Iraqi troops push to retake Tikrit from rebels, parties pursue talks

2014/06/28 19:29:05

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi government forces backed by helicopter gunships began an offensive on Satu...

Blast in brothel in northeast Nigeria kills 11: police

2014/06/28 16:40:30

KADUNA Nigeria (Reuters) - An explosion overnight in a brothel in the northeastern Nigerian city of ...

Venezuela blackout leaves commuters scrambling, silences president

2014/06/28 02:55:45

CARACAS (Reuters) - A blackout cut power to much of Venezuela on Friday afternoon, snarling traffic ...

Ukraine extends ceasefire by 72 hours until Monday

2014/06/28 00:30:34

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine on Friday extended a government forces' ceasefire against separatist rebels...

Ukraine says extends ceasefire by 72 hours until June 30

2014/06/27 23:49:52

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine on Friday extended a government forces' ceasefire against separatist rebels...

Venezuela's Maduro says government investigating power outage

2014/06/27 22:23:38

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said o n Friday the government was investig...

Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric calls for prime minister to be chosen by Tuesday

2014/06/27 22:14:03

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The most influential Shi'ite cleric in Iraq called on the country's leaders on F...

UK's Labour says will look at border posts with independent Scotland

2014/06/27 21:25:39

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - A Scottish vote for independence may result in border checks on the boundary w...

Building collapses kill 11 in India, lax monitoring blamed

2014/06/28 18:52:14

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Two building collapses in New Delhi and Tamil Nadu states killed at least 11 p...

EU signs trade pact with Ukraine, ceasefire extended by 72 hours

2014/06/28 03:10:25

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union signed an historic free-trade pact with Ukraine on Friday an...

Exclusive: U.N. experts trace recent seized arms to Iran, violating embargo

2014/06/28 02:24:48

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. expert panel has concluded that a shipment of rockets and other we...

Venezuela blackout leaves commuters scrambling, silences president

2014/06/27 23:59:27

CARACAS (Reuters) - A blackout cut power to much of Venezuela on Friday, snarling traffic in the cap...

Venezuela blackout hits much of country, seeking cause: official

2014/06/27 22:30:14

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities are investigating a power outage that began on Friday aft...

Cuban boat people ordered to sail away from Caymans

2014/06/27 22:19:48

GRAND CAYMAN Cayman Islands (Reuters) - A group of Cuban migrants who were anchored in an open woode...

Somali expats fear bank curbs on sending money home

2014/06/27 21:41:58

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Each month, 42-year-old Abdirizak Alibos shows up at a money transfer business ...