Islamic State commanders liable for mass war crimes: U.N.

2014/11/14 17:37:37

GENEVA (Reuters) - Islamic State commanders are liable for war crimes on a "massive scale" in northe...

Beijing police bust 'underground banks' that funneled $23 billion overseas

2014/11/14 17:28:07

BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing police have shut down more than 10 "underground banks" responsible for i...

Algeria's Bouteflika in French hospital, reason unclear

2014/11/14 16:49:17

LYON France (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who suffered a stroke last year, wa...

Botswana gay rights group wins legal recognition

2014/11/14 15:36:44

GABORONE (Reuters) - A Botswana judge overturned a government ban on a gay rights lobbying group on ...

Mexican police play havoc with president's security pledge

2014/11/14 15:22:19

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Restoring order to a country torn apart by drug violence was Mexican Preside...

Ukraine redeploys troops, fearing new rebel offensive

2014/11/13 00:16:15

KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Wednesday it was redeploying troops in the east bec...

Final deal in Iran nuclear talks unlikely by deadline: sources

2014/11/12 23:45:43

NEW YORK/ANKARA (Reuters) - Despite nearly a year of negotiations, Iran and six major powers are unl...

Kerry to see Abbas, Jordan's Abdullah on Jerusalem strife

2014/11/12 22:39:54

MUSCAT (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Jordan on Wednesday for talks w...

EU must set reform agenda for Bosnia: think-tank

2014/11/14 17:30:38

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The European Union needs to spell out much more clearly economic and political ...

Canadian gunman toured Parliament weeks before attack

2014/11/14 17:04:32

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The man who shot and killed a Canadian soldier in October and then stormed the co...

Yemen Shi'ites capture key district from al Qaeda, 35 people dead

2014/11/14 16:45:18

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni Shi'ite Muslim Houthi fighters backed by government forces drove the local ...

Obama says barring Suu Kyi from Myanmar presidency 'doesn't make much sense'

2014/11/14 15:26:30

YANGON (Reuters) - Standing next to Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, U.S. President Barack...

Stung by sanctions scandal, Cuba defends North Korea at U.N.

2014/11/13 00:25:06

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Cuba, which was involved in a violation of U.N. sanctions against North K...

Doors closing for Syrians seeking refuge abroad: humanitarian agencies

2014/11/13 00:05:02

OSLO (Reuters) - Syria's neighbors Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq are cutting back sharply on the ...

Italy's Renzi dismisses early election talk, moves closer to vote reform

2014/11/12 23:00:49

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday his government would aim to r...