Kurdish rebels plan to free Turkish captives in days: agency

2013/03/06 13:16:51

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Kurdish rebel commander has said his fighters will release a group of Turkish...

Kenyans await outcome of tight presidential vote

2013/03/06 13:07:14

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan authorities were racing to gather final election results on Wednesday aft...

Lebanon urges Arab League to reinstate Syria

2013/03/06 11:38:49

CAIRO (Reuters) - Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour called on Wednesday for Syria's suspension...

Obituary: Hugo Chavez - socialist showman who transformed Venezuela

2013/03/06 10:37:17

CARACAS (Reuters) - At two defining moments of his rule, Venezuela's theatrical leader Hugo Chavez t...

Mexico's wealth gap in spotlight as Slim and miners get richer

2013/03/05 00:24:03

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two Mexican mining magnates have moved up Forbes' annual list of the world's...

Kenyatta takes early lead as Kenya counts votes

2013/03/04 23:59:55

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Uhuru Kenyatta had an early edge as Kenya continued the count on Tuesday in a pr...

Russia willing to consider making it easier for Libya to buy arms

2013/03/04 23:39:19

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia is prepared to consider ways of making it easier for Libya's gover...

Bersani ultimatum may bring new Italy election closer

2013/03/04 22:24:30

ROME (Reuters) - Italy could be inching closer towards another election within months after center-l...

U.S. warns Iran of more "isolation" in nuclear dispute

2013/03/06 13:08:21

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States warned Iran on Wednesday that it faces further international is...

Overstretched Tunisian army must focus on militant threat: Zbidi

2013/03/06 12:59:33

Tunis (Reuters) - Tunisia's military is losing its edge after performing security duties for the pas...

EU says Iran nuclear "procrastination" unacceptable

2013/03/06 11:18:25

VIENNA (Reuters) - The European Union said on Wednesday that Iranian stonewalling of a U.N. nuclear ...

France says al Qaeda chief Abou Zeid "probably" killed

2013/03/05 00:59:06

PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) - Fra nce gave the first indication on Monday that it believed reports that A...

Biden, Netanyahu set tone on Iran for Obama visit to Israel

2013/03/05 00:10:45

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden insisted on Monday that President Barack Obama ...

At least nine die in plane crash in Congolese town of Goma

2013/03/04 23:45:50

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - At least nine people were killed on Monday when a twi...

Syrian rebels report capture of provincial capital

2013/03/04 23:25:02

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian opposition fighters captured the northeastern city of Raqqa on Monday and c...