Lebanese army shells militant positions in Syria border zone

2014/08/27 23:06:07

(Reuters) - BEIRUT, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The Lebanese army shelled militant positions in the border zo...

Saudi Arabia jails 23 more men for militancy in security crackdown

2014/08/27 22:40:00

RIYADH (Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian court sentenced 23 men to jail terms of up to 22 years for their ...

Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base: social media

2014/08/27 22:26:19

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have executed Syrian army soldiers and are holding a grou...

French PM, on charm offensive with business, says to speed up reforms

2014/08/27 22:06:37

JOUY-EN-JOSAS France (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls launched a charm offensive on th...

Libya warns United Nations of possible slide into civil war

2014/08/27 19:43:54

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Libya warned the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the chaotic Nort...

EU to launch mission to help Italy cope with boat migrants

2014/08/27 19:39:40

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it would launch an EU version of Ital...

Iran says tested new nuclear enrichment machine, may irk West

2014/08/27 18:43:53

DUBAI/VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has conducted "mechanical" tests on a new, advanced machine to refine ...

Deadline passed, no sign of breakthrough in Iran nuclear probe

2014/08/27 18:30:49

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran may have failed to meet a deadline for addressing U.N. concerns about suspec...

Brazil's Silva winning over investors in presidential race

2014/08/27 22:42:15

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Investors are warming up to a possible victory by Marina Silva in Brazil'...

Gaza truce holding but Israel's Netanyahu under fire at home

2014/08/27 22:38:36

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An open-ended ceasefire in the Gaza war held on Wednesday as Prime Minist...

Saudi princes visit Qatar as Gulf states try to end rift

2014/08/27 22:23:23

DUBAI (Reuters) - Three Saudi princes including Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal visited Qatar...

Germany to decide on military aid for Iraq on Sunday: minister

2014/08/27 21:15:36

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Germany will decide on Sunday what specific military aid it will send to Kurdish ...

Cameroon says kills 27 Boko Haram militants in border clashes

2014/08/27 19:42:41

YAOUNDE/MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Cameroon's army has killed 27 members of Nigerian Islamist group Boko ...

Islamic State commits war crimes, Syrian govt using poison gas: U.N.

2014/08/27 19:14:41

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations accused Islamic State insurgents on Wednesday of committing wa...

Police shoot dead three criminals near U.N., U.S. sites in Nairobi

2014/08/27 18:38:14

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Police killed three people trying to steal a truck near a United Nations complex...