Ukraine warns of more power cuts if mild weather fades

2014/12/24 13:01:37

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine will be forced to implement mor e power cuts if the weather gets sharply co...

Chinese city probes 'AIDS demolition team' threatening residents

2014/12/24 07:20:50

BEIJING (Reuters) - A city in central China is investigating reports that workers tasked with demoli...

As U.S. troops return to Iraq, more private contractors follow

2014/12/24 07:17:15

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is preparing to boost the number of private contractors i...

China police stop 'extremists' leaving country, one shot dead

2014/12/24 06:37:13

BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in southwestern China shot dead one person and detained 21 others who wer...

Dozens of tourists stranded by floods in Malaysian national park

2014/12/24 05:48:09

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Nearly 60 foreign tourists are among almost 100 people stranded at a resort...

South Korean power supplies to be stable even if reactors close: officials

2014/12/24 04:52:47

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea expects power supplies in the peak winter season to remain stable even...

In plot reversal, Sony sends 'The Interview' to 200 theaters

2014/12/24 04:15:16

LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sony Pictures will allow "The Interview" to play in more than 200...

Special Report: Fear and retribution in Xi's corruption purge

2014/12/24 03:55:57

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chen Zhenggao, a member of the Communist Party's elite Central Committ...

Insurgency, fraud pose risks for credible Nigerian election

2014/12/24 08:08:01

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has made an effort to clean up voter registration for elections next Febru...

Japan PM set to launch new government, defense minister may rile China

2014/12/24 07:18:39

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected by parliament on Wednesday, sett...

Rebels say new Ukraine peace talks to take place on Wednesday

2014/12/24 06:48:33

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A meeting of a so-called contact group aimed at ending violence in eastern Ukrain...

Curfew in Indian state after tribal militants kill 48

2014/12/24 06:04:20

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - India imposed a curfew in parts of the northeastern state of Assam on We...

Dozens of tourists stranded by floods in Malaysian national park

2014/12/24 05:03:30

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Nearly 60 foreign tourists are among almost 100 people stranded at a resort...

Prosecutors seek detention of Korean Air executive in nut case

2014/12/24 04:38:32

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors requested on Wednesday a detention warrant for a former K...

A decade of Western aid in Afghanistan - mission unsustainable?

2014/12/24 04:03:32

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan has new roads, sections of which many deem too dangerous to use. It ha...