French far right in 'earthquake' win as Europe votes

2014/05/26 01:39:50

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Marine Le Pen's far right National Front scored a stunning first victory in Eur...

UK finance ministry warns on Scottish independence costs

2014/05/26 01:11:32

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry stepped up its attack on the Scottish government's ind...

China fighters within meters of Japan military planes: minister

2014/05/25 08:46:39

TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese fighter jets flew within a few dozen meters of Japanese military planes ov...

Pope Francis lands in politically sensitive West Bank

2014/05/25 08:31:05

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in the West Bank on Sunday to start the most d...

EU election: 'This time it's different', or maybe not

2014/05/25 07:55:29

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Draped down the side of the European Commission's headquarters, a 13-storey-tal...

Two Israelis killed in Saturday Brussels shooting

2014/05/25 06:43:16

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Two of the three people killed in a shooting at the Jewish Museum in central B...

Ecuador's president backs indefinite re-elections, coy about his plans

2014/05/25 00:35:41

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Rafael Correa on Saturday backed a constitutional change to al...

EU set for election 'Super Sunday,' with far-right vote in spotlight

2014/05/25 00:06:58

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European elections reach their culmination on "Super Sunday" when the remaining...

Obama, in Afghanistan visit, says he's hopeful on security pact

2014/05/26 01:11:51

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made a surprise trip to Afghanistan ...

Yemen says security forces kill senior al Qaeda leader

2014/05/26 00:58:30

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's security forces on Sunday killed a senior al Qaeda leader wanted for attac...

Thai military tightens grip, focuses on economic woes

2014/05/25 08:40:09

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's military tightened its grip on power on Sunday as it moved to douse s...

Ukraine votes as fear, war stalk Russia border zone

2014/05/25 08:00:42

KIEV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainians were set to give a resounding endorsement to the overt...

Colombians vote for president with peace talks in the balance

2014/05/25 07:14:37

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombians vote for a president on Sunday in the tightest election in two decades...

Nigeria's Boko Haram kills 28 in three village attacks

2014/05/25 02:10:07

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist Boko Haram gunmen rampaged through three villages ...

Irish coalition suffers local poll setback as Sinn Fein surges

2014/05/25 00:34:44

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's coalition government suffered a bruising setback at local elections on ...