Libya holds first civilian trial of alleged Gaddafi supporters

2012/05/08 13:47:58

ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libya began its first civilian trial of alleged supporters of Muammar Gad...

Short party for Hollande after French election win

2012/05/07 07:44:57

PARIS (Reuters) - Francois Hollande's honeymoon after his election as France's first centre-left pre...

China dissident Chen expects Beijing to allow U.S. trip

2012/05/07 07:32:24

BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng said on Monday he expects Beijing ...

At least 32 Yemeni troops killed in militant attack

2012/05/07 07:10:10

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Islamist gunmen killed at least 32 soldiers on Monday when they stormed a mi...

Putin pledges unity on return to Kremlin

2012/05/07 06:54:50

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin took the oath as Russia's president on Monday with a ringing appea...

Syria holds elections as violence rages

2012/05/07 05:02:05

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrians voted in a parliamentary election on Monday touted by authorities as a ...

Chinese dissident seeks exile, strains U.S.-China ties

2012/05/03 01:14:29

BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng appealed on Thursday for asylum in the U...

Clinton urges China to help on Iran, North Korea

2012/05/02 22:22:23

BEIJING (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China on Thursday to help defuse tensio...

Mexico's Pena Nieto draws fire but survives debate

2012/05/07 07:54:29

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's presidential front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto was forced onto the de...

Greece faces dangerous turmoil after election

2012/05/07 07:42:11

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece plunged into turmoil on Monday after shock election results rejected a pai...

Iraq court to free U.S. killings suspect: lawyer

2012/05/07 07:19:14

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suspected Hezbollah militant accused of masterminding the killing of Americans...

At least 20 dead in Nepal flood, 44 missing

2012/05/07 06:55:45

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Rescuers dug through mud and debris on Monday searching for bodies after a fla...

U.S. wants "urgent" Iranian steps in nuclear talks

2012/05/07 05:52:59

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States called on Iran on Monday to take "urgent practical steps" to bu...

Spanish borrowing costs to jump at auction, bank buying eyed

2012/05/03 01:15:13

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's borrowing costs are set to rise by more than a percentage point at an auc...

China, Japan, South Korea to boost investment in each others' bonds

2012/05/03 00:59:09

MANILA (Reuters) - China, Japan and South Korea agreed on Thursday to boost cross-investment in gove...