Four Yemeni soldiers killed in southern attack

2011/01/08 07:27:42

ADEN (Reuters) - Armed militants killed four Yemeni soldiers in an attack on a checkpoint in the sou...

U.N. seeks more troops for Ivory Coast

2011/01/05 14:01:32

ABIDJAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations wants between 1,000 and 2,000 additional peace...

U.S. foe, Sadr, returns to Iraq after exile

2011/01/05 13:25:39

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Anti-U.S. Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr returned to Iraq on Wednesday from ...

Greek guerrilla group claims Athens court blast

2011/01/05 13:13:17

ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek leftist urban guerrilla group claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a p...

Pakistan governor buried, clerics warn against grief

2011/01/05 12:47:56

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A politician gunned down over his opposition to Pakistan's blasphemy laws was ...

U.S. seeks China's help in reining in North Korea

2011/01/05 12:07:23

SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States sought China's help in persuading its long-time ally North Korea...

Russia's Khodorkovsky sentenced, West concerned

2010/12/30 12:53:19

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's jail term was extended until 2017 on Thursda...

UK cable in 1980 said Israel ready to use bomb

2010/12/30 11:59:27

LONDON (Reuters) - A British ambassador to Israel warned as early as 1980 that Israel would detonate...

EU, China, Russia urged not to visit Iran: envoys

2011/01/05 14:05:04

BRUSSELS/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The European Union, Russia and China should reject Iran's invita...

Chavez backers, foes rally for Venezuela parliament

2011/01/05 13:29:21

CARACAS (Reuters) - Supporters and opponents of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez held rival rallies on ...

U.S. to help south Sudan if it chooses independence

2011/01/05 13:25:35

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will help south Sudan set up as an independent country if v...

Australia floods cause "catastrophic" damage

2011/01/05 12:50:16

ROCKHAMPTON, Australia (Reuters) - Australia's record floods are causing catastrophic damage to infr...

Israel says Palestinian alternatives a "mirage"

2011/01/05 12:47:03

LONDON (Reuters) - Israel urged the Palestinian leadership on Wednesday to set aside a diplomatic ca...

Wave hits tanker in mid-Atlantic, two killed

2010/12/30 13:14:12

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The captain and chief engineer of an oil tanker en route from Tallinn, Estonia, ...

Three charged over plot to attack Danish newspaper

2010/12/30 12:43:13

GLOSTRUP, Denmark (Reuters) - Three men suspected of preparing a deadly attack on a newspaper were c...