Thousands flee as long-sleepy Sumatra volcano erupts

9 days 20 hrs 42 mins ago

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Thousands of Indonesians were evacuated from the slopes of a volcano on Sunday a...

New Hurricane Earl joins Danielle

9 days 21 hrs 15 mins ago

MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Earl bulked up to hurricane strength on a track toward islands in t...

Newcomers, popular shows expected to shine at Emmys

9 days 22 hrs 50 mins ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New kids on the block "Glee" and "Modern Family" challenge three-time Emmy c...

Hong Kong march denounces bungled Philippine hostage rescue

10 days 1 hr 33 mins ago

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tens of thousands marched in Hong Kong on Sunday to denounce the Philippines' ...

Bernanke says Fed to act if needed

11 days 11 hrs 15 mins ago

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday the econ...

North Korea threatens nuclear "holy war" if attacked

11 days 11 hrs 41 mins ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea would answer any attack on it with a nuclear "holy war," the country...

Pakistanis stream out of town as flood spreads

11 days 15 hrs 27 mins ago

THATTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Thousands of people fled Friday from the southern Pakistani town of Tha...

Former President Jimmy Carter and jailed American land in Boston

11 days 16 hrs 39 mins ago

BOSTON (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter and an American who had been jailed after crossing ...

Iraqis say war "not ending" despite U.S. drawdown

9 days 20 hrs 48 mins ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's message this weekend that Iraq would "chart its own cou...

Campaign workers killed as Afghan violence spreads

9 days 21 hrs 39 mins ago

KABUL (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead five campaign workers for a candidate in Afghanistan's parliament...

Belgian sex abuse tapes amplify Catholic scandals

10 days 1 hr 4 mins ago

PARIS (Reuters) - Leaked tapes of Belgium's Cardinal Godfried Danneels urging a victim not to reveal...

North Korea's Kim not seen heading for retirement yet

10 days 6 hrs 23 mins ago

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's ruling party holds its biggest meeting in 30 years early next month ...

U.S. analyst charged with leak to news reporter

11 days 11 hrs 23 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A foreign policy analyst who worked at the State Department has been charged ...

Taliban attack U.S. base in Afghanistan's east

11 days 11 hrs 45 mins ago

KABUL (Reuters) - Up to 30 Taliban insurgents, including suicide bombers, attacked a U.S. base in Af...

U.S. staff told to send children out of Mexican city

11 days 15 hrs 55 mins ago

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - The U.S. government told staff at its consulate in Monterrey to send t...