Noda vows no compromise as Japan, China dig in on islands row

2012/09/26 17:24:52

NEW YORK/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan will not compromise on the islands at the heart of a dispute with...

Suspect in Mekong massacre pleads guilty in Chinese court

2012/09/22 00:59:39

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Burmese drug runner and five members of his gang have pleaded guilty in a Chin...

Portugal government gives up on levy, to mull alternatives

2012/09/21 21:15:18

LISBON (Reuters) - In an about-face, Portugal's government has agreed to negotiate alternative solut...

Iraq blocks Syria-bound North Korean plane, suspects weapons cargo

2012/09/21 16:03:04

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq said on Friday it has denied permission to a North Korean plane bound for S...

Exclusive: Ukraine trade demand shocks global partners

2012/09/21 14:11:35

GENEVA (Reuters) - Ukraine has told its trading partners it wants to raise maximum tariffs on hundre...

France bans protests over Prophet Mohammad cartoons

2012/09/21 14:07:37

PARIS (Reuters) - France banned protests on Friday against cartoons published by a satirical weekly ...

AngloGold workers strike at South African mine

2012/09/21 01:08:41

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Workers have embarked on an illegal strike at a South African mine run by w...

China's Xi seeks to reassure Southeast Asia on sea dispute

2012/09/21 00:56:30

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping sought to reassure Southeast Asian leaders ...

Anti-cuts protests erupt on streets of Athens and Madrid

2012/09/26 16:32:49

ATHENS/MADRID (Reuters) - Demonstrators have clashed with police on the streets of Athens and Madrid...

Libyan Islamist militia swept out of Benghazi bases

2012/09/21 22:53:56

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A Libyan Islamist militia was swept out of the eastern city of Benghazi ...

Myanmar says not worried Suu Kyi upstaging president on U.S. visit

2012/09/21 17:20:53

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Myanmar's government says it is not worried opposition leader Aung San Su...

Russia's Medvedev offers rare criticism for Putin

2012/09/21 15:10:43

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev offered rare criticism of President Vladimir Putin...

Syria's neighbors seek extension of U.N. war crimes inquiry

2012/09/21 14:09:38

GENEVA (Reuters) - Arab countries proposed on Friday extending the mandate of U.N. investigators doc...

Insight: Chavez plays populist card for Venezuela election

2012/09/21 01:21:58

SABANETA, Venezuela (Reuters) - To understand why President Hugo Chavez may win yet another election...

Norway PM to reshuffle cabinet on Friday: media

2012/09/21 01:03:08

OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will reshuffle his cabinet on Friday, hop...