Former Greek PM Papandreou sets up new party ahead of elections

2015/01/02 16:22:04

ATHENS (Reuters) - Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced the creation of a new pol...

Syria's Assad visits embattled Damascus district: presidency

2015/01/01 00:31:13

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a district on the outskirts of Damascus ...

Palestinians join war crimes court after U.N. rejection

2015/01/01 00:21:48

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed on to 20 international ag...

New Year's Eve stampede kills 35 on Shanghai's Bund tourist strip

2015/01/01 00:02:56

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A stampede killed at least 35 people and injured 43 during New Year's Eve celeb...

At least six killed by suicide bomb in bus in Nigeria's Yobe state: witness

2014/12/31 22:07:54

KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least six people were killed and others were injured when a suicide b...

Italy president says he will step down soon

2014/12/31 21:20:32

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's 89-year-old President Giorgio Napolitano said on Wednesday that he would st...

Son of Cape Verde prime minister seriously wounded in shooting

2014/12/31 19:26:42

PRAIA (Reuters) - The son of Cape Verde's prime minister had been seriously wounded by an unknown at...

Cuban blogger says husband freed, other activists still detained

2014/12/31 16:08:58

HAVANA (Reuters) - A prominent opposition blogger in Cuba said her husband was freed by the authorit...

Netanyahu wins Likud nomination ahead of Israel general election

2015/01/01 00:42:36

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been voted in as head of the rig...

Lithuania joins euro as tensions with neighboring Russia rise

2015/01/01 00:30:03

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania joined the euro zone at the stroke of midnight on Thursday, hoping to ...

At least 26 killed in Yemen suicide bombing: security official

2015/01/01 00:06:36

SANAA (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 26 people in central Yemen on Wednesday when he b...

Pope condemns alleged corruption in Rome, says city needs 'moral renewal'

2014/12/31 22:58:55

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis condemned on Wednesday administrators and criminals in Rome wh...

Killing of eight in Canada a 'deliberate' attack: police

2014/12/31 21:23:51

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The suspected killer of eight people in Edmonton, Canada, had a crimina...

Five dead in New Year's Eve clashes on India-Pakistan border

2014/12/31 21:05:43

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian border forces killed four Pakistani interior-ministry troops on N...

U.S. confirms drone strike killed al Shabaab leader in Somalia

2014/12/31 18:40:37

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An unmanned U.S. aircraft that unleashed Hellfire missiles at a vehicle in So...