BEIJING (Reuters) - Activity in China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly picked up in September even as factory employment slumped to a 5-1/2-year low, a survey showed on Tuesday, a potential source of worry for Communist leaders who prize social ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan's Kei Nishikori and Croatia's Marin Cilic rocked the tennis world with stunning back-to-back U.S. Open semi-final upsets on Saturday, sending two all-time greats Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic out of Flushing Meadows.

MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) - Hundreds of civilians are fleeing Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri as fears grow that Islamist Boko Haram militants may try to assault the Borno state capital after seizing towns and territory around it, residents said on ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A strong, magnitude 6.6 quake hit central Chile on Saturday, shaking buildings and prompting power outages in the capital, Santiago, but not causing any major damage. The epicenter was 31 miles (50 km) north-northeast of the port ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - Regional humanitarian hub Senegal said on Friday it had blocked a regional U.N. aid plane from landing and was banning all further flights to and from countries affected by Ebola, potentially hampering the emergency response to the ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan has given a New York Times reporter 24 hours to leave the country, accusing him of not cooperating with an investigation into his reporting, the Attorney General's office said on Wednesday. Matthew Rosenberg, 40, was ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel responded sceptically to the extension of Iranian nuclear talks with world powers on Saturday, saying it saw no cause for the optimism voiced by some Western diplomats about prospects for an accord. After failing to meet a July ...

LONDON (Reuters) - India were bowled out for 295 in their first innings on the second day of the second test against England at Lord's on Friday. Scores: India 295 (A. Rahane 103; J. Anderson 4-60) v England. (Reporting by Josh Reich; Editing by John ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold dipped on Friday on profit-taking after a sharp overnight jump, but the metal is being supported by a wave of risk aversion after a Malaysian airliner was downed in eastern Ukraine, killing nearly 300 people. Gold, seen as an ...

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Fighting in Central African Republic may have claimed more lives than previously thought because many Muslim victims were never taken to state hospitals and families buried their dead at home because of security ...

GALLE Sri Lanka (Reuters) - South Africa were 111 for one wicket at lunch on the first day of the first test against Sri Lanka at Galle on Wednesday. Scores: South Africa 111-1 (D. Elgar 62 not out) v Sri Lanka. (Editing by Nick Mulvenney). FILED UNDER:.

GALLE, July 16 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at close on the first day of the first test between Sri Lanka and South Africa on Wednesday: South Africa won the toss and elected to bat South Africa first innings A. Petersen lbw b Perera 34 D. Elgar c Chandimal b ...

GALLE, July 16 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at close on the first day of the first test between Sri Lanka and South Africa on Wednesday: South Africa won the toss and elected to bat South Africa first innings A. Petersen lbw b Perera 34 D. Elgar c Chandimal b ...

GARDEZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A car packed with explosives exploded on Tuesday as it sped through a crowded market in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktika, killing at least 89 people, officials said, one of the most violent attacks in the country in a ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will dedicate itself to "perfecting" the role developing countries play in international affairs to give them better representation and a greater say, President Xi Jinping said ahead of a summit of BRICS nations in Brazil. China has ...

PRAGUE (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers from the six powers negotiating with Iran on its nuclear programme will travel to Vienna this weekend to help break the logjam in the talks, a senior Western official said on Thursday.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asked credit rating agencies to be "more realistic" about the new government's ability to slash subsidies in the short term, after criticism that the budget he presented on Thursday was cautious. (Reporting ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asked credit rating agencies to be "more realistic" about the new government's ability to slash subsidies in the short term, after criticism that the budget he presented on Thursday was cautious. (Reporting ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asked credit rating agencies to be "more realistic" about the new government's ability to slash subsidies in the short term, after criticism that the budget he presented on Thursday was cautious. (Reporting ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asked credit rating agencies to be "more realistic" about the new government's ability to slash subsidies in the short term, after criticism that the budget he presented on Thursday was cautious. (Reporting ...