India celebrates people's victory as activist ends fast

2011/08/28 05:34:24

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sipping coconut water and honey, a self-styled Gandhian anti-corruption reform...

Ethnic killings spark doom in Pakistan's biggest city

2011/08/27 22:21:01

KARACHI (Reuters) - Imran Ali's kidnappers jabbed pistols into his sides and led him down a quiet st...

Rio's scenic trolley derails, killing five

2011/08/27 18:12:38

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A popular trolley that runs through a scenic Rio de Janeiro neighborhood overl...

Turkmenistan frees over 3,700 prisoners in amnesty

2011/08/27 02:37:05

ASHGABAT (Reuters) - Turkmenistan pardoned more than 3,700 prisoners, including around 30 foreigners...

No clear winner in sight as Japan PM race kicks off

2011/08/27 01:50:53

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Democratic Party formally kicked off a leadership race to pick the ...

Rebels hunt Gaddafi, hometown targeted

2011/08/27 00:31:14

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels said they were closing in on fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi an...

Four dead in Mexican coal mine collapse

2011/08/26 22:31:49

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Four miners were killed when a coal mine collapsed in the northern Mexican s...

Thousands march anew against Syria's Assad, 2 killed

2011/08/26 19:20:42

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed at least two protesters on Saturday as tens of thousands of p...

Iran pardons 100 "security" prisoners: report

2011/08/28 01:38:13

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader ordered the pardon of 100 "security"-related prisoners on S...

Chavez to have third chemo session in Venezuela

2011/08/27 18:19:32

CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez will undergo a third round of chemotherapy for cancer at h...

Analysis: Death of deputy chief deals heavy blow to al Qaeda

2011/08/27 16:47:47

LONDON (Reuters) - The killing of al Qaeda's number two leader deprives the group of a multi-talente...

India parliament begins debate to end corruption

2011/08/27 02:27:59

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's parliament began a fractious debate on an anti-corruption bill on Satu...

Militants from Afghanistan attack Pakistani posts

2011/08/27 01:40:31

CHITRAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - Militants from Afghanistan launched a pre-dawn cross-border raid on Pa...

Seven dead, five missing as ferry sinks in Indonesia

2011/08/26 23:47:12

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Seven people died and at least 95 were rescued after a ferry sank in bad weather...

Armored Mercedes cars enter Algeria from Libya: Egypt agency

2011/08/26 20:47:54

CAIRO (Reuters) - A convoy of six Mercedes cars have crossed from Libya into Algeria, Egypt's state ...