Jordanian police shut Muslim Brotherhood headquarters: senior Brotherhood figure
AMMAN (Reuters) – Police in Jordan sealed the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Amman on Wednesday, a senior figure in the Islamist movement said, as the authorities clamp down further on the kingdom’s most vocal opposition group.
North Korea missile capabilities increasing: U.S. defense officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence believes North Korea’s ability to reach the United States with an intercontinental ballistic missile is low, but its capabilities will increase, making continued investment in missile defense essential, U.S. off…
IMF chief eyes ‘bigger, bolder’ effort on refugee crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Wednesday said efforts to deal with refugees from war-torn countries in the Middle East and North Africa required a “bigger, bolder and broader approach.”
Man said to be Liberian rebel leader arrested in Pennsylvania
(Reuters) – A Liberian national, living near Philadelphia since the late 1990s, has been charged with gaining U.S. asylum by lying about his role as the rebel commander “Jungle Jabbah” who allegedly committed civil war atrocities including murder and c…
Turkey expects more Syrians to return from Greece under EU deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Turkey has begun taking back Syrians from Greece under an agreement with the European Union aimed at stemming the flow of migrants into the continent, and it expects the number of Syrians returning to rise soon, it said on Wednesday….
INTERVIEW: Citizen journalists in Syria ‘risking their lives’ for news
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A series of short films, “Syria’s Rebellious Women,” by Zaina Erhaim tells the stories of women who stepped into positions of leadership and responsibility usually reserved for men.
U.S. Senator Rubio wants to end some benefits for Cuban immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Marco Rubio called on Wednesday for a change in U.S. policy toward Cuban immigrants, seeking to stop providing refugee benefits to those coming from the island strictly for economic reasons.
Assad holds parliamentary election as Syrian peace talks resume
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syrians voted in a parliamentary election in government-held areas of the country on Wednesday in what they called a show of support for President Bashar al-Assad, while his opponents and Western powers denounced the poll as illegi…
U.N. begins round of Syria peace talks in Geneva
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura began a new round of Syria talks on Wednesday by meeting members of the main opposition High Negotiations Committee in Geneva.
Spanish judge denies bail for former top banker Mario Conde
MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish judge remanded former top banker Mario Conde in custody on Wednesday after he was arrested on suspicion of money laundering 13 million euros ($14.66 million) as he oversaw the collapse of one of Spain’s biggest banks.
