Egypt army urges swift move to presidential election

4 hrs 27 mins ago

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military leadership called for a swift move to a presidential election on ...

Egyptian NGO crackdown could impact U.S. aid: White House

4 hrs 50 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that an Egyptian crackdown on pro-democracy no...

Victims weep, ridicule Norway killer's court speech

5 hrs 51 mins ago

OSLO (Reuters) - Survivors and relatives of those killed in a Norwegian mass-murder rampage wept and...

Nigeria names seven behind Eni pipeline blast

6 hrs 28 mins ago

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's military has named seven people it says were behind an ...

Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions

9 hrs 48 mins ago

DUBAI (Reuters) - Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, pu...

Over 200 people killed in Syria's Homs before U.N. vote

2 days 19 hrs 1 min ago

BEIRUT (Reuters) - More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs...

Most Japanese towns undecided on nuclear stress tests: survey

2 days 20 hrs 27 mins ago

TOKYO (Reuters) - Three Japanese towns would be willing to restart their nuclear reactors if they pa...

Amid peace bid, U.S. got purported letter from Taliban

3 days 1 hr 2 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House received a letter last year purported to come directly from M...

Syria bombards Homs; West scrambles for new strategy

4 hrs 32 mins ago

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault ...

Election preparations start in conflict-torn Yemen

5 hrs 12 mins ago

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen has begun a publicity campaign to get citizens to vote in the upcoming presi...

U.N. nuclear talks in Tehran: frustrated hopes

6 hrs 16 mins ago

VIENNA (Reuters) - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officia...

Netanyahu can't fly solo in Israel to attack Iran

7 hrs 33 mins ago

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Three decades ago, an Israeli prime minister faced his cabinet and invoked the...

Palestinian rivals agree to form unity government

10 hrs 32 mins ago

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a d...

Sudan rebels "seeking way" to hand over abducted Chinese

2 days 19 hrs 56 mins ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels said they are looking for ways to hand over 29 Chinese workers h...

Iran threatens retaliation over oil embargo

3 days 50 mins ago

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader threatened on Friday to retaliate against the West for sanc...