Isolated North Korea a visitor draw, but sometimes literally a tourist trap

2014/06/12 00:32:23

SEOUL (Reuters) - "Taking you to places where your mother would rather you stayed away from." That's...

Exclusive: Kurdish oil finds new buyers in Europe despite Baghd ad threats

2014/06/11 23:22:55

LONDON (Reuters) - Russian oil firm Rosneft bought a cargo of Kurdish oil for a German refinery it c...

Defense chief defends Taliban prisoner swap before Congress

2014/06/11 21:45:19

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told a contentious congressional hearing on Wed...

Iraqi insurgent commander is jihad's rising leader

2014/06/11 20:23:27

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The leader of radical Sunni fighters who have made rapid military advances in Ira...

Five people dead in attack on airport in Karachi, Pakistan: police

2014/06/09 01:37:19

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked one of Pakistan's biggest airports in Karachi on Sunday, killi...

Nigeria's ex-central bank governor takes throne a s Muslim monarch

2014/06/09 00:14:39

KANO Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's ousted central bank governor, Lamido Sanusi, was named Emir of Ka...

Netanyahu's Palestine strategy rapped by Israeli coalition partners

2014/06/08 22:35:55

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the now-moribund Pales...

Sao Paulo metro strike to continue Monday despite court ruling

2014/06/08 22:23:02

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Sao Paulo's metro workers voted to stay off work for a fifth day on M...

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

2014/06/11 23:25:38

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

Putin accuses Ukraine of sabotaging gas talks

2014/06/11 23:20:39

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

Rwanda, Congo trade accusations over border fighting

2014/06/11 21:02:36

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda accused each other's armies of mounting...

Car bomb kills up to four UN soldiers in northern Mali

2014/06/11 20:19:42

BAMAKO (Reuters) - As many as four United Nations peacekeepers were killed when a car bomb exploded ...

South African President Zuma discharged from hospital

2014/06/09 00:46:48

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma was discharged from hospital on Sunday e...

U.S. deaths in Afghanistan may have only tenuous link to Bergdahl

2014/06/08 23:56:55

WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The frantic search for Bowe Bergdahl began the moment his comrades disc...

Mexican president hints may be open to change in marijuana laws

2014/06/08 22:28:34

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico and the United States cannot pursue diverging policies on marijuana l...