More than 130,000 Syrian Kurds fleeing Islamic State crossed into Turkey: Deputy PM

2014/09/22 09:54:26

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - More than 130,000 Syrian Kurds fleeing an advance by Islamic State militants ha...

Australia seeks broad new security powers after anti-terror raids

2014/09/22 09:43:44

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government is seeking broad new security powers to combat what it say...

New Zealand prime minister aims for flag change vote next year

2014/09/22 08:04:49

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand may vote next year on changing its flag, newly re-elected prime m...

Blasts in China's Xinjiang kill two; govt censures officials

2014/09/22 04:07:50

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Two people were killed and several more injured in at least three explosions in...

Sierra Leone burial team attacked despite lockdown

2014/09/21 00:10:15

FREETOWN (Reuters) - A team burying Ebola victims was attacked in Sierra Leone's capital on Saturday...

Bomb explodes at Hezbollah checkpoint in eastern Lebanon

2014/09/20 22:52:42

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint controlled by Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah ...

Rival prime ministers address Libyans, highlighting divisions

2014/09/20 22:08:28

BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - Libya's rival prime ministers both addressed the nation, with each claimi...

About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey from Islamic State advance

2014/09/20 21:16:21

SURUC Turkey (Reuters) - About 60,000 Syrian Kurds fled into Turkey in the space of 24 hours, a depu...

Ferry disaster weighs on S. Korean president steeled by tragedy

2014/09/22 09:45:09

SEOUL, Sept 22 (Reuters) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye's voice trembled as she tried to com...

Fiji strongman sworn in after election landslide

2014/09/22 09:25:18

SUVA (Reuters) - Fiji's former military ruler was sworn in as prime minister on Monday after winning...

One in five Hong Kong residents consider leaving over cloudy political future: survey

2014/09/22 06:22:38

HONG KONG (Reuters) - More than a fifth of Hong Kong residents are considering leaving the city, spu...

Exclusive: Iran seeks give and take on Islamic State militants, nuclear program

2014/09/22 02:03:48

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran is ready to work with the United States and its allies to stop Islam...

Hong Kong students to boycott class to protest China curbs on democracy

2014/09/20 23:16:25

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong students are preparing for a showdown with Beijing over democratic r...

Egypt to host Palestinian-Israeli Gaza talks in days: state news agency

2014/09/20 22:23:32

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will host talks between rival Palestinian factions within days, followed by ...

Munitions factory hit in Ukraine's Donetsk, buffer zone to be set up

2014/09/20 21:20:21

DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - The Ukrainian city of Donetsk was rocked by blasts on Saturday, even as ...