U.S. provides more aid to Ukraine, threatens to step up sanctions on Russia

2015/01/28 11:06:11

KIEV (Reuters) - The United States signed an agreement on Wednesday to provide $2 billion in loan gu...

Israeli jets strike back after Syria's Golan attack: Israeli army

2015/01/28 10:55:16

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli airforce jets struck Syrian army artillery positions near the Israel-o...

Greek PM Tsipras says has mandate for radical change

2015/01/28 10:42:05

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told his ministers on Wednesday voters had gi...

Doubts arise over crucial Philippine autonomy law after rebel clash

2015/01/28 10:24:06

MANILA (Reuters) - Work to set up an autonomous Muslim region in the Philippines to end a 45-year in...

Mother of Japanese captive begs PM to save son held by Islamic State

2015/01/28 10:17:49

TOKYO (Reuters) - The mother of Islamic State captive Kenji Goto appealed for his life on Wednesday ...

Military helicopter crash kills 4 in southern Vietnam

2015/01/28 09:17:52

HANOI (Reuters) - Four Vietnamese military personnel were killed when an air force helicopter crashe...

Afghans arrest commander of group that claimed killing Swedish journalist

2015/01/28 08:36:58

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's main intelligence agency said on Wednesday it had arrested a command...

In Russia, crisis deepens slide in living standards for pensioners

2015/01/28 07:15:40

MOSCOW (Reuters) - For Boris Lisitsyn, Russia's financial crisis means less meat, cheese and sausage...

Russian government outlines $35 billion anti-crisis plan

2015/01/28 10:58:08

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's government intends to spend at least 2.34 trillion roubles ($35 billion)...

Obama, Merkel want Russia held accountable for violence in Ukraine

2015/01/28 10:44:36

BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed their c...

Indonesia's search for AirAsia crash victims could end in days

2015/01/28 10:33:10

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's search for dozens of victims still unaccounted for from last month's...

Mozambique says death toll rises after heavy flooding

2015/01/28 10:22:38

MAPUTO (Reuters) - More than 100 people have been killed and 150,000 displaced by floods in Mozambiq...

U.S. to work with allies 'to increase pressure on Russia': Treasury Secretary Lew

2015/01/28 09:47:24

KIEV (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday signed an agreement providing war-torn Ukraine with ...

Thailand warns U.S. to mind its own business over politics

2015/01/28 08:54:04

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand warned the United States against meddling in its political affairs on W...

Australian court rules detention of Sri Lanka asylum seekers at sea lawful

2015/01/28 07:45:37

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's highest court ruled on Wednesday that the detention of asylum seekers...