YENAGOA, Nigeria | Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:14am EST YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Four South Koreans and a Nigerian who were abducted earlier this week in the oil-producing Niger Delta have been released, police said on Saturday.The four foreign hostages were

MOSCOW | Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:34am EST A Russian Foreign Ministry statement named the victims and said the "tragic occurrence" in the African nation on Friday underscored the need to provide security for U.N. peacekeeping missions.View the original article

1 of 28. A girl casts her father's vote in a polling centre during the final stage of a referendum on Egypt's new constitution in the El Arbeen district of Suez, 120 km (75 miles) away from Cairo, December 22, 2012. Egyptians voted on a constitution

KANO, Nigeria | Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:08am EST KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Two suicide car bombers attacked the offices of two mobile phone operators on Saturday in Nigeria's northern city of Kano, killing themselves but no civilians, police said.India's

NEW YORK | Sat Dec 22, 2012 1:09am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fears about imminent tax hikes and cuts to government spending are taking a toll on U.S. shoppers and could deprive retailers of a strong finish to the 2012 holiday shopping season.The acrimonious

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) speaks to the media on a ''fiscal cliff'' on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 20, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Yuri GripasWASHINGTON | Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:38am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Now that House Speaker John