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Chinese workers freed in Sudan: foreign ministry

A group of Chinese workers "kidnapped" by rebels in southern Sudan 11 days ago have been freed and flown to Kenya, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. ...more

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Pro-Tymoshenko chants disrupt Ukraine... 1 hours ago

KIEV (Reuters) - Supporters of jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko disrupted the start of a new parliamentary season in Kiev on Tuesday, raucously chanting "Freedom for Yulia!" throughout ...more

"Price tag" graffiti daubed on Jerusalem... 2 hours ago

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Jerusalem monastery, built on the site where tradition says the tree used in the making of Jesus's cross once stood, was defaced with "Death to Christians" graffiti on Tuesday. ...more

Russia's Lavrov in Syria as army shells... 3 hours ago

Moscow's top diplomat arrived in Syria Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar al-Assad, state television reported, as regime troops besieging Homs renewed heavy shelling of the protest city ...more

Millions pushed into child labour in... 4 hours ago

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Tears tracing lines of dirt on his face, six-year-old Pakistani boy Nabeel Mukhtar cries while crouching on a pavement to scrub motorbikes, his job for nine hours a day, six days ...more

Maldives president resigns after police... 5 hours ago

The president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed announced his resignation Tuesday during a televised press conference after a mutiny by the police and weeks of demonstrations. ...more

N. Korea says new leader's youth no... 5 hours ago

North Korea is cranking up its official media to dismiss concern about its new leader's youthfulness, describing it as a blessing instead of a reason to doubt his credentials to rule. ...more

Romania's PM designate holds talks to... 5 hours ago

Romania's prime minister... ...more

Police stage mutiny in Maldives 5 hours ago

Mutinous police in the Maldives took over the state television broadcasing station on Tuesday, joining opposition protesters calling for President Mohamed Nasheed to step down. ...more

Insight - India's reluctant young emperor... 5 hours ago

BHAKURAI, India (Reuters) - They call him the... ...more

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