Syrian war enters new phase but no end in sight

2013/06/10 19:18:40

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are massing around Aleppo in prep...

Kenya jails nine Somalis to five years for piracy

2013/06/10 18:12:38

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A Kenyan court sentenced nine Somali citizens each to five years in priso...

Zimbabwe starts registering new voters as poll looms

2013/06/10 18:00:14

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe began registering new voters on Monday in a push to meet a Constitutiona...

Taliban beheads two boys in southern Afghanistan

2013/06/10 17:30:14

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban fighters beheaded two boys aged 10 and 16 as a warning to ...

Yemen says detains local al Qaeda leader, two soldiers die in raid

2013/06/10 17:17:03

ADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni troops detained a local al Qaeda leader in a raid on his hideout in eastern ...

Turkish PM cheered in show of strength as protests go on

2013/06/07 03:19:16

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told thousands of cheering supporters on ...

Jordan threatens to expel Syrian envoy over missile comments

2013/06/07 01:13:40

AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. ally Jordan threatened on Thursday to expel Syria's ambassador after he warne...

Europe criticizes Azeri leader over Internet defamation law

2013/06/07 00:36:34

TBILISI (Reuters) - European institutions criticized Azeri President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday for si...

UK rejects accusations its use of U.S. spy system was illegal

2013/06/10 18:50:39

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Monday dismissed as "baseless" accusations that security agencies had ...

Northern Irish police seize arms cache ahead of G8

2013/06/10 18:11:33

BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Ireland police seized explosives and munitions during a sweep of Irish ...

South Sudan says keep exporting oil to Sudan despite stoppage threat

2013/06/10 17:37:52

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan continues to pump oil to Sudan despite a threat from its neighbor to st...

Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant had generator problem: envoy

2013/06/10 17:28:52

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iran's Russian-built nuclear power plant has experienced technical problems with ...

Lay preacher turned union boss wages South African class war

2013/06/10 17:14:00

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Addressing thousands of stick-wielding striking platinum miners last month,...

U.S. quietly allows military aid to Egypt despite rights concerns

2013/06/07 02:10:16

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry quietly acted last month to give Egypt $1.3 bil...

Mexico says it rescues 165 migrants kidnapped near U.S. border

2013/06/07 01:08:06

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican troops have rescued 165 people, mostly Central Americans including c...