Seven killed in suicide assault on Iraq army base

2010/09/05 07:28:54

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Five suicide bombers armed with rifles tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on...

Taliban vow to disrupt Afghan parliamentary poll

2010/09/05 06:08:34

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban said on Sunday they would attempt to derail elections this m...

Afghan governor says kidnapped Japan journalist freed

2010/09/05 04:47:38

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A Japanese journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan in April has been fre...

Philippine police chief takes blame for bus hijack

2010/09/05 04:14:16

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' national police chief took the blame for the botched bus hijacki...

Thousands protest French clampdown against Roma

2010/09/04 22:07:43

PARIS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands protested across France on Saturday against a clampdown on immig...

Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift: minister

2010/09/04 11:14:59

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to create a sectarian rift, Interio...

Blair pelted with eggs at Dublin book signing

2010/09/04 10:48:52

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Three people were arrested after protesters threw eggs and shoes at former Britis...

Thousands protest French immigrant clampdown

2010/09/04 10:30:42

PARIS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands protested across France on Saturday against a clampdown on immig...

Mideast talks to resume in Egyptian Red Sea resort

2010/09/05 07:21:17

CAIRO (Reuters) - The second round of direct peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians wi...

Gales, aftershocks shake quake hit New Zealand city

2010/09/05 05:22:57

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Strong aftershocks and gale-force winds buffeted a clean-up of New Zealand's ...

Moldova holds referendum on presidential vote

2010/09/05 04:30:05

CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldovans voted on Sunday on whether to elect their president directly, a chang...

Suicide bomber kills five in southern Russia

2010/09/05 02:02:01

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - At least five people were killed and 35 wounded on Sunday when a sui...

Curfew declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand

2010/09/04 11:20:22

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities declared an overnight curfew for Saturday after a major earthquak...

Cargo ship embarks on historic Arctic passage

2010/09/04 10:50:09

OSLO (Reuters) - The MV Nordic Barents is lugging 40,000 tonnes of iron ore from Norway to China on ...

Karzai announces "peace council" to push Taliban talks

2010/09/04 10:31:33

KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan peace council to pursue talks with the Taliban has been set up, Presiden...