Blast hits Libyan crude pipeline, cutting output by 90,000 bpd
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Armed men blew up a Libyan pipeline pumping crude oil to Es Sider port on Tuesday, reducing the North African country’s output by around 90,000 barrels a day, military and oil sources said.
Kremlin seeks investigation of vote boycott called by Putin opponent
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Hundreds of Russian celebrities, sportspeople and politicians nominated President Vladimir Putin for re-election on Tuesday, hours after the Kremlin said it wanted opposition leader Alexei Navalny investigated for calling for a boyc…
India angered by Pakistan’s treatment of death row prisoner’s wife, mother
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India denounced Pakistan on Tuesday for its handling of the visit of the wife and mother of an Indian man on death row, saying they were harassed and prevented from talking to the prisoner freely.
Explosion hits pipeline feeding Libya’s Es Sider terminal
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan oil firm Waha Oil stopped pumping crude to the Es Sider terminal after a feeder pipeline was blown up on Tuesday, a Libyan oil source said.
Kuwait arrests five over video deemed offensive to crown prince
DUBAI (Reuters) – Kuwait arrested five suspects accused of posting a video on social media considered offensive to the Gulf state’s crown prince, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
Peru’s Fujimori asks for forgiveness, thanks Kuczynski for pardon
LIMA (Reuters) – Former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori sought forgiveness from Peruvians “from the bottom of my heart” on Tuesday for shortcomings during his rule, and thanked President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski for granting him a Christmas pardon.
Four killed in suspected Boko Haram Nigeria attack on Monday: sources
LAGOS (Reuters) – Four civilians were killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on Monday in the Nigerian city at the center of a conflict with the Islamists, a resident and two officials told Reuters.
Myanmar police to free journalists working for Turkish broadcaster
(Reuters) – Myanmar police said on Tuesday they would drop pending charges against two journalists working for Turkey’s state broadcaster, their interpreter and driver, who were jailed in November for violating an aircraft law by filming with a drone.
Turkey to restore Sudanese Red Sea port and build naval dock
ISTANBUL/KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Turkey will rebuild a ruined Ottoman port city on Sudan’s Red Sea coast and construct a naval dock to maintain civilian and military vessels, Sudan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, as Ankara expands military and economi…
Venezuelans scramble to survive as merchants demand dollars
CARACAS/CIUDAD GUAYANA, Venezuela (Reuters) – There was no way Jose Ramon Garcia, a food transporter in Venezuela, could afford new tires for his van at $350 each.
