Human Rights Watch slams journalists' arrests in Turkey

2011/03/05 08:31:19

ANKARA (Reuters) - Recent arrests of journalists in Turkey will have a "chilling effect" on free spe...

China defense budget to stir regional disquiet

2011/03/04 01:09:59

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will beef up its military budget by 12.7 percent this year, the government...

U.S. contractor to go on trial in Cuba

2011/03/03 23:09:08

HAVANA (Reuters) - A U.S. aid contractor facing up to 20 years in prison was to go on trial in Cuba ...

Haitian candidate wary of Aristide's planned return

2011/03/03 18:20:45

MIAMI (Reuters) - A candidate in Haiti's decisive presidential run-off said on Thursday she hoped po...

Women flee Sudan's contested Abyei, shots heard: U.N

2011/03/03 16:37:03

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - More than 300 women and children fled Sudan's contested Abyei area Thursday, th...

Venezuela talks up Chavez's Libya peace plan

2011/03/03 15:52:45

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela pushed a vague peace plan for Libya on Thursday, saying President Hugo...

Pressure relieved as Tunisia refugee airlift kicks in

2011/03/03 14:53:14

RAS JDIR, Tunisia (Reuters) - An organized international airlift relieved the high pressure human fl...

Egypt's PM quits as army seen responding to demands

2011/03/03 14:44:47

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq resigned on Thursday and the military asked a ...

Leader of Russia's Chechnya gets new 5-year term

2011/03/05 08:22:56

GROZNY, Russia (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Russia's Chechnya region handed strongman leader Ramzan Kady...

Libyan rebels, Gaddafi forces battle for oil sites

2011/03/04 01:05:43

AL-UQAYLA, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels prepared for further attacks by forces loyal to leader Mu...

Japan PM Kan says won't call snap election

2011/03/03 19:32:20

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Friday he has no plan to call a snap ele...

Tunisia interim president calls July 24 election

2011/03/03 17:16:06

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia will hold an election on July 24 to choose a constituent assembly that wil...

Sectarian clashes erupt in Bahrain

2011/03/03 16:27:05

HAMAD TOWN, Bahrain (Reuters) - Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims clashed in a town in Bahrain on Thursday, ...

Shi'ites stage protests in Saudi oil province

2011/03/03 15:07:53

QATIF, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Shi'ites staged protests in two towns in Saudi Arabia's oil-pr...

Ivorian forces kill 7, post-election toll hits 365

2011/03/03 14:49:35

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivorian security forces shot dead seven women protestors on Thursday and the Uni...