New Venezuela oil chief vows anti-corruption crusade
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s new oil czar vowed on Tuesday to root out corruption in state oil company PDVSA in a combative two-minute speech during his inauguration, without offering clues as to how he plans to handle the company’s crippling debt b…
Indonesia shuts Bali’s airport for third day due to volcanic ash
AMED, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesia shut its airport on Bali for a third consecutive day on Wednesday due to a volcanic ash cloud, as the rumbling Mount Agung volcano continued to paralyze flights on the holiday island and cause a mass evacuation aro…
Honduran presidential candidate to review U.S. troops presence
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The Honduran presidential candidate leading after a partial count of votes said he would review whether to keep a base stationed with U.S. troops if he wins the election, but also promised to deepen security co-operation.
Saudi prince freed in $1 billion settlement agreement: official
DUBAI (Reuters) – Senior Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, once seen as a leading contender to the throne, was freed after reaching an “acceptable settlement agreement” with authorities paying more than $1 billion, a Saudi official said on Wednesday.
Car bomb explodes outside Yemeni ministry offices in Aden, casualties reported: residents
ADEN (Reuters) – Assailants detonated a car bomb outside the Yemeni Finance Ministry offices in the southern city of Aden on Wednesday, causing casualties, residents said.
North Korea tests suspected ICBM, splashes down near Japan
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea fired what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that landed close to Japan, officials said, with some scientists cautioning that Washington, D.C. could now theoretically be within range of…
Venezuela’s Maduro swears in military ‘man of the people’ to lead PDVSA
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan leftist President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday evening held a ceremony to swear in a military officer as the new head of state oil company PDVSA in the presence of the military’s top brass and cheering red-shirted oil worker…
Russian media law poses threat to free press: U.S. State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that a new law allowing Russia’s Justice Ministry to list foreign media outlets as “foreign agents” posed a threat to free press and it urged Moscow not to use the measure to tighten cont…
Britain close to deal on Brexit bill with EU: sources
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has offered to pay much of what the European Union was demanding to settle a Brexit “divorce bill”, bringing the two sides close to agreement on a key obstacle to opening talks on a future free trade pact, EU sources…
Britain’s May heads to Middle East
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to the Middle East this week to lend her support to economic reforms in Saudi Arabia and Jordan, her spokesman said.
