Rebels pound Ukrainian troops after peace talks fail

2015/02/02 21:08:28

YENAKIEVE, Ukraine (Reuters) - Separatist rockets streaked across hills in eastern Ukraine on Monday...

Australia PM drops parental leave plan, says no intention to quit

2015/02/02 05:59:06

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday dropped a signature plan for paid...

Thai PM tightens security after mall bombs rattle Bangkok

2015/02/02 05:50:34

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha ordered security to be tightened in Bangko...

Working with global community only way to fight terrorism: Japan PM

2015/02/02 04:41:10

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he wanted to debate the possibil...

South Sudan's warring sides sign another ceasefire deal

2015/02/02 04:14:02

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel commander Riek Machar signed a...

At least 10 killed in attacks led by Yemen's Ansar al-Sharia

2015/02/02 03:19:20

SANAA (Reuters) - At least 10 people have been killed in Yemen over the past four days in attacks le...

Venezuela jails store owners accused of creating queues: Maduro

2015/02/02 02:18:26

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela has jailed the owners of an unnamed chain of shops accused of engineer...

Brazil's Congress elects Rousseff critic as speaker

2015/02/02 01:03:54

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Congress elected a conservative as speaker of the Chamber of Deputies ...

Cuba detains fewer dissidents following detente with U.S.

2015/02/02 20:51:49

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban police detained 178 opposition activists in January, the lowest monthly tot...

Mongolia jails American, two Philippine citizens in tax evasion case

2015/02/02 05:53:06

ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - (This story was refiled to fix location in dateline)

China executes two cult members for McDonald's murder

2015/02/02 05:32:33

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Monday executed two members of a banned religious cult, a father and hi...

Deadly clashes rage in east Ukraine after peace talks fail

2015/02/02 04:36:45

KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as pro-Russian separat...

Two Al Jazeera prisoners at forefront of Greste's mind: family

2015/02/02 03:31:28

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The relief that Australian journalist Peter Greste feels at being freed from pris...

Battle for Okinawa: Islanders face off with Tokyo over bases

2015/02/02 02:33:10

NAGO, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's Okinawa, a chain of tropical islands more than three hours southwest...

U.S. taking new look at giving arms to Ukraine forces: NYT

2015/02/02 01:14:05

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration is taking a new look at providing Ukr...