Snow and tears mark funeral for North Korean leader

2011/12/28 13:46:07

SEOUL (Reuters) - The world watched anxiously on Wednesday as North Korea staged a huge funeral in t...

Monitors arrive in Syria as tanks fire in Homs

2011/12/26 13:56:45

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The first group of Arab monitors arrived Syria on Monday to assess whether Damasc...

Egypt's PM urges G8 to help unlock promised aid

2011/12/26 12:05:20

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's prime minister appealed to Group of Eight countries on Monday to help unlo...

Nigerian leaders rapped after Islamists attack churches

2011/12/26 11:55:10

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's main opposition leader accused the government of incompetence on Monday ...

Exclusive: Afghanistan sets ground rules for Taliban talks

2011/12/26 11:13:35

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan will accept a Taliban liaison office in Qatar to start peace talks but...

Analysis: Russia's Putin risks losing touch amid protests

2011/12/26 09:50:59

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin is looking increasingly out of touch in Russia after the oppositio...

Mass rally in Moscow raises pressure on Putin

2011/12/24 05:55:25

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of flag-waving and chanting protesters called on Saturday for a...

Royals to visit UK's Prince Philip after heart surgery

2011/12/24 04:40:43

LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth's 90-year-old husband Prince Philip had a "good night" after bein...

Allawi says Iraq headed for "sectarian autocracy"

2011/12/28 10:01:05

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The head of the Sunni-backed Iraqiya political bloc said Iraq "stands on the bri...

Pakistan PM denies reports govt wants to sack army, intel chiefs

2011/12/26 13:17:09

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday denied domestic media re...

Cuba makes more reforms to retail sector

2011/12/26 12:03:53

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will open up more of the country's retail services to the private sector nex...

Aide to top Mexican drug boss Guzman captured

2011/12/26 11:52:52

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican defense ministry on Monday paraded before the media a man suspec...

Former South Korean first lady heads North for condolences

2011/12/26 10:26:49

PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) - The widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, the author of...

Israeli lawmakers weigh recognizing Armenian genocide

2011/12/26 09:02:51

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli lawmakers debated on Monday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armen...

U.N. condemns Damascus bombs, expresses grave concern

2011/12/24 05:38:28

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations expressed grave concern about twin suicide car bombings in Dam...