China says wants to mend ties with Vietnam: Xinhua

2014/08/27 17:53:04

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping told a special envoy from Vietnam on Wednesday that...

A broken man living on dreams pulls Japan into Syria hostage drama

2014/08/27 17:08:18

TOKYO (Reuters) - When Haruna Yukawa was captured in Syria earlier this month, a video apparently re...

Poroshenko to seek ceasefire plan after 'very tough' talks with Putin

2014/08/27 01:17:19

MINSK (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko promised after late-night talks with Russia's...

Afghan president will not attend NATO summit next week: spokesman

2014/08/26 23:22:42

KABUL (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai will not attend a key NATO summit next week because of his ...

Libyan raids herald bolder Arab action as U.S. wavers

2014/08/26 22:24:42

DUBAI (Reuters) - Air strikes by Egypt and the United Arab Emirates on Libyan Islamists - affirmed b...

Russian airline says its helicopter likely shot down in South Sudan

2014/08/26 21:49:07

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's UTair airline said its Mi-8 helicopter chartered by the United Nations i...

Pentagon says Egypt, UAE responsible for Libya strikes

2014/08/26 20:27:39

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military believes the governments of Egypt and the United Arab Emira...

Iranian minister says Saudi talks 'constructive'

2014/08/26 20:23:18

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's deputy foreign minister said he held "positive and constructive" talks with...

President-elect Erdogan heralds 'new Turkey' in last party speech

2014/08/27 17:25:42

ANKARA (Reuters) - In a farewell speech to supporters of his AK Party, Turkish president-elect Tayyi...

Silva surges in Brazil election race, threatens Rousseff

2014/08/27 01:34:48

BRASILIA (Reuters) - A surging Marina Silva has narrowed President Dilma Rousseff's lead in Brazil's...

Iran supplied weapons to Iraqi Kurds; Baghdad bomb kills 12

2014/08/27 00:07:42

ARBIL (Reuters) - Iran has supplied weapons and ammunition to Iraqi Kurdish forces, Kurdistan Presid...

U.N. helicopter shot down in South Sudan, three killed, Russian owner says

2014/08/26 22:59:57

JUBA/MOSCOW (Reuters) - A U.N. peacekeeping helicopter in South Sudan was shot down on Tuesday and t...

Saudi holds eight suspected of inciting youths to fight abroad: SPA

2014/08/26 22:16:55

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi security forces have detained eight citizens suspected of inciting young peo...

Wife of imprisoned aide to Egypt's Mursi brings case to U.N.

2014/08/26 20:33:35

GENEVA (Reuters) - The Canadian wife of an ex-aide to Egyptian Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, who...

U.S. alarmed as Vietnam jails dissidents for blocki ng traffic

2014/08/26 20:25:32

HANOI (Reuters) - The United States expressed alarm over Vietnam's jailing of three activists on Tue...