Car bomb in Afghan south kills two near NATO base

2012/12/13 15:16:49

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives near a NAT...

Egyptian opposition warns of ref erendum violence

2012/12/13 14:55:13

CAIRO (Reuters) - A leading opposition figure warned of more blood on the streets when Egyptians vot...

U.N. nuclear inspectors in Iran, no sign of Parchin visit

2012/12/13 13:27:51

DUBAI (Reuters) - Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog were in Tehran on Thursday for talks on ...

Japan scrambles jets as Chinese plane flies over disputed isles

2012/12/13 12:32:41

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after a Chinese government plane entered ...

Romanian president weighs options for PM after vote

2012/12/10 20:59:49

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian President Traian Basescu weighed his options for a new prime minister...

Chavez faces cancer surgery in Cuba, vows "I'll be back"

2012/12/10 20:35:46

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's ailing president, Hugo Chavez, flew to Cuba on Monday for cancer sur...

Azerbaijan police crackdown on opposition protest

2012/12/10 20:20:17

BAKU (Reuters) - Police in Azerbaijan detained around 30 activists on Monday who rallied in Baku to ...

Syria rebels hope arms will flow to new fighter command

2012/12/10 19:47:10

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels expect greater military help from Gulf Arab states after they annou...

Italy's Monti says next government must stick to his reforms

2012/12/13 15:15:23

ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mario Monti urged the next Italian government on Thursday to continu...

For North Korea, next step is a nuclear test

2012/12/13 14:06:06

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's next step after rattling the world by putting a satellite into orbit...

Putin slams U.S. rights bill, signals measured response

2012/12/13 13:08:23

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin criticized U.S. legislation designed to punish ...

Britain may cause EU "disintegration": senior German lawmaker

2012/12/13 11:40:36

BERLIN (Reuters) - A leading member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition accused Britain o...

UN rights body gives posts to "unfree" countries

2012/12/10 20:47:02

GENEVA (Reuters) - Mauritania and Maldives, which both permit citizens who renounce Islam to be sent...

Independent Scotland likely to have to apply to EU

2012/12/10 20:28:16

LONDON (Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Monday a newly independ...

Iranian nuclear challenge must be tackled in 2013: Israel

2012/12/10 19:48:43

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Iran is getting ever closer to being able to build a nuclear bomb and the prob...