Iran holds military exercise near Afghan border

30 days 12 hrs 25 mins ago

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran launched a military maneuver near its border with Afghanistan on Saturday, t...

Rights group condemns Libya visit by Sudan's Bashir

30 days 15 hrs 35 mins ago

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal C...

Two car bombs kill 12 in Iraq's capital: police

2012/01/05 01:18:14

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 12 people were killed and 32 others wounded when two car bombs exploded...

Taiwan's Ma sets course for "10 golden years"

2012/01/04 23:17:44

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou was hailed last month by one of the island's rich...

Landslide kills 25 in Philippine mining area

2012/01/04 23:09:36

MANILA (Reuters) - A landslide buried shanty houses in a mining area on a southern Philippine island...

Israel's Netanyahu nixes bill on naming top judges

2012/01/04 15:55:20

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday withdrew proposed legis...

Leading in vote, Egypt Islamists reach out to rivals

2012/01/04 04:04:48

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Islamist Muslim Brotherhood was edging towards a dominant role in Egypt's firs...

UK wants results of breast implant review this week

2012/01/04 02:51:48

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain expects the results of a review of breast implant safety to come this wee...

Pakistan ties with Israel? Why not, asks Musharraf

30 days 15 hrs 31 mins ago

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan should consider establishing ties with Israel, said exiled former Pak...

Israeli Christian murdered; suspect dressed as Santa

30 days 16 hrs 13 mins ago

TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) - A lay leader of Israel's Christian minority was stabbed to death during...

Pakistani Taliban say kill 15 soldiers, vow further "revenge"

2012/01/05 00:23:56

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban have killed 15 kidnapped troops in revenge for ...

Prison fight in northern Mexico kills 31 inmates

2012/01/04 23:11:05

RIO BRAVO, Mexico, Jan 4 (Reuters) - A fight between rival gangs inside a prison in northern Mexico ...

Syrian activists say troop withdrawal is a sham

2012/01/04 19:08:09

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Opposition activists say Syrian authorities are breaking their promises to withdr...

Exclusive: EU agrees to embargo on Iranian crude

2012/01/04 14:38:22

BRUSSELS/TEHRAN (Reuters) - European governments have agreed in principle to ban imports of Iranian ...

China says Xinjiang kidnappers were on "holy war"

2012/01/04 03:22:05

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday that seven people killed by police in the restive far we...