India's Hyderabad shut down as thousands demand new state

2011/03/10 08:07:29

HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas Thursday at protesters demanding a separate state...

Embattled Japan PM picks new foreign min amid diplomacy woes

2011/03/09 01:12:22

TOKYO (Reuters) - Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday promoted a junior cabinet...

Targeted civilian killings spiral in Afghan war: U.N.

2011/03/09 00:37:42

KABUL (Reuters) - Targeted killings of civilians in Afghanistan doubled last year, the United Nation...

Strong quake hits northeast Japan, tsunami warning issued

2011/03/08 22:52:18

TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck off the coast of no...

Colombian troops free kidnapped oil workers

2011/03/08 19:43:17

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian troops on Tuesday forced rebels to free all but one of 23 oil contracto...

One dead as Muslims, Christians clash in Cairo

2011/03/08 16:09:08

CAIRO (Reuters) - One Christian youth was shot dead Tuesday during a protest between 1,300 Christian...

China says Dalai Lama has to reincarnate

2011/03/07 06:26:51

BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, does not have a right to choose...

Pro-Gbagbo forces say rebels take Ivory Coast town

2011/03/07 05:48:20

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - A militia loyal to Ivory Coast incumbent Laurent Gbabgo confirmed Monday that re...

Nervous Saudis ponder whether to join protests

2011/03/10 07:48:43

RIYADH (Reuters) - Sitting in front of a Bedouin-style tent in a suburb of the Saudi capital, Said p...

Suicide bomber kills up to 20 at Pakistan funeral

2011/03/09 01:05:12

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber attacked a funeral procession near the northwestern ...

Libya no-fly zone must have U.N. backing: Clinton

2011/03/08 23:48:00

TRIPOLI/RAS LANUF, Libya (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made it clear Washington...

Exposed: Egypt's spies dragged from shadows

2011/03/08 21:29:47

CAIRO (Reuters) - New evidence of spying and torture by an Egyptian security agency has piled pressu...

Yemeni police fire on protest, 65 hurt: hospital

2011/03/08 17:17:46

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni police opened fire on protesters in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, wounding ...

Gunfire erupts in Abidjan, Gbagbo forces kill 4

2011/03/08 15:47:10

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Thousands of women marched through Abidjan on Tuesday calling for Laurent Gbagbo...

Libya plane attacks oil town, Gaddafi warns Europe

2011/03/07 06:24:36

RAS LANUF, Libya (Reuters) - Government forces seeking to dislodge rebels from Libya's strategically...