Some 1,250 migrants rescued in Mediterranean over Christmas

2014/12/26 18:41:54

ROME (Reuters) - Nearly 1,250 migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean over the Christmas per...

Erdogan tells Europe to stop criticizing Turkey

2014/12/26 16:56:32

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan slammed European countries on Friday for criti...

Russia's new military doctrine names NATO as key risk

2014/12/26 15:47:30

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new military doctrine, naming NATO ...

Fire at storage tank at Libya's Es Sider port has spread to more oil tanks: officials

2014/12/26 15:03:31

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A fire at an oil storage tank at Libya's Es Sider port has spread to two more ta...

Asia remembers devastating 2004 tsunami with tears and prayers

2014/12/26 08:02:52

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Survivors of Asia's 2004 tsunami and relatives of its 226,000 vict...

Two U.S. drone strikes kill seven militants in Pakistan

2014/12/26 06:45:21

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two suspected U.S. drones fired missiles at militant hideouts...

Russia says Kiev's move to join NATO dangerous for Europe

2014/12/26 05:32:18

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Ukraine's pursuit of NATO membership ...

Prosecutors won't indict former Tepco executives over Fukushima disaster: media

2014/12/26 04:44:47

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese prosecutors will likely decide again not to indict three former Tokyo Ele...

Former Belgian premier Leo Tindemans dies at 92

2014/12/26 18:16:04

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Former Belgian Prime Minister Leo Tindemans, whose record support in European e...

Iran expands 'smart' Internet censorship

2014/12/26 15:51:09

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is to expand what it calls "smart filtering" of the Internet, a policy of cen...

Hund reds of civilians killed in Libya fighting as crisis deepens: U.N.

2014/12/26 15:10:36

GENEVA (Reuters) - (This version of the Dec. 23 story removes reference in paragraph five to ambulan...

Sudan defends decision to expel two United Nations officials

2014/12/26 12:56:40

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan defended on Friday its decision to expel two senior UNDP officials and ur...

Sony's 'Interview' draws U.S. moviegoers who trumpet free speech

2014/12/26 07:28:29

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Interview," the Sony Pictures film about a fictional plot to a...

China police fire on Tibetans after self-immolations: rights group

2014/12/26 06:02:58

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have fired on Tibetan protesters demonstrating after a series of ...

Senior Chinese leader says Vietnam ties need 'correct path'

2014/12/26 05:08:49

BEIJING (Reuters) - China wants relations with Vietnam to proceed along a "correct path", a visiting...