Concordia finally heads for scrapyard after massive salvage operation

2014/07/23 20:50:58

GIGLIO ISLAND Italy (Reuters) - The rusty hulk of the Costa Concordia began its journey to the scrap...

Bulgaria's prime minister resigns with bank crisis unresolved

2014/07/23 19:25:49

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski stood down on Wednesday, leaving his s...

Yemen president says Houthis agree to return town to state control

2014/07/23 17:40:05

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's president on Wednesday visited a town close to the capital that was captur...

South Korea ferry fugitive hid behind cabin wall, bags of cash at hand

2014/07/23 17:10:57

SUNCHEON/INCHEON South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea's most wanted man, whose heavily decomposed bod...

Indonesian president-elect Jokowi calls for unity after bitter election

2014/07/23 06:36:21

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was declared the winner of Indonesia's presidential electio...

Abbas-led Palestinian body backs Hamas truce demands in Gaza

2014/07/23 05:19:50

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinian decision-making body led by U.S.-backed President Mahmoud...

Typhoon Matmo slams into Taiwan, one killed, some damage reported

2014/07/23 03:25:29

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Typhoon Matmo slammed into Taiwan on Wednesday with heavy rains and strong winds,...

Iraqi air strikes kill 19 around militant-held Falluja: medical official

2014/07/22 23:52:22

FALLUJA Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi government air strikes killed 19 people, including children, in Fallu...

Iraq postpones vote for president, delaying power-sharing deal

2014/07/23 20:10:54

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament, which had been due to elect the country's president on Wednes...

Lebanese soldier defects to al Qaeda in Syria: video

2014/07/23 18:12:31

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese soldier has defected to an al Qaeda group in neighboring Syria, in the...

Islamists gun down Somali protest singer-turned-lawmaker

2014/07/23 17:13:24

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A veteran Somali protest singer who had become a member of parliament was shot...

Thai junta leader could be PM under interim charter: adviser

2014/07/23 06:38:21

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The leader of Thailand's junta could become prime minister in a government to be...

Train carrying MH17 bodies reaches government-held Ukrainian city

2014/07/23 06:23:24

DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - A train carrying the remains of many of the 298 victims of Malaysia Airl...

Indonesian president-elect Jokowi calls for unity after bitter election

2014/07/23 04:34:11

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was declared the winner of Indonesia's presidential electio...

Poll shows Brazil's Rousseff would win presidential runoff

2014/07/23 03:19:17

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil President Dilma Rousseff would win a second-round runoff against either...