- Germany backs call to put Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list
22/05 15:28 CET, By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany will throw its weight behind a British drive to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the…
Mugabe signs constitution into law, paving way for vote22/05 15:15 CET, By Cris Chinaka HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signed a new constitution into law on Wednesday, replacing a…
- World Bank pledges $1 billion to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes
22/05 15:15 CET, By Anna Yukhananov KINSHASA (Reuters) – The World Bank pledged $1 billion (662.3 million pounds) on Wednesday to fund development in…
- Somali lawmakers withdraw confidence vote against PM
22/05 15:07 CET, By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali members of parliament shelved a vote of confidence against the prime minister on Wednesday…
France beefs up Africa, Middle East embassy security22/05 15:03 CET, PARIS (Reuters) – France will invest about 20 million euros to increase security for diplomats and embassies in the Middle East and Africa…
Pussy Riot member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling22/05 14:37 CET, MOSCOW (Reuters) – A member of the band Pussy Riot who was jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian cathedral…
- Council of Europe head says Russia must protect LGBT rights
22/05 14:34 CET, MOSCOW (Reuters) – The head of the Council of Europe demanded on Wednesday that Russia allow gay rallies, weighing in on what has become an…
Militants release seven Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai22/05 14:33 CET, By Tom Perry and Yousri Mohamed CAIRO/ISMAILIA (Reuters) – Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants…
IMF's Lagarde to be quizzed in French arbitration case22/05 14:31 CET, By Chine Labbé PARIS (Reuters) – IMF chief Christine Lagarde will be questioned by a French magistrate on Thursday over her role in a…
Rescuers comb Oklahoma tornado rubble for buried survivors22/05 14:26 CET, By Ian Simpson and Alice Mannette MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) – Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights picked through the…
Pope Francis urges China's Catholics to stay loyal to Rome22/05 14:23 CET, ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Catholics in China to remain loyal to the Vatican, whose authority is challenged by…
- Iran denies link to group arrested for spying in Saudi Arabia
22/05 13:59 CET, DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran denied on Wednesday any link to members of a spying ring detained by its Sunni Muslim regional rival Saudi Arabia…
Ukraine PM bars reporters from government meetings after protest22/05 13:46 CET, KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov ordered a dozen local reporters to be barred from covering government meetings…
Iran, Hezbollah increasing support for Assad - Britain22/05 13:04 CET, AMMAN (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday Iran and its militant Shi’ite Lebanese ally Hezbollah were…
- Artillery lands in east Congo city, humanitarian camp
22/05 12:52 CET, GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Artillery rounds landed in a heavily populated neighbourhood of Congo’s eastern city of Goma…
Afghanistan's Karzai gives India military equipment "wish list"22/05 12:30 CET, By Ross Colvin NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday he had given a “wish list” of military equipment to…
Sweden's capital hit by worst riots in years22/05 11:47 CET, By Johan Sennero and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Hundreds of youths have set fire to cars and attacked police and rescue services…
Impoverished Malawi sells presidential jet for $15 million22/05 11:40 CET, LILONGWE (Reuters) – Malawi’s luxury presidential jet, bought by late leader Bingu wa Mutharika, has been sold for $15 million to raise…
Turkey eyes oil, gas deals with Iraqi Kurdistan22/05 11:28 CET, By Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is looking to sign commercial contracts this year with Russian and U.S. companies operating in…
Italy to outline youth jobs plan as government struggles22/05 11:21 CET, By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new government, already sinking in opinion polls and riven by internal disputes, on Wednesday…
North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing22/05 11:16 CET, By Ju-min Park and Ben Blanchard SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a “special envoy” from…
Millions falling into poverty in recession-racked Italy - report22/05 11:03 CET, ROME (Reuters) – Millions of Italians cannot afford to heat their homes properly or eat meat as their country is racked by recession and…
- EU mission seeks to rebuild Mali army after U.S. faltered
22/05 10:49 CET, By David Lewis KOULIKORO, Mali (Reuters) – Under a blazing sun and the critical gaze of British and Irish instructors, a line of 11 Malian…
China's Li offers to help end Pakistan energy crisis22/05 10:46 CET, By Nick Macfie ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang…
Freeport can't say when Indonesia mine to reopen, confirms 28 dead22/05 10:04 CET, By Michael Taylor and Yayat Supriatna JAKARTA (Reuters) – Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc said it will not restart production at the…
Parents withdraw from inquiry into death of U.S. engineer Shane Todd22/05 08:06 CET, By Kevin Lim and Joyce Lim SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The parents of a U.S. engineer found dead in Singapore last year said on Wednesday they…
Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital after campaign fall22/05 06:35 CET, ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan left hospital on Wednesday after treatment for back injuries…
- Japan considers resuming talks with North Korea - media
