AirAsia flight carrying 162 people goes missing in Southeast Asia: officials

2014/12/28 10:17:01

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's air force was searching for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people tha...

In U.S.-Cuba prisoner swap, mystery surrounds the unnamed 53

2014/12/28 07:46:14

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's most prominent dissidents say they have been kept in the dark by U.S. offi...

Strict sharia forces gays into hiding in Indonesia's Aceh

2014/12/28 05:00:08

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Overwhelmed by fear, members of the main gay rights group ...

North Korea blames U.S. for Internet outages, calls Obama 'monkey'

2014/12/27 20:22:55

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called U.S. President Barack Obama a "monkey" and blamed Washington on...

Man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II puts roses on his tomb

2014/12/27 19:02:26

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The man who tried to kill former Pope John Paul II 33 years ago showed up a...

Swedish centre-left do eight-year deal with opposition to avert snap election

2014/12/27 17:38:35

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's three-month-old minority centre-left government announced a deal with...

Two dead in Turkey's southeast as Islamists, Kurds clash

2014/12/27 17:17:34

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Two people died and three others were wounded on Saturday in clashes ...

After turbulent 2014, next year may be no calmer

2014/12/27 16:08:06

NEW YORK (Reuters) - From financial crisis in Russia to cyber warfare with North Korea, 2014 has gen...

North Korea blames U.S. for Internet outages, calls Obama 'monkey'

2014/12/28 08:40:10

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called U.S. President Barack Obama a "monkey" and blamed Washington on...

South Korea nuclear operator says cyberattacks continue, reactors safe

2014/12/28 07:00:50

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's nuclear power operator said on Sunday that cyberattacks on non-criti...

Greek PM urges lawmakers to avoid snap election

2014/12/27 20:23:30

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras warned lawmakers on Saturday against the sna...

Man from Ahmadi religious minority killed in Pakistan after Muslim leader calls them 'enemy'

2014/12/27 20:21:36

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen in eastern Pakistan shot dead a member of the Ahmadi religious minority...

Syria ready to discuss Russia peace plan talks, opposition dismissive

2014/12/27 18:15:12

BEIRUT/CAIRO (Reuters) - Syria said on Saturday it was willing to participate in "preliminary consul...

Somali Islamist with $3 million U.S. bounty on head surrenders - government source

2014/12/27 17:19:58

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A leader of Somali Islamist group al Shabaab, who has a $3 million U.S. bounty...

Libya asks Italy to help extinguish fire at biggest oil port

2014/12/27 16:53:14

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya has called on Italy to send firefighters to prevent a fire spreadi...