Karachi airport attack signals tactical shift by Taliban

2014/06/12 09:53:20

KARACHI (Reuters) - It was the shoes that betrayed Corporal Faiz Mohammad's would-be killers.

Hurricane Cristina strengthens off Mexico's Pacific coast

2014/06/12 08:07:15

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Cristina strengthened into a category 2 hurricane late on Wednesda...

Special Report: Foreign interns pay the price for Japan's labor shortage

2014/06/12 06:30:11

HAKUSAN, Japan/HAIMEN, China, June 12 (Reuters) - Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 was a regular work day at...

Iraq insurgents take Saddam's home town in lightning advance

2014/06/12 03:04:25

TIKRIT Iraq (Reuters) - Sunni rebels from an al Qaeda splinter group overran the Iraqi city of Tikri...

Putin accuses Ukraine of sabotaging gas talks

2014/06/12 02:39:19

BRUSSELS/NOVO-OGARYOVO Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine on Wednes...

Suicide bomber hits army checkpoint near Libya's Benghazi: officials

2014/06/12 02:09:58

BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - A huge explosion likely caused by a suicide bomber at an army checkpoint ...

Ukraine president ready for talks if pro-Russia rebels lay down arms

2014/06/12 01:58:01

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's new president signaled on Wednesday he would be ready to hold talks with ...

Yemenis protest over power cuts, fuel shortages

2014/06/12 00:53:06

SANAA (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Yemeni president's house in the capita...

Palestinians: autopsy shows live bullet killed teen during anti-Israel protest

2014/06/12 09:38:50

RAMALLAH West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian attorney-general said on Thursday an autopsy has foun...

Nigerian media chase politics in Boko Haram coverage

2014/06/12 07:06:20

LAGOS/ABUJA (Reuters) - A year ago, the daily editorial conference at Nigeria's Guardian newspaper m...

U.S. focus is on boosting Iraqi forces, not air strikes

2014/06/12 05:49:54

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House signaled on Wednesday that it was looking to strengthen Iraqi...

Cambodia's strongman affirms pre-eminence as opposition challenge falters

2014/06/12 02:49:45

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Riot police with assault rifles stand guard near high metal walls. Lines of p...

Ukraine president ready for talks if pro-Russia rebels lay down arms

2014/06/12 02:35:05

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's new president signaled on Wednesday he would be ready to hold talks with ...

Somalia could slide backwards if world loses interest: U.N.

2014/06/12 02:08:25

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hard-won security gains in Somalia could be undermined unless the rest of the w...

U.S. agency urges Myanmar to scrap proposed religion laws

2014/06/12 01:19:27

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Draft laws in Myanmar aimed at protecting the country's majority Buddhist ide...