22/05 03:52 CET, TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has started looking into resuming inter-governmental talks with North Korea after a surprise visit to Pyongyang by…
Guatemala trial of Rios Montt has likely collapsed - lawyers22/05 01:48 CET, By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has likely collapsed after the…
Iran bars candidates for presidential election22/05 00:53 CET, By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian authorities barred two potentially powerful and disruptive candidates from running in next…
Discovery of alleged Russian plot points to growing jitters21/05 23:57 CET, By Timothy Heritage OREKHOVO-ZUYEVO, Russia (Reuters) – As Russia congratulated its forces for foiling an alleged Islamist plot on Moscow…
China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion21/05 23:19 CET, By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at…
With wary eye on the U.S., China courts India21/05 23:16 CET, By Frank Jack Daniel and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth…
Russia moves closer to jail terms for offending religion21/05 23:13 CET, By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian lawmakers on Tuesday took a step toward imposing jail terms for offending religious…
- Egyptian army blocks Sinai roads in hunt for kidnappers
21/05 22:34 CET, By Yousri Mohamed SHEIKH ZUWAID, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian army and police forces stepped up roadblocks in north Sinai in a hunt for…
- Russia says kills senior Islamist insurgent
21/05 22:12 CET, By Alissa de Carbonnel MOSCOW (Reuters) – The right-hand man of Russia’s most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Tuesday…
Algeria's Bouteflika convalescing in France21/05 21:41 CET, By Myra MacDonald ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s prime minister, reacting to reports that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seriously ill…
- Sri Lanka opposition says government threatened to sack strikers
21/05 21:30 CET, By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s opposition parties and trade unions accused the government on Tuesday of…
Libyan interior minister submits resignation - official sources21/05 21:04 CET, TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s interior minister has submitted his resignation, two official sources said on Tuesday, after months of efforts…
Pope criticises "savage capitalism" on visit to food kitchen21/05 21:04 CET, VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis criticised what he called “savage capitalism” on a visit to a food kitchen on Tuesday, in an address…
World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa21/05 20:48 CET, By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil…
Boston bomb brothers more American than Chechen - Depardieu21/05 19:27 CET, GROZNY, Russia (Reuters) – French actor Gerard Depardieu said on Tuesday the ethnic Chechen brothers accused of the Boston marathon bombing…
- Claim Saudi princes laundered Hezbollah money "fanciful"- lawyer
21/05 18:38 CET, By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) – Two Saudi princes on Tuesday sought to extricate themselves from a London legal battle with a…
- European meat traders need to be licensed - French ministers
21/05 18:09 CET, By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union should introduce a specific licence for meat traders to prevent frauds such…
Russia angry over "stolen" Eurovision votes21/05 18:08 CET, By Lada Evgrashina and Steve Gutterman BAKU/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow has clashed with the European Union over human rights and with …
Leaked recording stirs political furor in Venezuela21/05 18:06 CET, By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) – A recording released by Venezuela’s opposition purportedly revealing graft and conspiracy in the…
- Far-right activist commits suicide in Paris Notre Dame cathedral
21/05 17:40 CET, PARIS (Reuters) – Police evacuated Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday after a well-known far-right former activist committed suicide by…
Iran agency says it heard Rafsanjani and Mashaie barred from vote21/05 17:39 CET, DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency said on Tuesday that it had heard that the Guardian Council, which is vetting…
Syria, Israel exchange fire on Golan Heights21/05 17:36 CET, By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the…
Former Georgian prime minister arrested on corruption charges21/05 17:12 CET, By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) – Former Georgian prime minister Ivane Merabishvili was arrested on corruption charges on Tuesday…
Peace debate exposes deep rifts in Israeli government21/05 17:05 CET, By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s coalition government presented a divided front on Palestinian statehood on Tuesday as…
- Saudi Arabia executes five Yemenis and displays corpses
21/05 16:38 CET, DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia executed five Yemenis on Tuesday for robbery and murder, then put their bodies on public display as a…
- Saudi Arabia detains 10 more in Iran spying case
21/05 16:06 CET, RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has detained 10 people accused of spying for its Shi’ite Muslim regional rival Iran after arresting 18…
- Chinese escape Karachi bomb ahead of Premier Li's arrival in Pakistan
21/05 16:01 CET, ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A roadside bomb exploded near the seafront in Karachi on Tuesday likely targeting a van full of Chinese port workers…
Kerry visits Oman for arms deal, talks on Syria, Mideast21/05 15:47 CET, By Arshad Mohammed MUSCAT (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Oman on Tuesday for Raytheon Co’s signing of an estimated…
- Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election
21/05 14:43 CET, By Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranians are struggling with slower Internet speeds and limited access ahead of an unpredictable…
