Iraq results trickle out, Maliki rivals cry fraud

2 hrs 11 mins ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki posted mixed results in initial returns on Thursda...

Billionaire Pinera takes power as quakes jolt Chile

5 hrs 37 mins ago

CONSTITUCION, Chile (Reuters) - The ground shook and buildings swayed as billionaire Sebastian Piner...

Turkey recalls envoy to Sweden over Armenia vote

7 hrs 54 mins ago

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey recalled its ambassador to Sweden on Thursday and canceled an upcoming sum...

Biden appeals for Mideast peace talks without delay

9 hrs 32 mins ago

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden called on Thursday for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks...

Police clash with protesters as Greeks fight cuts

10 hrs 13 mins ago

ATHENS (Reuters) - Police clashed with stone-throwing youths in Athens on Thursday as tens of thousa...

Strong Earthquake Hits Chile as New President Sworn In

11 hrs 24 mins ago

The strongest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocked the South American country Thur...

Mexico's Slim Becomes 'World's Richest' Person

12 hrs 3 mins ago

Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, jumping past Americans Bill Gates ...

Rioters Storm Athens Streets Over Gvt. Financial Plan

13 hrs 14 mins ago

Serious street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as some ...

Somali tied to Islamists worked with two U.N. agencies

5 hrs 25 mins ago

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Somali businessman linked to Islamist rebels who likely received a rans...

Mexico's first gay couples wed under landmark law

6 hrs 59 mins ago

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Five same-sex couples wed in Mexico on Thursday as Mexico City became the fi...

Colombian rebels give hostage handover coordinates

8 hrs 40 mins ago

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC guerrillas have issued coordinates for the release of two soldier...

Two kidnapped foreign aid workers freed in Haiti

9 hrs 37 mins ago

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Two foreign aid workers with Doctors Without Borders in quake-hit Haiti w...

U.S. human rights report hits China, Iran

10 hrs 17 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China and Iran have stepped up their abuses of human rights, targeting both a...

Report: Kidnappers Free 2 European Aid Workers in Haiti

12 hrs 1 min ago

Kidnappers have freed two Swiss women snatched off the streets of Haiti's capital and held for five ...

Jailed Jordanian Cleric Is Al Qaeda Recruiters' Poster Boy

12 hrs 24 mins ago

A jailed Jordanian cleric who is behind bars for promoting terrorist attacks appears to be the face ...