In communist Cuba, the tax man cometh

2012/11/28 07:01:04

HAVANA (Reuters) - Most Cubans have not paid taxes for half a century, but that will change under a ...

Libyan rescue of French refinery not ruled out: unions

2012/11/28 00:57:39

PARIS (Reuters) - Libya is still in the race to save France's Petit-Couronne refinery from liquidati...

Senate works on new package of Iran sanctions

2012/11/28 00:28:08

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New sanctions aimed at reducing global trade with Iran in the energy, shippin...

Bangladesh mourns, calls factory fire "act of sabotage"

2012/11/27 22:45:56

DHAKA/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bangladesh said a fire that killed 111 textile workers was sabotage, as pr...

Hungarian Jews ask Russia to return looted scrolls

2012/11/27 14:54:45

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Hungarian Jews have asked Russia to return scrolls and valuable religious items l...

Congo rebels set conditions for Goma withdrawal

2012/11/27 14:51:53

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesda...

Satellite photo shows increased activity at North Korean launch site

2012/11/27 14:45:53

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new satellite image shows a marked increase in activity at a North Korean m...

China defense chief says military buildup no threat to the world

2012/11/27 14:28:19

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's military buildup poses no threat to the world, Defense Minister Liang Gu...

Egyptians challenge Mursi in nationwide protests

2012/11/28 01:45:37

CAIRO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Egyptians rallied on Tuesday against President Mohamed Mursi ...

Syria launches air strikes as combat rages in Damascus

2012/11/28 00:43:23

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian war planes attacked towns in the country's north and east and killed at le...

Outrage at "Jewish list" call in Hungary parliament

2012/11/27 23:08:54

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A call in the Hungarian parliament for Jews to be registered on lists as threat...

Iran's nuclear stockpile grows but not yet in "danger zone"

2012/11/27 19:38:51

VIENNA (Reuters) - An increase in Iran's higher-grade uranium stockpile is worrying but may arise fr...

Mursi opponents rally in Cairo's Tahrir

2012/11/27 14:54:11

CAIRO (Reuters) - Opponents of President Mohamed Mursi rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a fifth ...

Arafat's grave opened for poison tests

2012/11/27 14:48:18

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Forensic experts took samples from Yasser Arafat's buried corpse in ...

Greece, markets satisfied by EU-IMF Greek debt deal

2012/11/27 14:41:06

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Greek government and financial markets were cheered on Tuesday by an agreem...