- Jordan keeps out Syrian refugees in border clampdown
21/05 14:21 CET, By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan has turned away thousands of Syrian refugees in the past week in the first such clampdown…
- Bangladesh panel to recommend life in prison over building collapse
21/05 14:15 CET, By Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) – A committee investigating a deadly collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh will…
Obama to meet with China's Xi in California June 7-821/05 11:20 CET, WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting since Xi became president in…
In Ukraine, no way to avoid a bumpy ride21/05 09:04 CET, By Olzhas Auyezov KIEV (Reuters) – As the snow and ice began to melt in Ukraine this spring, exposing fresh cracks and potholes in the…
Ghana hopes to shield economy from African oil curse21/05 08:37 CET, By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA (Reuters) – Oil brought riches to Nigeria but also ravaged its economy and fuelled corruption…
Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations - sources21/05 03:35 CET, By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s administration has decided to give the Pentagon…
What's in a name? U.S. starts using Myanmar as well as Burma21/05 01:31 CET, WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its…
Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants - U.N.21/05 00:34 CET, By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over…
Chief Palestinian peace negotiator backs Kerry's efforts20/05 22:40 CET, By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The top Palestinian negotiator with Israel on Monday threw his weight behind U.S. Secretary…
Council of Europe tells Putin of concern over Russian NGO law20/05 22:06 CET, By Denis Dyomkin SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – The head of the Council of Europe told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday he was…
U.S. says concerned with charges against Egyptian journalists20/05 22:04 CET, WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday expressed concern over defamation charges brought against two Egyptian journalists…
Dagestan bombs kill four, two dead in shootout near Moscow20/05 21:15 CET, MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) – Two car bombs killed at least four people and wounded dozens of others on Monday in one of the bloodiest…
Brazil probes rumour that set off panic run on state bank20/05 21:01 CET, BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday she ordered the Federal Police to investigate the source of a rumour…
U.S. says Korea tensions relatively low, despite missile tests20/05 20:32 CET, WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Monday appeared to play down North Korea’s six short-range missile launches over the past three…
Arab Spring makes Israeli-Palestinian peace more pressing - Qatar20/05 20:21 CET, By Regan Doherty DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar’s emir, who has thrown his state’s riches behind Arab uprisings, said on Monday that the emergence…
- Russian tycoon on trial over TV punch-up gets boost from witness
20/05 19:45 CET, By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev received unexpected support from a prosecution witness on…
- Steaua Bucharest owner jailed in Romania for abuse of power
20/05 19:17 CET, BUCHAREST (Reuters) – George Becali, a Romanian MP and owner of the football club Steaua Bucharest, was jailed for three years on Monday…
Mexican opposition dispute goes public, threatening reforms20/05 19:07 CET, By Dave Graham and Miguel Gutierrez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Divisions within Mexico’s main conservative opposition party have erupted into…
- With end of Afghan war in sight, Europe pushes business
20/05 17:21 CET, By Amie Ferris-Rotman HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The European Union threw its weight behind developing Afghanistan’s small but…
Somali government says guns won't decide disputed port's fate20/05 17:15 CET, By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s new government said on Monday it was pursuing talks to resolve rival claims for control in…
- Man refused overdraft kills four in Israeli bank
20/05 17:07 CET, JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A gunman shot dead four people execution-style in a bank in Israel on Monday after being refused an overdraft and…
Pakistan's MQM denounces Imran Khan in Karachi protest20/05 15:11 CET, By Syed Raza Hussan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Supporters of an influential Pakistani political party took to the streets of Karachi on Monday…
- South African mine wage demands roil shares, rand
20/05 15:09 CET, By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Big wage hikes demanded by the government-allied trade union in South Africa’s coal and gold…
- Former Pakistani dictator Musharraf granted bail
20/05 12:34 CET, ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani court on Monday granted bail to former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf who has been under house…
- Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Chile; no tsunami seen
20/05 12:31 CET, SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but Chilean…
- Thirty Hezbollah fighters killed in Syrian town - activists
20/05 12:21 CET, AMMAN (Reuters) – About 30 fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President…
North Korea fires sixth missile in three days20/05 11:31 CET, By Chookyung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Monday, making six launches in three days, and it…
Venezuela says taking steps to restore U.S. diplomatic ties20/05 05:00 CET, CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s recent designation of an acting head of its diplomatic mission in the United States shows the OPEC nation’s…
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