Blast at German chemical plant damages nearby buildings

2014/09/10 03:13:34

(Reuters) - A blast hit a northern Germany chemical plant in the city of Ritterhude late Tuesday and...

Road accident in southern Haiti kills 24, injures 37

2014/09/10 03:09:17

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A truck accident killed 24 people and injured 37 on Tuesday on a highway ...

Blast kills leader of Syrian Islamist group, other top figures

2014/09/10 01:49:02

BEIRUT (Reuters) - An explosion killed the leader of one of Syria's most powerful Islamist insurgent...

Australia says may raise terrorism threat level over Iraq, Syria

2014/09/10 01:36:57

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The head of Australia's national security agency said he was "very seriously" con...

Brazil's Rousseff cuts opponent's lead in presidential race

2014/09/09 23:40:59

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has recovered ground and would be tied in po...

Ukraine death toll edges up despite ceasefire, more POWs freed

2014/09/09 23:20:02

KIEV/MARIUPOL Ukraine (Reuters) - Five Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in the past four days, ...

Cuba estimates total damage of U.S. embargo at $116.8 billion

2014/09/09 23:09:28

HAVANA (Reuters) - U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba have cost the island nation $3.9 billion in ...

Lufthansa will offer striking pilots more details on retirement plan

2014/09/09 22:01:13

BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lufthansa said it would offer pilots more definite details of an early-...

China deploys troops to U.N. force to protect South Sudan oilfields: WSJ

2014/09/10 03:10:51

(Reuters) - China has begun deploying 700 soldiers to a U.N. peacekeeping force in South Sudan to pr...

Exclus ive: Japan, U.S. discussing offensive military capability for Tokyo - Japan officials

2014/09/10 02:57:17

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States are exploring the possibility of Tokyo acquiring offen...

Fiji says 45 peacekeepers held by Syrian rebels to be released soon

2014/09/10 01:47:41

SUVA (Reuters) - The head of the Fijian army said on Wednesday he expected 45 Fijian peacekeepers se...

Donahue may bring tough love to Puerto Rico power agency

2014/09/09 23:42:30

NEW YORK/WILMINGTON DELAWARE (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's indebted power authority better get used to s...

Al Qaeda's shadowy new 'emir' in South Asia handed tough job

2014/09/09 23:21:37

MULTAN Pakistan/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani militant Asim Umar has been handed a very tough job....

Quenching Beijing's thirst may stunt regional growth

2014/09/09 23:12:16

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is about to realize a dream of Communist leader Mao Zedong to redirect Chi...

Iraq's Shi'ite militia, Kurds use U.S. air strikes to further own agendas

2014/09/09 23:08:41

SULEIMAN BEG Iraq (Reuters) - A small group of people pick through putrefying human remains laid out...