Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF confirms Mugabe's wife as women's head

2014/12/06 17:47:00

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party confirmed President Robert Mugabe's wife Grace as...

U.S. condemns Gambia over disappearances, new anti-gay law

2014/12/06 17:12:36

BANJUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's National Security Council (NSC) has voiced concern over ...

Death toll from suicide attack in Somali town rises to 15

2014/12/06 15:21:15

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The death toll in twin suicide bombings on a restaurant in Baidoa northwest of...

Exclusive: Prosecutor freezes accounts of ex-Vatican bank heads

2014/12/06 15:06:38

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's top prosecutor has frozen 16 million euros in bank accounts o...

U.S. ready to help Hungary build energy independence: diplomat

2014/12/06 13:48:14

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The United States is willing to help Hungary and other European countries build...

India detains suspect in plot to kill Bangladesh PM

2014/12/06 13:25:52

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Indian police have arrested a key suspect in a blast in West Bengal stat...

Swiss man overpowers rebel guard, escapes in Philippines

2014/12/06 11:49:44

MANILA (Reuters) - A Swiss wildlife photographer escaped from Islamist rebels in the Philippines on ...

Suspected militant denied bail before Canada deportation hearing

2014/12/05 20:49:59

TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian resident who officials have alleged is an "integral member" of a Paki...

U.S. to keep more troops in Afghanistan as violence spikes

2014/12/06 17:21:35

KABUL (Reuters) - The United States will keep up to 1,000 more soldiers than previously planned in A...

Pakistan military kills al-Qaeda leader wanted in U.S.

2014/12/06 17:10:00

WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani helicopter gunships staged a predawn raid on a militant hideout...

Somali prime minister voted out of office by lawmakers

2014/12/06 15:08:59

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Members of parliament voted Somalia's prime minister out of office on Saturday...

Islamic State kill 16 from Iraqi tribe

2014/12/06 14:55:01

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters kidnapped and killed 16 members of an Iraqi tribe which h...

Lebanese block roads to demand release of soldiers

2014/12/06 13:39:38

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Families of Lebanese soldiers held by militants blocked roads in Beirut and highw...

Syria says repels Islamic State attack on air base

2014/12/06 12:24:59

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian military source said on Saturday that government forces had repelled an ...

Ashton to stay on as EU special adviser on Iran nuclear talks

2014/12/05 20:57:52

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Catherine Ashton will stay on as European Union special adviser on the Iranian ...