Myanmar starts peace talks with top Kachin leaders in China

2013/02/04 09:13:18

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's government started talks with top commanders of the Kachin Independence...

Bolshoi Ballet director leaves hospital after acid attack

2013/02/04 08:30:13

MOSCOW ( Reuters) - The Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director, wearing dark glasses but saying he felt ...

Three bodies found at Mexico Pemex blast site, toll reaches 36

2013/02/04 05:34:57

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican rescue workers found three more bodies over the weekend amid the rub...

Iran hedges on nuclear talks with six powers or U.S.

2013/02/03 23:02:33

MUNICH (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it was open to a U.S. offer of direct talks on its nuclear pr...

Ahmadinejad accuses Iran speaker's family of corruption

2013/02/03 21:33:01

DUBAI (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the parliament speaker's family of corruptio...

Violence flares on anniversary of Egypt uprising

2013/01/25 14:42:45

CAIRO (Reuters) - Youths fought Egyptian polic e in Cairo and Alexandria on Friday on the second ann...

Syrian troops and militia push to take Sunni Homs areas

2013/01/25 14:25:32

AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army has stepped up an offensive on opposition Sunni Muslim strongholds...

Russian police break up "kiss-in" over anti-gay law

2013/01/25 13:52:16

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police broke up a "kiss-in" protest by gay activists who scuffled with Russian Or...

Syrian opposition chief under fire for talks with Assad allies

2013/02/04 08:50:38

MUNICH (Reuters) - Syria's opposition leader flew back to his Cairo headquarters from Germany on Sun...

Vietnam hands down long jail terms in subversion case: TV

2013/02/04 07:50:36

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A court in Vietnam has sentenced a man to life in prison and given jail terms of...

New Secretary of State Kerry speaks to Netanyahu, Abbas about peace

2013/02/03 23:22:18

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry stressed his commitment to promoting Israeli-Pa...

Analysis: China and Japan seek to dial down tensions, but risks remain

2013/02/03 22:48:39

TOKYO/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Two Japanese F-15s scramble as a Chinese plane nears the disputed islands...

French planes pound Islamist camps in north Mali desert

2013/02/03 21:11:32

PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) - French warplanes pounded Islamist rebel camps in the far north of Mali on S...

North Korea threatens war with South over U.N. sanctions

2013/01/25 14:26:14

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea threatened to attack rival South Korea if Seoul joined a new round of ...

French-backed Mali forces push towards rebel-held Gao

2013/01/25 14:15:08

SEGOU/BAMAKO, Mali (Reuters) - French-backed government forces advanced into northern Mali on Friday...