U.S. tourists freed unharmed in Sinai

2012/05/31 14:35:05

CAIRO (Reuters) - Two U.S. tourists were released unharmed in the Sinai Peninsula on Thursday, a day...

Syria: anti-government groups committed Houla massacre

2012/05/31 13:02:04

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said on Thursday a preliminary investigation showed that anti-government ar...

Insight: Butler's journey from trusted servant to accused Judas

2012/05/31 11:47:17

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Just after dawn on Wednesday, May 23, Paolo Gabriele said goodbye to his wi...

UK court backs Assange extradition to Sweden

2012/05/30 04:17:54

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can b...

West expels envoys over massacre of Syrian children

2012/05/30 03:59:44

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Western powers expelled Syria's envoys on Tuesday in outrage at a massacre of 108...

PNG parliament attempts to end political crisis

2012/05/30 03:29:40

PORT MORESBY (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea's parliament endorsed on Wednesday Peter O'Neill as prime ...

Japan PM, Ozawa still apart on tax, opposition deal beckons

2012/05/30 01:22:39

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda edged closer on Wednesday to a possible dea...

Greece's pro-bailout conservatives leading in poll

2012/05/30 01:04:25

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's pro-bailout conservatives are leading ahead of a national parliamentary ...

Mexican leftist closes in on presidential front-runner

2012/05/31 14:20:59

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has cut ...

Blind activist urges U.S. to push China on rule of law

2012/05/31 11:58:36

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng urged the United States on Thursd...

Six blasts across Baghdad kill at least 17

2012/05/31 10:48:20

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Six explosions hit neighborhoods across Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 17...

Italy earthquakes will hit economy hard: business lobby

2012/05/30 04:14:48

ROME (Reuters) - The strong earthquakes that hit the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna in th...

Poland seeks U.S. apology for Obama Holocaust comments

2012/05/30 03:43:42

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland demanded an apology from the White House after President Barack Obama spok...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi gets hero's welcome in Thailand

2012/05/30 02:44:45

MAHACHAI, Thailand (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi received a rapturous recept...

Developing rule of law "critical" for China, says blind activist

2012/05/30 01:09:42

(Reuters) - The biggest challenge for China's next leaders is confronting a lawless police state nur...