With Gaddafi dead, Libyans wary of the enemy within

2011/10/25 11:12:00

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - As fireworks celebrating Muammar Gaddafi's death light up Tripoli's central squa...

Islamists claim win in Tunisia's Arab Spring vote

2011/10/25 10:51:54

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's moderate Islamist party was preparing to lead a coalition government on ...

Saudi Arabia buries Crown Prince Sultan

2011/10/25 10:22:22

RIYADH (Reuters) - The funeral of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Sultan on Tuesday set the stage for Ki...

Yemen calls truce, explosions heard

2011/10/25 09:56:26

SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's government signed a ceasefire with a dissident general on Tuesday to ...

U.S. and North Korea hold "useful" talks in Geneva

2011/10/24 11:08:46

GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. and North Korean negotiators made "useful presentations" on Monday, a U.S. s...

UK parliament recalls James Murdoch over hacking

2011/10/24 10:08:37

LONDON (Reuters) - James Murdoch, heir apparent to his father's News Corp before a phone-hacking sca...

Libya "liberated," but Gaddafi still unburied

2011/10/24 10:06:11

MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - A day after Libyans declared a "liberation" that consigned Muammar Gaddaf...

Tunisia counts votes after first Arab Spring election

2011/10/24 09:35:01

TUNIS (Reuters) - Moderate Islamists said Monday their party appeared to be ahead in Tunisia's first...

Peres defends Abbas after Israeli foreign minister's attack

2011/10/25 11:09:56

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli President Shimon Peres came to the defense of Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday...

Thailand calls holiday to allow escape from floods

2011/10/25 10:43:48

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand announced a five-day holiday on Tuesday to give people the chance to es...

Analysis: Is Ahmadinejad Iran's last president?

2011/10/25 10:12:44

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Could Mahmoud Ahmadinejad be Iran's last president?

Israel government approves Grapel prisoner swap with Egypt

2011/10/25 08:54:43

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's security cabinet approved unanimously Tuesday the freeing of 25 Egypt...

Jordan swears in new reform government

2011/10/24 11:03:57

AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's U.S.-backed King Abdullah swore in a reform-minded government on Monday t...

Turkey quake kills more than 260, hundreds missing

2011/10/24 10:06:54

ERCIS, Turkey (Reuters) - Rescuers pulled survivors from beneath mounds of collapsed buildings and s...

Prince's death sets challenge to ageing Saudi royals

2011/10/24 09:59:58

DUBAI (Reuters) - The death of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Sultan sets the stage for an eventual gen...