Myanmar says will consider ASEAN poll observers

2012/02/21 09:16:26

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar will "seriously consider" allowing Southeast Asian observers to attend A...

Out of sight, Somali piracy fight gets rougher

2012/02/21 08:18:52

LONDON (Reuters) - When tanker master Miro Alibasic takes one of his company's vast ships across the...

Zimbabwe's Mugabe turns 88, vowing to cling to power

2012/02/21 05:01:51

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe turned 88 on Tuesday, vowing to stay in power ...

Darfur rebels say holding 52 peacekeepers

2012/02/20 08:16:40

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A major rebel group in Sudan's Darfur region said it was holding 52 internation...

Myanmar lifts rally ban after Suu Kyi's party complains

2012/02/20 07:58:23

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's election authorities Monday said a ministerial order restricting some c...

Putin to win Russian election in first round: poll

2012/02/20 07:40:30

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin will be elected president in the first round of March's election w...

Mired in scandal, tycoon presses bid to run Hong Kong

2012/02/20 05:57:30

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tycoon Henry Tang threw his hat into the ring to become Hong Kong's next leade...

North Korea raises alert for live-fire drill

2012/02/20 03:58:34

SEOUL (Reuters) - Secretive North Korea raised its military alert ahead of a live-fire artillery dri...

Afghans protest over reported Koran desecration at U.S. base

2012/02/21 08:27:50

BAGRAM, Afghanistan (Reuters) - About 2,000 Afghans protested outside the main U.S. military base in...

Iran says would act against enemies if endangered

2012/02/21 07:28:35

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran would take pre-emptive action against its enemies if it felt its national in...

Japan, U.S. near deal on Iran oil import cut

2012/02/21 04:14:11

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is close to agreement with Washington on the size of cuts refiners must make...

Top UN inspectors in Iran for crunch nuclear talks

2012/02/20 08:09:37

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Senior U.N. inspectors arrived in Iran on Monday to push for transparency about i...

Violence hits Yemen ahead of vote to launch reforms

2012/02/20 07:52:07

SANAA (Reuters) - A blast tore through a polling station and gunfire nearby killed a soldier in sout...

Iranian ships reach Syria, China warns of civil war

2012/02/20 07:14:11

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - China accused Western countries of stirring civil war in Syria and two Iran...

Putin says before poll Russia needs stronger army

2012/02/20 04:37:35

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday Russia needed a stronger military to...