Diplomats agree to increase pressure on Iran

2011/12/20 14:58:40

ROME (Reuters) - Diplomats from the United States, the European Union and other allies agreed on Tue...

Awlaki video urges U.S. Muslims to join al Qaeda

2011/12/20 14:50:11

DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S.-born al Qaeda militant Anwar al-Awlaki, killed in a CIA drone strike in Septe...

Dozens killed in Syria as Arab peace team due

2011/12/20 14:16:26

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Nearly 50 people were killed in Syria on Tuesday, an activist group said, two day...

Fierce clashes in Cairo, Clinton voices outrage

2011/12/20 14:02:51

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police and soldiers fired guns and teargas to try to clear protesters fro...

South Sudan forces say kill rebel leader George Athor

2011/12/20 13:25:05

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's army said on Tuesday it had killed a prominent rebel leader near the ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dead, son hailed as heir

2011/12/19 00:33:45

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack while on a train trip, stat...

Philippines mulls mass graves after typhoon kills hundreds

2011/12/18 21:17:24

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines (Reuters) - Disaster agencies Monday rushed to deliver body bags, food, ...

Crew fled with life vests as packed Indonesian boat sank

2011/12/18 18:55:07

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The crew and captain of an Indonesian boat packed with illegal immigrants grabbed...

U.N. council members line up to criticize Israel

2011/12/20 14:54:14

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Members of the U.N. Security Council voiced deep concerns on Tuesday abou...

Serbia arrests alleged ringleader of Kosovo violence

2011/12/20 14:41:33

BELGRADE (Reuters) - An alleged fuel smuggler accused by NATO of orchestrating violence against its ...

Iraqi Sunni leaders denounce PM Maliki

2011/12/20 14:15:00

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi vice president accused of running death squads hit back at the prime m...

In mourning, hermit kingdom North Korea seals itself off

2011/12/20 13:57:25

DANDONG, China/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea was in seclusion on Tuesday, a day after it announ...

U.S. worried by Egypt clashes now in fourth day

2011/12/19 00:35:42

CAIRO (Reuters) - The United States said it was worried by violence in Egypt and urged the army rule...

Zardari returns to Pakistan amid memo saga

2011/12/19 00:26:22

KARACHI (Reuters) - President Asif Ali Zardari, who was in Dubai for medical treatment, returned on ...

Israel frees 550 Palestinians in Shalit swap

2011/12/18 20:03:04

RAMALLAH/GAZA (Reuters) - Israel released 550 Palestinian prisoners Sunday in the second stage of a ...