Haiti sets up run-off in dispute-plagued elections

2011/02/03 08:45:00

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti announced on Thursday that former first lady Mirlande Manigat and m...

Haiti opens door for return of ex-president Aristide

2011/01/31 16:20:35

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's government is ready to issue a diplomatic passport to ousted form...

Ivorian rivals dig in after AU panel move

2011/01/31 15:21:42

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Five African leaders were tasked with resolving Ivory Coast's crisis on Mond...

EU agrees to freeze assets of Tunisia's Ben Ali

2011/01/31 13:41:35

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Monday to freeze the assets of Tunisia's former Pr...

Sudan says accepts south secession vote: Vice President

2011/01/31 13:17:28

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's vice president said on Monday he accepted the oil-producing south's spl...

Mandela recovering well, but visitor rush a concern

2011/01/31 08:06:47

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela is recovering well from a res...

Islamists protest, march through central Tunis

2011/01/28 10:29:04

TUNIS (Reuters) - Islamists marched through central Tunis on Friday, demanding religious freedom and...

Myanmar court upholds dissolution of Suu Kyi party

2011/01/28 09:33:03

YANGON (Reuters) - A special appeals court in army-ruled Myanmar on Friday rejected a move by pro-de...

Mubarak holds talks, pushed by army, U.S. and protests

2011/01/31 16:55:22

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's deputy began talks on sweeping reforms with the...

U.N. urged to tighten grip on North Korea atomic program

2011/01/31 16:19:07

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. panel reported to the Security Council that North Korea may have f...

Floodwaters sweep away Bolivian bus, killing 31

2011/01/31 15:14:13

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Floodwaters swept away a bus and a truck as they crossed a swollen river in south...

Chirac to attend trial in March: wife

2011/01/31 13:37:57

PARIS (Reuters) - Former French President Jacques Chirac will attend a trial set for March over char...

Russian police arrest dozens at anti-govt rallies

2011/01/31 13:16:23

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police detained several dozen people at anti-Kremlin rallies in Moscow an...

Many hurt as anti-Mubarak protests in Egypt grow

2011/01/28 10:41:13

CAIRO (Reuters) - Dozens of people were wounded as police and demonstrators fought running street ba...

Jordanian protesters demand political reforms

2011/01/28 10:03:46

AMMAN (Reuters) - Islamists, leftists and trade unionists gathered in central Amman Friday for the l...