Libya rebels say "close in" on Gaddafi

2011/08/26 14:27:23

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels claimed to be close to capturing Muammar Gaddafi on Friday as thei...

Teen shot in Chile anti-Pinera protest dies

2011/08/26 13:25:56

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Chilean teenager died early on Friday after he was shot the previous day in h...

At least 18 die in car bomb attack on Nigeria U.N. HQ

2011/08/26 12:24:01

ABUJA (Reuters) - A car bomb ripped through the United Nations' headquarters in the Nigerian capital...

Syria forces kill 3 at Friday prayer protests

2011/08/26 11:48:07

AMMAN (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar al-Assad killed three protesters after Fr...

Rahul Gandhi breaks silence on India corruption protests

2011/08/26 07:51:16

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Rahul Gandhi broke his silence on the face-off between the government ...

Hurricane Irene to strengthen before hitting U.S.

2011/08/23 07:03:49

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene was expected to strengthen over the next few days and coul...

Invisible millions pay price of statelessness

2011/08/23 06:56:27

LONDON, Aug 23 (AlertNet) - Rejected by the countries they call home and denied the most basic of ri...

Gaddafi son rallies loyalists for Tripoli fightback

2011/08/23 06:53:50

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A son of Muammar Gaddafi, previously reported captured, made a surprise appearan...

It was wrong to free Lockerbie bomber: residents

2011/08/26 13:54:54

LOCKERBIE, Scotland (Reuters) - A Libyan jailed for the 1988 bombing of PanAm flight 103 over Locker...

Gaddafi forces killed prisoners, says Amnesty

2011/08/26 13:00:38

LONDON (Reuters) - Amnesty International said on Friday it had uncovered evidence that forces loyal ...

Mexico's Calderon berates U.S. after casino attack

2011/08/26 12:04:54

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Felipe Calderon declared three days of mourning on Friday and dema...

Egypt and Israel agree on troop increase in Sinai

2011/08/26 11:20:35

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt and Israel have agreed to increase the number of Egyptian troops in the Sina...

China charges Tibetan monks with homicide in self-immolation

2011/08/26 07:03:00

BEIJING (Reuters) - A court in southwest China has charged three Tibetan monks with "intentional hom...

Heavy fighting heard near Tripoli journalist hotel

2011/08/23 07:02:21

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Heavy fighting could be heard on Tuesday near the hotel housing foreign journali...

Rebel forces attack Gaddafi compound

2011/08/23 06:54:26

DUBAI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels battling forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi attacked the gates of his f...