Blasts kill at least 12 in Iraq's Tikrit: official

2011/07/28 05:01:51

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 12 people were killed and 28 more wounded when two bombs exploded in th...

China defends carrier plans, neighbors fret over

2011/07/28 03:44:32

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's neighbors are worried its aircraft carrier program may in time intimidat...

U.S. says cooperating with China to repatriate graft fugitives

2011/07/28 02:54:09

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is cooperating with China to repatriate Chinese fugitives faci...

Analysis: Revolt or summer fever? Israel ponders tent protest

2011/07/28 01:57:09

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined emergency housing reforms in a t...

Syria cabinet okays new election law, arrests continue

2011/07/26 17:23:54

AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian cabinet approved on Tuesday a new election law as part of a package of ...

Russia church says won't claim rebel Georgia regions

2011/07/26 17:14:42

KIEV (Reuters) - Russia's Orthodox Christian Church will not claim clerical authority over Georgia's...

Libya tells U.N. envoy bombs must stop before talks

2011/07/26 16:34:19

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A U.N envoy trying to find a way to end the war in Libya said after talks with t...

U.S. attack still significant al Qaeda goal: official

2011/07/26 15:04:30

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Striking the United States remains a "significant goal" for al Qaeda and its ...

Suicide bombers storm government offices in Afghan south

2011/07/28 04:52:54

KABUL (Reuters) - Suicide bombers armed with guns attacked at least two government buildings in the ...

Festival helps Tunisians beat post-revolution angst

2011/07/28 03:20:57

Tunis (Reuters) - - In a suburb once firmly controlled by the family of the ousted president, young ...

China institute takes blame for train crash; Wen visits

2011/07/28 02:29:39

WENZHOU, China (Reuters) - A Chinese railway research institute took responsibility on Thursday for ...

Norway police face review, think killer acted alone

2011/07/27 19:13:44

OSLO (Reuters) - Police are increasingly certain that mass killer Anders Behring Breivik acted alone...

Norwegian killer is probably insane, his lawyer says

2011/07/26 17:16:49

OSLO (Reuters) - The lawyer of a Norwegian who killed at least 76 people in a bombing and a shooting...

African land grab threatens food security: study

2011/07/26 17:04:34

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rich countries grabbing farmland in Africa to feed their growing populations can...

Mexico sentences teenage hitman to 3 years in prison

2011/07/26 16:13:49

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A court in Mexico on Tuesday sentenced a 14-year-old U.S. citizen and drug g...