Rights group urges U.N. not to lift Somalia arms embargo

2013/03/04 21:33:16

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The human rights group Amnesty International warned the U.N. Security Cou...

Italy election forecasts point to political gridlock

2013/02/25 20:51:00

ROME (Reuters) - Conflicting early forecasts of the result of Italy's election on Monday raised the ...

After election win, Anastasiades tackles Cyprus bailout

2013/02/25 20:46:38

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriot president-elect Nicos Anastasiades, armed with a clear mandate from vote...

Cyprus remains stumbling block in Turkey's EU ambition: Merkel

2013/02/25 20:03:29

ANKARA (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she was in favor of reviving Turke...

U.N. told atheists face discrimination around globe

2013/02/25 19:45:38

GENEVA (Reuters) - Atheists, humanists and freethinkers face widespread discrimination around the wo...

Islamists threaten to kill French kidnapped in Cameroon

2013/02/25 19:33:43

DAKAR (Reuters) - Gunmen claiming to be from Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist group threatened on Monda...

Italians head to polls in crucial vote for euro zone

2013/02/24 08:40:53

ROME (Reuters) - Italians began voting on Sunday in one of the most closely watched elections in yea...

Former envoy Pickering on problems at Benghazi mission

2013/02/24 07:08:08

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former American diplomat Thomas Pickering said what struck him most during a ...

U.N. nuclear chief presses Iran on access to military base

2013/03/04 21:14:44

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog raised pressure on Iran to finally address suspicions t...

Syria says ready to talk with armed opposition

2013/02/25 20:49:51

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syria is ready for talks with its armed opponents, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moua...

Lawyer told me to say I heard voices, Belgian killer tells court

2013/02/25 20:18:04

GHENT, Belgium (Reuters) - A Belgian charged with stabbing two babies to death at a day-care centre ...

Powers to offer Iran sanctions relief at nuclear talks

2013/02/25 19:49:11

ALMATY (Reuters) - Major powers will offer Iran some sanctions relief during talks in Almaty, Kazakh...

Complaints on U.S.-led Afghan troops to be checked, Kerry says

2013/02/25 19:38:26

LONDON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday complaints against Afghans working f...

Israel fears prisoner death may spark Palestinian uprising

2013/02/25 19:15:36

SE'EER, West Bank (Reuters) - Masked Palestinian gunmen fired in the air on Monday as thousands marc...

Cyprus votes for president as clock ticks on bailout deal

2013/02/24 08:21:49

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriots started voting in a runoff on Sunday to elect a president who must clin...