South Korean software mogul to run for president

2012/09/19 01:25:17

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean software mogul Ahn Cheol-soo ended a year of speculation on Wednesday...

China's Xi meets Panetta, wants better military ties with U.S

2012/09/19 00:58:36

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping held on Wednesday his first talks with a fo...

Syrian rebels battle Assad forces near Turkish border

2012/09/18 23:37:40

AKCAKALE, Turkey (Reuters) - Syrian rebels battled government forces near a Turkish border crossing ...

Analysis: NATO pullback heightens doubts about Afghan strategy

2012/09/18 22:18:43

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NATO's decision to scale back joint operations with Afghan forces may protect...

World powers to discuss Iran nuclear program at U.N. next week

2012/09/18 18:48:55

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Foreign ministers and the chief negotiator for world powers will meet next week...

China struggles to cure the violent ills of health system

2012/09/16 17:13:03

GUANGZHOU/BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing is struggling to deal with an increasingly violent flashpoint ...

Islamist militants attack Egypt security HQ in Sinai

2012/09/16 16:26:09

ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Islamist militants attacked Egypt's security headquarters in northern Si...

Analysis: China hurts own credibility with Xi's vanishing act

2012/09/16 16:07:02

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's leader-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, did more than apparently injure his back...

Top Colombian drug lord captured in Venezuela

2012/09/19 01:10:39

BOGOTA (Reuters) - One of Colombia's most wanted drug traffickers was captured in neighboring Venezu...

Germany's big worry: China, not Greece

2012/09/19 00:18:57

BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin, not Brussels, will decide the future of the ailing eurozone because Germa...

Japan declares U.S. Osprey safe, to fly in Japan by October

2012/09/18 22:57:06

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has given the controversial MV-22 Osprey aircraft the green light to fly ove...

Moscow forces U.S. to close down its aid mission in Russia

2012/09/18 21:28:15

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has forced the United States to close its aid mission in Moscow, the U...

Western embassies edgy as Muslim anger at film simmers

2012/09/16 19:07:25

DUBAI (Reuters) - Western embassies across the Muslim world remained on high alert on Sunday and the...

Libyan leader says 50 arrested in U.S. consulate attack

2012/09/16 16:44:11

WASHINGTON/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The head of Libya's national congress said on Sunday about 50 people ...

Insight: China builds its own military-industrial complex

2012/09/16 16:14:23

HONG KONG (Reuters) - When China turned to Russia for supplies of advanced weapons through the 1990s...