Student kills American teacher in northern Iraq

2012/03/01 05:35:19

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - An Iraqi student shot dead his American teacher and then shot himself in nor...

Vietnam's volatile stock market draws money, needs depth

2012/03/01 02:03:22

(Reuters) - Vietnam is hoping that falling inflation and rising global risk appetites will spur sust...

Clinton says Japan, EU working to comply with Iran sanctions

2012/02/29 05:11:50

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday pledged to aggressively im...

Syrian army assaults rebel district in Homs

2012/02/29 03:53:54

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops launched a ground attack in Homs on Wednesday in an apparent attempt...

China village election fever tests bounds of democracy

2012/02/29 03:18:45

WUKAN, China (Reuters) - Hundreds of Chinese clapped and cheered their favorite candidates on Wednes...

U.S. sees "more of the same" from new North Korea leader

2012/02/29 00:48:47

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New North Korean leader Kim Jung-un looks unlikely to depart from the nuclear...

Wrecked ship's officers plead guilty to NZ grounding

2012/02/28 18:06:29

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The Filipino captain and second officer of a container ship wrecked on a reef...

American officers killed in Afghan Interior Ministry

2012/02/25 20:01:25

KABUL (Reuters) - Two American officers were shot dead at close range in Afghanistan's Interior Mini...

Cairo airport told U.S. NGO workers can leave: sources

2012/03/01 03:56:39

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's airport authorities have been told that a travel ban on U.S. pro-democracy...

Smuggling "path of death" a lifeline for Syria revolt

2012/02/29 05:39:18

AKKAR VALLEY, Lebanon (Reuters) - Inspecting his machinegun and wrapping ammunition belts around his...

Afghan forces face threat from within, says official

2012/02/29 04:23:03

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan must act quickly to tackle infiltration of its security forces or anot...

Iran says making nuclear bombs a "great sin"

2012/02/29 03:19:45

GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran, facing growing international pressure over its nuclear program, called for ...

Israel raids private Palestinian television station

2012/02/29 02:36:22

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers raided a Palestinian television station in the occu...

Guatemala extradites alleged drug kingpin to U.S.

2012/02/28 19:15:31

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan court on Tuesday ruled to extradite the country's alleged to...

Death toll mounts as Syria holds referendum

2012/02/25 21:01:39

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian government kept up its onslaught on Homs and other towns, with at leas...