Afghan security forces worry over fratricidal brothers-in-arms

2012/04/10 08:06:57

KABUL (Reuters) - While NATO soldiers worry whether an Afghan partner might turn from an ally to a l...

UK in nuclear decommissioning deal with Japan

2012/04/10 07:46:04

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and Japan signed a framework civil nuclear co-operation pact opening up J...

China tells military to ignore rumors, obey party

2012/04/06 00:21:06

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top military newspaper told troops on Friday to ignore rumors on the Int...

U.S. not backing off as Iran sanctions bite

2012/04/05 23:10:16

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's man in charge of squeezing Tehran over its nuclear...

Family turmoil of slain Iraqi-American woman revealed

2012/04/05 22:58:57

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Court papers filed by police in the beating death of an Iraqi-American woman...

Syria violence worsening as deadline nears: U.N. chief

2012/04/05 20:29:42

BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that Syria's conf...

Tunisians jailed for Facebook cartoons of Prophet

2012/04/05 18:52:46

TUNIS (Reuters) - Two young Tunisians have been sentenced to seven years in prison for posting carto...

Analysis: Success of Annan peace plan for Syria hinges on Russia

2012/04/04 07:27:19

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The success or failure of Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria will depend l...

Iran can stand 2-3 year oil blockade: Ahmadinejad

2012/04/10 08:01:35

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has enough funds to withstand a total embargo on its oil sales for two to thr...

Islamist attack on Yemen army checkpoint kills 13

2012/04/10 07:30:48

SANAA (Reuters) - At least eight Yemeni soldiers and five militants were killed when Islamist gunmen...

Reflective Chavez weeps at Mass in Venezuela

2012/04/05 23:18:55

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wept and asked God to spare his life during a p...

Mexican gang member sentenced to life in U.S. prison for murders

2012/04/05 22:59:25

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A senior member of a Mexican drug cartel was sentenced to life in prison i...

South Africa takes TB battle to mine shafts

2012/04/05 20:37:00

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa is shifting its lines in the battle against tuberculosis to mi...

Pope reaffirms ban on women priests, assails disobedience

2012/04/05 19:42:19

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Thursday restated the Roman Catholic Church's ban on women...

Mali sanctions could be lifted soon: mediator

2012/04/05 18:16:37

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's neighbors could soon lift economic and diplomatic sanctions imposed on the...