The World today | Page 315 of 474 | Latest Headlines World News

Congo rebels enter Goma as clashes resume

YoopyaNov 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo entered parts of the eastern city of Goma on Tuesday, escalating clashes between the insurgents and U.N.-backed Congolese

Alan Gross sues US over detention in Cuba

YoopyaNov 19, 20120

An American contractor serving a 15-year jail term in Cuba is suing his former employer and the US government. Alan Gross and his wife Judy

Obama to speak at Myanmar campus scarred by past

YoopyaNov 19, 2012November 19, 20120

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The soldiers began to shoot students at Rangoon University at 6:30 p.m. Hla Shwe watched, cowering in a nearby building, as

India tycoon murders investigated

YoopyaNov 19, 20120

Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, have questioned a number of people in connection with the killings of a controversial liquor baron and his brother

Minibus ‘hit by grenade’ in Kenya’s capital Nairobi

YoopyaNov 19, 20120

A blast has killed at least six people on a crowded minibus passing through a suburb of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, that has a large Somali

DR Congo M23 rebels advance on Goma in North Kivu

YoopyaNov 19, 20120

Rebels in eastern DR Congo have advanced to within a few kilometres of the provincial capital, Goma. The M23 rebels say they have no plans

UK’s Cameron pledges to lower hurdles to growth

YoopyaNov 19, 20120

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron promised on Monday to slash legal and regulatory obstacles to economic growth, seeking to ward off criticism that

Israel pounds Gaza as rocket fire wanes; talks in Egypt

YoopyaNov 19, 20120

(Reuters) – Israel bombed dozens of suspected guerrilla sites in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Monday and Palestinian rocket fire from the enclave dropped off as international

Praise and pressure for Obama on historic Myanmar visit

YoopyaNov 19, 20120

(Reuters) – Barack Obama became the first serving U.S. president to visit Myanmar on Monday, trying during a whirlwind six-hour trip to strike a balance

New pope installed to lead church in Islamist-run Egypt

YoopyaNov 18, 2012November 18, 20120

(Reuters) – The Coptic Orthodox church staged a ceremony rich in ritual on Sunday to install its pope, Tawadros II, who Christians hope will guide