EU edges to economic sanctions on Russia but narrows scope

2014/07/26 11:46:36

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union reached outline agreement on Friday to impose the first econ...

Malay sia PM to discuss access to MH-17 crash site with Dutch PM

2014/07/26 11:10:56

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Saturday he would meet Dutch P...

Grieving Dutch minister made Europe re-think Russia sanctions

2014/07/26 03:32:56

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - When Dutch Foreign Minist er Frans Timmermans spoke to his European Union peers...

Israel rejects ceasefire plan, source says, as death toll nears 850

2014/07/26 03:11:14

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has rejected international proposals for a ceasefire in its fight ...

U.S. tells Pakistan: Do not let Haqqani fighters resettle

2014/07/26 01:05:32

ASPEN Colorado (Reuters) - The U.S. government urged Pakistan on Friday to prevent displaced Haqqani...

Islamic State kills Syrian soldiers, captures parts of base: group

2014/07/26 00:32:37

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fighters from al Qaeda offshoot Islamic State killed at least 50 Syrian army sold...

Obama calls Afghan candidates as vote recount drags on

2014/07/25 22:09:30

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday called Afghanistan's presidential candidates...

Syrian air strike kills 20 rebels on Lebanese border: sources

2014/07/25 20:00:28

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian Air Force strike on the border with Lebanon killed around 20 Syrian rebe...

Mayor of central Ukrainian city shot dead

2014/07/26 11:37:38

KIEV (Reuters) - The mayor of the central Ukrainian town of Kremenchuk was shot dead on Saturday and...

China's Guangdong province removes over 850 'naked officials' from their posts

2014/07/26 07:33:11

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - More than 850 government workers in China's southern province of Guangdong have...

Israel agrees to 12-hour Gaza ceasefire

2014/07/26 03:31:06

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has agreed to a 12-hour humanitarian ceasefire in fighting with militan...

EU edges to economic sanctions on Russia but narrows scope

2014/07/26 01:25:13

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union reached outline agreement on Friday to impose the first econ...

Libya seeks ceasefire as south Tripoli a militia 'war zone'

2014/07/26 00:49:23

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Black plumes of smoke marked shell blasts and bulldozed earthen barricades mappe...

Iraq's top cleric sends subtle message to Maliki: step aside

2014/07/25 22:16:51

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's most influential Shi'ite cleric urged political leaders on Friday to refr...

Kenyan police kill two men suspected of planning ferry attack

2014/07/25 20:41:53

MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan police said on Friday they shot and killed two armed men suspected ...