Bikinis make way for rosaries on Brazil beach as youths await pope

2013/07/24 01:31:24

Rio de Janeiro (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of young Catholics from around the world flocked to Rio...

Bulgarian protesters block parliament, scuffle with police

2013/07/24 00:59:54

SOFIA (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters built barricades around Bulgaria's parliament, effectively ...

U.S. arming of Syria rebels could be temporary, slow: officials

2013/07/24 00:02:53

(Reuters) - U.S. plans to arm Syrian rebels passed one congressional hurdle but may face more when f...

Despite promises to talk, new Pakistan PM gets tough on insurgents

2013/07/23 23:45:33

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Months after promising peace talks with Islamist insurgents, Pakistan's new pr...

Greek shipowner Restis arrested on money laundering charges

2013/07/23 23:20:46

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek shipowner Victor Restis was arrested on charges of money laundering and emb...

Exclusive: U.S. congressional hurdles lifted on arming Syrian rebels

2013/07/23 12:23:28

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will move forward with a plan for the United States to...

U.S. Navy offers to help recover bombs from Great Barrier Reef

2013/07/23 12:13:11

ABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Tuesday offered Australia any help it ...

In Egypt turmoil, start-up firms find ways to flourish

2013/07/23 11:59:09

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's revolutions have been kind to Ahmed El-Kerdany. The young entrepreneur has...

Bomb explodes at Egypt police station, five officers hurt

2013/07/24 01:26:31

CAIRO (Reuters) - A bomb exploded at a police station in a province north of Cairo early on Wednesda...

U.S. citizen detained as China pharma probe spreads

2013/07/24 00:42:55

BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen has been detained in China in connection with probes sparked by a...

South Sudan's president sacks cabinet amid party power struggle

2013/07/23 23:54:26

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir sacked his cabinet, the deputy president and su...

Qatar concerned over continued bloodshed in Egypt: QNA

2013/07/23 23:24:37

DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar, a main supporter of Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood, expressed concern o...

Al Qaeda says it freed 500 inmates in Iraq jail-break

2013/07/23 23:15:57

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Tuesday for simultaneous raids on two Iraqi p...

Iran condemns EU's blacklisting of Hezbollah

2013/07/23 12:19:40

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran condemned on Tuesday the European Union's decision to put the armed wing of L...

Spain's Rajoy to address corruption case in parliament on August 1

2013/07/23 12:10:25

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will appear before parliament on August 1 to...