Egypt will not be swayed by aid threat in NGOs case: PM

2012/02/08 08:14:50

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt said on Wednesday it would not be swayed by threats to aid when investigatin...

U.S., Japan decouple Marines Guam move from Okinawa base

2012/02/08 07:40:19

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States agreed on Wednesday to decouple the transfer of thousa...

Russia's Putin condemns "horrible crimes" in Libya

2012/02/08 06:34:13

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday "horrible crimes" were be...

Egypt army urges swift move to presidential election

2012/02/06 14:39:03

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military leadership called for a swift move to a presidential election on ...

Egyptian NGO crackdown could impact U.S. aid: White House

2012/02/06 14:15:29

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that an Egyptian crackdown on pro-democracy no...

Victims weep, ridicule Norway killer's court speech

2012/02/06 13:14:49

OSLO (Reuters) - Survivors and relatives of those killed in a Norwegian mass-murder rampage wept and...

Nigeria names seven behind Eni pipeline blast

2012/02/06 12:37:10

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's military has named seven people it says were behind an ...

Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions

2012/02/06 09:17:20

DUBAI (Reuters) - Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, pu...

Sexual abuse silence "deadly" for Church: Vatican official

2012/02/08 07:45:35

ROME (Reuters) - Hiding behind a culture of "omerta" -- the Italian word for the Mafia's code of sil...

Tear gas fired at Maldives protesters

2012/02/08 07:11:46

MALE (Reuters) - The ousted president of the Maldives, credited with bringing democracy to the India...

NATO, Afghan and Pakistan officials to hold border talks

2012/02/08 01:36:52

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - NATO, Afghan and Pakistani military officials will hold talks on improving bor...

Syria bombards Homs; West scrambles for new strategy

2012/02/06 14:33:47

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault ...

Election preparations start in conflict-torn Yemen

2012/02/06 13:54:05

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen has begun a publicity campaign to get citizens to vote in the upcoming presi...

U.N. nuclear talks in Tehran: frustrated hopes

2012/02/06 12:49:22

VIENNA (Reuters) - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officia...

Netanyahu can't fly solo in Israel to attack Iran

2012/02/06 11:32:57

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Three decades ago, an Israeli prime minister faced his cabinet and invoked the...