Tuareg rebels say they extend control in Mali's northeast

2013/02/05 23:33:07

KIDAL, Mali (Reuters) - Pro-autonomy Tuareg rebels in Mali said on Tuesday they had occupied the tow...

Japan protests to China after radar pointed at vessel

2013/02/05 23:08:17

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Chinese navy vessel aimed a type of radar normally used to aim weapons at a targ...

North Korea threatens "stronger" measures than nuclear test

2013/02/05 21:25:16

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea stepped up its bellicose rhetoric on Tuesday, threatening to go beyond...

Mali Tuaregs seize two fleeing Islamist leaders

2013/02/05 01:40:14

KIDAL, Mali/PARIS (Reuters) - Tuareg rebels in northern Mali said on Monday they had captured two se...

Britain's PM Cameron faces gay marriage revolt as plots swirl

2013/02/05 01:03:36

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to see off a rebellion within hi...

Egypt opposition in muddle over call to oust Mursi

2013/02/04 23:17:48

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's main opposition alliance denied on Monday that it was demanding the overth...

North Korea nuclear test would face "firm" U.N. action: South Korea

2013/02/04 19:10:01

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is united on North Korea's nuclear arms program...

Iran's Salehi says U.S. is changing approach to Tehran

2013/02/04 17:37:19

BERLIN (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday he saw U.S. Vice-Preside...

Young Indian rape suspect held alone for own safety, says innocent

2013/02/05 23:23:22

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Behind a barbed wire-topped wall by a busy New Delhi highway a teenager sits a...

Obama to visit Israel in spring; Mideast peace, Iran on agenda

2013/02/05 23:05:39

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to visit Israel, the West Bank and Jordan this s...

Iran's Ahmadinejad kissed and scolded in Egypt

2013/02/05 20:55:34

CAIRO (Reuters) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was both kissed and scolded on Tuesday when he began the first...

U.S., allies ready more anti-mine drills as Iran tensions simmer

2013/02/05 01:13:59

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military announced on Monday an anti-mine exercise in "the Middle Ea...

Merkel challenger suggests Greece should be given more time

2013/02/05 00:28:48

LONDON (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's main challenger in this year's federal election...

Venezuela's Chavez improving after tough cancer fight: Fidel Castro

2013/02/04 19:23:47

HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is getting...

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban doing well after surgery: doctors

2013/02/04 17:41:34

LONDON (Reuters) - A Pakistani schoolgirl who underwent reconstructive surgery in Britain after bein...