Torture rife in Afghan detention facilities: U.N.

2011/10/10 18:34:14

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's intelligence agency and police force have been "systematically" tort...

Egyptian cabinet to meet over violence that kills 24

2011/10/10 03:31:09

CAIRO (Reuters) - Christians clashed with military police, leaving at least 24 people dead in Cairo,...

Pakistan Taliban considers peace talks: report

2011/10/10 03:18:37

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban movement, the country's biggest security threat, has sugges...

U.S. citizen pleads guilty to insulting Thai monarchy

2011/10/10 02:20:16

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen pleaded guilty on Monday to insulting Thailand's monarchy, an off...

Magnitude 5.6 quake jolts northeastern Japan: NHK

2011/10/09 22:04:47

TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 jolted northeastern Japan ...

Yemeni opposition doubts Saleh pledge to quit soon

2011/10/09 12:59:58

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni officials rowed back from President Ali Abdullah Saleh's statement that he ...

Palestinians near UNESCO membership

2011/10/05 19:11:29

PARIS (Reuters) - Palestinians moved a step closer to full membership of the U.N. cultural agency on...

Focus shifts to gay senator in Irish president race

2011/10/05 16:33:19

DUBLIN (Reuters) - A gay senator has taken the heat off former Irish Republican Army (IRA) commander...

Exclusive: Iraq's Maliki says U.S. military trainers might stay

2011/10/10 03:35:10

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said U.S. troops might still be able to stay...

Polish PM wins new term, markets buoyant

2011/10/10 03:20:09

WARSAW (Reuters) - Center-right leader Donald Tusk has become the first Polish prime minister since ...

Syrian activists say at least 31 killed on Sunday

2011/10/10 02:53:20

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 31 people were killed across Syria Sunday in a series of shootings, incl...

Analysis: China's military buildup: How far along is it?

2011/10/10 00:19:33

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's faster-than-expected military buildup has alarmed the United States a...

Libyan government forces attack Gaddafi security HQ in Sirte

2011/10/09 18:43:54

SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan transitional government forces attacked deposed leader Muammar Gadda...

Dollars stuffed in fruit box put Indonesia president on the spot

2011/10/05 21:55:16

JAKARTA (Reuters)- The multimillion-dollar project in Indonesia's remote West Papua province had nob...

Cubans look to private sector to make ends meet

2011/10/05 17:23:32

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans are finding that working for private employers instead of a paternalistic ...