Turkey presses on with Bosphorus bypass ship canal plans

2013/04/12 18:02:52

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will forge ahead with plans for a 45-km (30 mile) ship canal linking the B...

Russian court annuls one reprimand against Bolshoi ballet dancer

2013/04/12 17:29:26

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court on Friday annulled one of two reprimands given to a top ballet dan...

Spain's royal family agrees to open up to scrutiny

2013/04/05 14:52:03

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's embattled royal family has agreed to open its affairs to more public scru...

Pope Francis urges decisive action against sex abuse

2013/04/05 14:39:01

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis wants the Catholic Church to "act decisively" to root out sexu...

"We are broke," U.N. says as Syria refugee funds dry up

2013/04/05 14:02:31

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations gave its starkest warning yet on Friday that it would soon run...

Analysis: Africa's rise pays out dividends for democracy

2013/04/05 13:37:06

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Africa is rising not only on the growth charts of economists.

Italy's Berlusconi calls for broad government or early vote

2013/04/05 13:15:50

ROME (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, buoyed by new opinion polls showi ng a lea...

Mumbai building crumbles "like pack of cards", killing 39

2013/04/05 12:51:02

MUMBAI (Reuters) - At least 39 people were killed and dozens injured after an illegal, half-construc...

Djibouti's opposition say 14 members released

2013/04/12 17:38:11

DJIBOUTI (Reuters) - Djibouti's authorities have released 14 members of the opposition coalition, th...

Merkel, Cameron to bring families together in castle outside Berlin

2013/04/12 16:33:22

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will host David Cameron and his wife and children...

Iran road crash kills Afghan refugees and fuel smugglers

2013/04/05 14:50:32

DUBAI (Reuters) - A truck smuggling fuel smashed into a car carrying illegal refugees on Friday in s...

North Korea moves missiles, South Korean markets roiled

2013/04/05 14:12:34

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has placed two of its intermediate range missiles on mobile launchers ...

Russian court brushes aside lawyer's protest in posthumous trial

2013/04/05 13:48:41

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian judge said on Friday the posthumous trial of whistleblower Sergei Magni...

Bulgarians unite in prayer after series of self-immolations

2013/04/05 13:23:43

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarians set aside religious and political differences on Friday at the start of...

Chavez shrine draws crowds of pilgrims a month after his death

2013/04/05 13:05:47

CARACAS (Reuters) - Visitors tip-toe round a marble sarcophagus holding Hugo Chavez's remains. Suppo...