North Korea military strategy superior, says think-tank

2012/01/04 02:30:21

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's military strategy is superior to the defensive posture of its afflue...

Syrian rebel leader threatens to escalate attacks

2012/01/03 20:20:17

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The commander of Syria's armed rebels has threatened to step up attacks on Presid...

Iran threatens U.S. Navy as sanctions hit economy

2012/01/03 18:22:40

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Tuesday to take action if the U.S. Navy moves an aircraft carr...

Exclusive: Pakistan Taliban commanders "at each other's throats"

2012/01/03 10:03:37

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani militants have held a series of mee...

Syria bloodshed defies Arab monitor mission

2012/01/01 17:43:47

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian security forces killed eight more protesters and an Arab League organizatio...

Egypt's army hastens end of parliamentary election

2012/01/01 16:23:54

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army rulers issued a decree on Sunday to hasten the conclusion of parliame...

Boat capsizes off Lamu in Kenya, at least 7 dead

2012/01/01 15:49:35

NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least seven people died and many more were feared missing after a boat carryi...

Funeral of Bahrain youth turns into street protest

2012/01/01 13:14:05

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahraini police fired tear gas and sound grenades after hundreds of Shi'ite youths...

China claims success in curbing racy entertainment

2012/01/03 21:15:41

BEIJING (Reuters) - A campaign to curb "excessive entertainment" by slashing the number of racy prog...

Libya names head of armed forces as militias clash

2012/01/03 18:42:45

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya on Tuesday named Yousef al-Manqoush, a retired general from the anti-Gadda...

No breakthrough on Mideast peace, talks to go on

2012/01/03 16:52:56

AMMAN (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators made no breakthrough during their first high-l...

Fiji to lift emergency laws: military ruler

2012/01/01 18:27:34

SUVA (Reuters) - Fiji's military ruler Commodore Frank Bainimarama has announced that emergency laws...

Israel, Palestinians to meet Tuesday; prospects hazy

2012/01/01 17:04:43

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet this week after more than a year...

Libya's al-Sedr oil port resumes operations: official

2012/01/01 16:16:49

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's al-Sedr oil port has resumed operations and will see the first oil shipm...

Iran reports nuclear progress as sanctions loom

2012/01/01 13:27:40

TEHRAN (Reuters) - - Iran announced a nuclear fuel breakthrough and test-fired a new radar-evading m...