Sudan's Bashir orders release of all political prisoners

2013/04/01 22:07:23

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Monday ordered the release of all po...

Lebanese gunmen kidnap eight Syrians, demand hostage exchange

2013/04/01 19:26:29

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped eight men from Syria's Alawite minority as they crosse...

South Africa's Mandela visited by family after weekend improvement

2013/04/01 18:33:10

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, who is being treated in ...

Turkey scraps flights to Armenia after Azeri resistance

2013/04/01 17:44:53

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has canceled the first ever scheduled Turkish flights to its long-time riv...

Peace restored in stronghold of Kenya's election loser Odinga

2013/04/01 17:21:07

KISUMU, Kenya (Reuters) - Calm returned to the western Kenyan stronghold of defeated presidential ca...

North Korea readies rockets after U.S. show of force

2013/03/29 04:07:11

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea put its rocket units on standby on Friday to attack U.S. mi...

South Sudan says 150 killed in battle with rebels

2013/03/29 00:34:53

JUBA (Reuters) - More than 150 people have been killed in a battle between South Sudan's army and in...

North Korea leader orders rocket units on standby to hit U.S. bases: KCNA

2013/03/29 00:00:44

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un orders the country's rocket units to be on standby...

U.S. accuses Egypt of stifling freedom of expression

2013/04/01 21:14:54

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday accused Egypt of muzzling freedom of speech after...

U.N. General Assembly to vote on draft arms trade treaty?

2013/04/01 18:47:58

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly is tentatively planning to vote on T...

March was bloodiest month in Syria war: rights group

2013/04/01 18:20:50

BEIRUT (Reuters) - March was the bloodiest month yet in Syria's two-year conflict, with more than 6,...

Ex-President Carter says China pressuring Nepal on Tibetans

2013/04/01 17:30:59

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - China is putting pressure on Nepal to interrupt the flow of Tibetan refugees i...

Iran, North Korea, Syria block U.N. arms trade treaty

2013/03/29 04:14:04

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran, Syria and North Korea on Friday prevented the adoption of the first...

Iran, North Korea, Syria block U.N. arms trade treaty

2013/03/29 00:58:53

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran, Syria and North Korea on Friday prevented the adoption of the first...

North readies rockets after U.S. flies stealth bombers over South

2013/03/29 00:18:56

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea put its rocket units on standby on Friday to attack U.S. mi...