Venezuela's President, Nicolas Maduro, is set to meet opposition leaders for the first time since the start of street protests that left 39 dead. The meeting was proposed by foreign ministers...
ABUJA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- At least 150 people were killed in separate weekend attacks in northwest and northeast regions of Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, officials and witnesses said here...
The White House is telling Russia to stop intervening in eastern Ukraine, or face more sanctions. The warning from the White House came after groups of pro-Russian demonstrators took over government...
7 April 2014Last updated at 23:42 BST The first day of voting in India's month-long parliamentary election has seen a high turnout. One of the big issues is getting the economy back on track with...
The Vatican says a Dutch priest has been shot dead at his monastery in the besieged Syrian city of Homs. The 75-year-old Jesuit priest, Frans Van Der Lugt, had lived in Syria for decades and had...
By JennyClover KIGALI (Reuters) - The United Nations chief told a packed stadium of sombre and weeping Rwandans on Monday the world would "never again" let genocide tear their nation apart,...
France has reacted with fury after Rwanda's president, Paul Kagame, renewed accusations of direct French involvement in the 1994 genocide, on the eve of ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary....
Pro-Russia activists occupying regional offices in Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, today proclaimed the creation of a separatist Donetsk republic, a Reuters witness said. One of the leaders of about 100...
HONG KONG — The World Bank slashed its economic growth forecast for Thailand on Monday because of ongoing political strife that is crimping domestic demand. The Washington-based organization...
First, Russia took over a chunk of their country. Now, to the astonishment of many Ukrainians, Moscow is telling them how to run the rest of their nation. The lectures do not sit well here. Russia has...
Galleries Web links A Long Island state senator has introduced legislation that would ban for sale in New York all so-called e-liquids, the fluids popularly used in e-cigarettes. State Sen. Kemp...
A Chinese patrol ship hunting for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner has detected a pulse signal in the south Indian Ocean, the state news agency Xinhua reported, in a possible indicator of the...
PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Saturday it had canceled plans to attend a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide following accusations of French involvement in the massacre by...
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke made a brutally honest assessment of Brazil's World Cup preparations 70 days before the tournament is scheduled to begin. "If you want me to summarize ... we are...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Thousands of soldiers in armored vehicles, trucks and on foot entered one of Rio de Janeiro’s most notorious slums Saturday to provide security less than three months before the World...
Srinagar, April 05: The Floriculture Department in Jammu and Kashmir has started selling flower seedlings and saplings at subsidised rates to its residents, flower growers and enthusiasts, in the...
Washington: In a new study, researchers have discovered unexpected climate-driven changes in the mighty Mackenzie River's ice breakup. This discovery may help resolve the complex puzzle underlying...
WASHINGTON: The United States has issued a license allowing Boeing to do business with Iran for the first time since the US embargo of 1979, a company spokesman told AFP Friday. The license covers a...
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald's has closed its three restaurants in Crimea as it evaluates the "evolving situation" on the Black Sea peninsula. The world's biggest hamburger chain said...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Christian politician Samir Geagea announced on Friday he will run for president in an election due next month, the first candidate to formally enter a race overshadowed by...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – A veteran Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in...
A nine-month-old boy has appeared in court in Pakistan on charges of planning a murder, threatening police and interfering in state affairs, it appears. BabyMuhammadMosaKhan is one...