Iranian vessel points weapon at U.S. helicopter: officials

2016/11/28 23:16:16

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard vessel pointed its weapon at a U....

For top Iraqi commander, Mosul offensive is personal battle

2016/11/27 07:13:52

JULUKHAN, Iraq (Reuters) - Major General Najm al-Jubbouri, a top commander in the offensive against ...

Qatar will help Syrian rebels even if Trump ends U.S. role

2016/11/27 04:46:49

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar will continue to arm Syrian rebels even if Donald Trump ends U.S. backing for...

Najib cools snap election talk as Malaysia lacks 'feel good factor'

2016/11/27 04:31:23

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Sunday that he will "not neces...

Hundreds of thousands gather in South Korea for fifth week of protests against Park

2016/11/26 21:33:50

SEOUL (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands rallied in central Seoul on Saturday for a fifth week of pro...

Yemen's exiled president visits civilians in Aden

2016/11/26 20:54:32

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi arrived in the southern city of Ade...

New Zealand looks offshore for workers to rebuild after quake

2016/11/25 02:52:38

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand is looking offshore for hundreds of workers to rebuild roads, rai...

One dead in attack on missionaries' home in France, suspect at large

2016/11/25 01:22:16

PARIS (Reuters) - Police are searching for an armed man after finding a dead woman in a retirement h...

Islamic State arrests shopkeepers for hiking prices in nearly besieged Mosul

2016/11/28 21:57:55

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Islamic State has arrested dozens of Mosul shop owners accused of raising fo...

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro dies aged 90

2016/11/27 05:52:05

HAVANA (Reuters) - Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary who built a communist state on the doorstep...

Cuba's Fidel Castro made revolutionary mark on history

2016/11/27 04:36:07

The son of a wealthy landowner, Fidel Castro turned his back on a life of privilege to lead a left-w...

France votes for center-right candidate - and perhaps next president

2016/11/27 01:08:22

PARIS (Reuters) - Former prime ministers Francois Fillon and Alain Juppe go head-to-head on Sunday i...

Syrian army captures part of rebel-held east Aleppo

2016/11/26 21:01:02

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army said it had taken control of an important district in rebel-held ...

Libyan forces face deadly Islamic State defense in Sirte holdout

2016/11/26 16:33:21

SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan forces faced fierce resistance on Saturday from Islamic State milita...

South Korean president's approval rating hits fresh low at 4 percent: Gallup Korea

2016/11/25 02:36:27

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye's approval rating fell to 4 percent amid a de...