Palestinian rivals agree to form unity government

2012/02/06 08:33:39

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a d...

Sudan rebels "seeking way" to hand over abducted Chinese

2012/02/03 23:09:36

BEIJING (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels said they are looking for ways to hand over 29 Chinese workers h...

Iran threatens retaliation over oil embargo

2012/02/03 18:15:16

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader threatened on Friday to retaliate against the West for sanc...

Romania rescues children as Europe's freeze deepens

2012/02/03 17:53:28

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Nine Romanian children were taken into care after a baby died in an unheated h...

South Sudan shoot-out kills 37, wounds U.N. policeman

2012/02/03 17:43:55

JUBA (Reuters) - A shoot-out among South Sudanese security forces using truck-mounted machineguns ki...

Cost drives NATO bid for smaller Afghan army

2012/02/03 16:45:50

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Afghanistan could end up fighting Taliban insurgents with a national army and p...

IAEA says had "good" trip to Iran, more work needed

2012/02/01 03:22:58

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday it had held "good" talks in Iran abou...

South Korea, Japan want U.S. to detail Iran sanctions

2012/02/01 02:40:25

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and Japan will soon meet U.S. officials in Washington to ask how...

Over 200 people killed in Syria's Homs before U.N. vote

2012/02/04 00:05:04

BEIRUT (Reuters) - More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs...

Most Japanese towns undecided on nuclear stress tests: survey

2012/02/03 22:38:27

TOKYO (Reuters) - Three Japanese towns would be willing to restart their nuclear reactors if they pa...

Amid peace bid, U.S. got purported letter from Taliban

2012/02/03 18:03:16

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House received a letter last year purported to come directly from M...

Greece yet to resolve major issues in talks with lenders

2012/02/03 17:47:49

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is still struggling to overcome "crucial" issues before it can secure a 13...

Bosnia passes laws key to EU bid, Muslims agree to census

2012/02/03 17:08:43

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia passed laws on Friday seen as crucial to reviving its European Union acc...

Afghan Taliban say will not agree to peace talks ceasefire

2012/02/01 03:25:20

KUNAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The Taliban in Afghanistan said on Wednesday they would not agree to ...

IMF's Thomsen says must be limit to Greek fiscal pain

2012/02/01 03:00:21

ATHENS (Reuters) - Debt-laden Greece and its international lenders must focus less on deficit reduct...