Nigeria arrests person suspected of bombing ENI pipeline: security official
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria has arrested a person suspected of having bombed an oil pipeline belonging to Italy’s ENI in the southern Delta region, a commander of a state security force said on Wednesday.
Kerry welcomes Argentina counterpart to U.S., hails ‘restoration’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday welcomed Argentina’s “restoration” since the election of Mauricio Macri as the country’s new president and said he looked forward to collaboration on the economy, energy, climate ch…
Up to nine dead in Canada aboriginal reserve house fire: reports
(Reuters) – Up to nine people have died in a house fire on a remote aboriginal reserve in Canada’s northern Ontario region, according to media reports on Wednesday.
U.S. says it will not recognize South China Sea exclusion zone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has told China it will not recognize an exclusion zone in the South China Sea and would view such a move as “destabilizing,” U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said on Wednesday.
U.N. expert decries Israeli soldier’s killing of Palestinian attacker
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A U.N. expert on human rights on Wednesday condemned the killing by an Israeli soldier of a wounded Palestinian assailant last week as he lay on the ground, saying it appeared to be an extrajudicial execution.
Militant interest in attacking nuclear sites stirs concern in Europe
PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Meter-thick concrete walls and 1950s-style analog control rooms help protect nuclear plants from bomb attacks and computer hackers, but Islamist militants are turning their attention to the atomic industry’s weak spots, secu…
Khamenei says missiles, not just talks, key to Iran’s future
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s top leader on Wednesday said missiles were key to the Islamic Republic’s future, offering support to the hardline Revolutionary Guards that have drawn criticism from the West for testing ballistic missiles.
Iraqi PM to present new cabinet lineup to parliament on Thursday
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Wednesday he would present to parliament on Thursday his new cabinet lineup which is aimed at fighting graft.
Iraqis kept in the dark about Mosul Dam emergency plans
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Despite intense U.S. pressure to act to keep Iraq’s largest dam from collapsing, Baghdad has done little to prepare Iraqis for the possibility of a burst that could unleash a flood reaching the capital and killing hundreds of thousa…
Pictures, plans of Belgian PM’s office found on bombers’ PC: paper
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Pictures and plans of Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel’s residence and offices were found on a computer discovered after a raid on a flat used by the men suspected of carrying out last week’s deadly bombings in Brussels, Belgi…
