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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday denounced violence against women, speaking as Italy is in the midst of national soul-searching about how to shed an entrenched cultur...

RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Thousands of doses of vaccines against childhood diseases including polio and measles have begun entering the Gaza Strip to help deal with a growing health emergency in the besieg...

DHAKA (Reuters) -A court in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months' imprisonment for labour law violations, prosecutors said, a case his supporters have claimed is ...

By Dan Williams, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Arafat Barbakh JERUSALEM/CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli tanks pulled out of some Gaza City districts on Monday while remaining in others, residents said, ahead o...

DUBAI (Reuters) - The release of a Spanish national detained in Iran was a "humane" step, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said at a press conference on Monday. The semi-official SN...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Gangwon province warned residents to take precautions and evacuate to higher grounds after a massive earthquake hit north central Japan on Monday and triggered tsunami ...

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Sales of sports utility vehicles (SUVs) rose in December, while small car sales fell despite high discounts, data from Indian automakers showed on Monday. While entry-level vehic...

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is withdrawing some forces from Gaza to shift to more targeted operations against Hamas, and is partially returning reservists to civilian life to help the...

By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA (Reuters) - Six people including a senior local administrator were killed in an ambush by armed men in the Abyei region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, local officials...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC was dragged into the election campaigning fray on Monday as vice presidential candidates argued over the company's overseas investments and whether tensions...