Thousands of S.Korean workers rally in coronavirus-hit Seoul
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -Thousands of South Korean workers staged a rally in downtown Seoul to demand better conditions,...
‘Eye of fire’ in Mexican waters snuffed out, says national oil company
By Adriana Barrera and Marianna Parraga MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -A fire on the ocean surface west of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula...
China urges nations to build ‘Great Wall of Immunity’ against coronavirus
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the international community on Saturday to build a "Great Wall of...
Freed U.S. editor says he was tortured in Myanmar
(Reuters) - Myanmar security forces punched, slapped and beat a U.S. journalist and kept him blindfolded for more than a...
Australian officials report biggest daily COVID-19 caseload for 2021
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales state recorded its biggest daily rise in COVID-19 infections this year, even as...
Iran denies links to attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq, Syria
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran denied on Saturday U.S. accusations that Tehran supported attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria,...
Myanmar protesters burn junta leader’s images on his birthday
(Reuters) - Protesters burned mock coffins and pictures of Myanmar's army ruler Min Aung Hlaing on Saturday in the latest...
Overseas tourists finally roam free on Thai island of Phuket
By Jiraporn Kuhakan PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - Newly arrived overseas tourists on Thailand's island of Phuket were able to roam...
Statues of Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth toppled in Canada
WINNIPEG, Canada (Reuters) -Protesters have toppled statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II in the Canadian city of Winnipeg...
El Salvador attorney general seizes opposition party assets in corruption case
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - The attorney general's office in El Salvador on Friday seized some assets of...
Venezuelan police detain head of human rights group
CARACAS (Reuters) -Police arrested Javier Tarazona, director of Venezuelan human rights non-governmental group FundaRedes, two days after he held a...
South Korea can seek extradition linked to 2014 ferry sinking -U.S. judge
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday said a South Korean man wanted on embezzlement...
U.S. House panel passes amendment to stop sanctions waiver on Nord Stream 2
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration could face pressure to block Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas...
Argentina opens door to U.S. vaccine donations with legal tweak
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina will tweak legislation to help the country receive U.S. donations of COVID-19 vaccinations, senior officials...
From wasteland to bustling base, last U.S. forces say goodbye to Bagram
By Peter Graff (Reuters) - This was the moment. The sky lit up with explosions over Kabul. We could see...
Era ends, uncertainty looms as U.S. forces quit main Afghanistan base
KABUL (Reuters) -American troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, leaving behind a piece of...
U.N.-backed Libya talks fail to reach consensus on elections
By Stephanie Nebehay and Ahmed Elumami GENEVA (Reuters) -U.N.-sponsored talks aimed at paving the way for elections in Libya in...
Germany signals quarantine relaxations after meeting UK PM Johnson
By William James and Thomas Escritt LONDON (Reuters) -German Chancellor Angela Merkel signalled a relaxation of quarantine rules for fully-vaccinated...
Lawyer for Biafran separatist alleges abuse, Kenya denies involvement
By Tife Owolabi YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Nigerian separatist leader arrested after years on the run was badly mistreated...
U.S. drops sanctions on three Iranians, says move unrelated to nuclear talks
By Daphne Psaledakis and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury said on Friday it removed sanctions on three Iranians...