:35

SANAA (Reuters) - Tribesmen blew up Yemen's main oil export pipeline late on Saturday, halting the f...

Johannesburg apologizes to Mandela for billing blunder

2013/08/05 17:35:10

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The City of Johannesburg apologized to Nelson Mandela and his family on Mon...

Britain and France extend closures of Yemen embassies

2013/08/05 17:33:40

SANAA (Reuters) - Britain and France extended the closure of their embassies in Yemen on Monday afte...

Botswana faults Zimbabwe election, calls for audit

2013/08/05 17:11:03

GABORONE (Reuters) - Botswana called on Monday for an independent audit of Zimbabwe's disputed vote ...

Kuwait forms new Cabinet, includes six royals

2013/08/04 12:43:58

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Mustapha al-Shamali was appointed oil minister in Kuwait's new Cabinet, state ...

Insight: Libya's turmoil revealed in feud for custody of Gaddafi's son

2013/08/04 11:21:46

ZINTAN, Libya (Reuters) - To his captors, the fate of Libya's most prominent prisoner, the son of ou...

Prominent lawyer wounded in bombing in Afghanistan's east: police

2013/08/04 10:15:16

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A lawyer who prosecuted Taliban militants was seriously wounded b...

Uncertain future for Afghan businesswoman as West leaves

2013/08/04 09:55:04

KABUL (Reuters) - The United States and its allies have put promoting women's rights at the core of ...