Chinese activist Chen to visit China's rival Taiwan

2012/08/31 22:43:46

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng, whose escape from house arrest sp...

Thousands return home after Philippines quake, tsunami warning lifted

2012/08/31 22:19:20

GUIUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people on a central Philippine island returned ...

Venezuela restarts two refinery units after blast

2012/08/31 20:36:02

CARACAS (Reuters) - Workers have restarted two key production units at Venezuela's biggest refinery ...

U.S.-Israeli military exercise to be smaller than first planned

2012/08/31 18:00:22

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S.-Israeli ballistic missile exercise postponed until this autumn will in...

Russia's Putin calls for Stalin-style "leap forward"

2012/08/31 15:12:43

NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) - Russia needs a "leap forward" to rejuvenate its sprawling defense ...

China's Premier Wen says confident Europe will beat crisis

2012/08/30 00:22:06

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday he is confident the crisis-stricken ...

Nearly 50 killed or missing in Chinese mine blast: Xinhua

2012/08/30 00:07:16

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Nineteen miners were killed and 28 are missing in China after a gas explosion i...

U.S. hiker freed by Iran wants Nicaragua to let jailed American go

2012/08/29 21:45:26

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Activists including an American hiker who had been jailed in Iran delivered ...

Clinton says U.S. can work with China in Pacific

2012/08/31 22:40:31

RAROTONGA (Reuters) - The United States will buttress security partnerships across the Pacific as it...

Maldives police disperse protesters after clash

2012/08/31 21:29:21

MALE (Reuters) - Maldives security forces wielding batons late on Friday charged thousands of protes...

Mexico's Pena Nieto confirmed president-elect, rival defiant

2012/08/31 20:12:27

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's electoral tribunal confirmed Enrique Pena Nieto as president-elect ...

Egypt says Syria's "oppressive regime" must go

2012/08/31 17:46:06

DUBAI/AMMAN (Reuters) - Egypt called on Thursday for intervention to halt bloodshed in Syria, tellin...

South Africa: mine unrest to have impact on investment

2012/08/30 00:24:51

PERTH (Reuters) - South Africa's resources minister said on Wednesday that a wave of labor unrest an...

Syrian opposition group not up to job, says ex-member

2012/08/30 00:13:46

UNITED NATIONS/ANKARA (Reuters) - The opposition Syrian National Council has failed to overcome inte...

Egyptian leader in Iran for first time since 1979 revolution

2012/08/30 00:06:37

DUBAI (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi arrived in Tehran on Thursday, the first Egyptia...