Syrian army and Iranian proxies demand surrender of rebels near Israel border
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels pinned down in a strategic area where the Israeli and Lebanese borders meet with Syria were handed an ultimatum by the Syrian army and its Iranian-backed militia allies to either surrender or face certain military defeat…
Brazil declares top Venezuelan diplomat persona non-grata
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s government will declare Venezuela’s chargé d’affaires persona non-grata, stripping him of his diplomatic status, Brazil’s foreign affairs ministry told Reuters on Tuesday.
Families chased from Libyan town in 2011 can go home: government
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan families displaced from a town ransacked after the toppling of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 will be allowed to return home in February, the U.N.-backed government said on Tuesday after more than a year of negotiations.
Twenty-eight arrests after Venezuela looting, violence
PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities said on Tuesday they had arrested 28 people in southern Bolivar state for looting and disorder over Christmas in the latest unrest during a severe economic crisis.
Liberians vote in historic, delayed election
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberians went to the polls on Tuesday for a presidential election they hope will mark their first democratic transfer of power in more than seven decades, despite allegations of fraud.
U.S. sanctions North Korean missile experts, Russia offers to mediate
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States announced sanctions on two of North Korea’s most prominent officials behind its ballistic missile program on Tuesday, while Russia reiterated an offer to mediate to ease tension between Washington and Pyo…
Syria says military jet downed in northern Hama, pilot killed
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s armed forces said insurgents downed a military jet in northern Hama province on Tuesday, killing the pilot.
Attack on Libyan crude pipeline cuts output by up to 100,000 bpd
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Armed men blew up a pipeline pumping crude oil to Es Sider port on Tuesday, cutting Libya’s output by up to 100,000 barrels per day (bpd), military and oil sources said.
Egypt wants outside experts to help settle Nile dispute
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Egypt said on Tuesday it had suggested to Ethiopia and Sudan that they all call in international experts to help settle a dispute on an Ethiopian dam project on the river Nile.
Syria says military jet downed in northern Hama and pilot killed
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s armed forces said a military jet was downed by insurgents in northern Hama province on Tuesday and the pilot killed, state television said.
