Saudi strikes on Yemen civilians may be crimes against humanity: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A Saudi-led coalition fighting in neighboring Yemen has targeted civilians with air strikes and some of the attacks could be a crimes against humanity, United Nations sanctions monitors said in an annual report to the Securit…
Syrian opposition demands answers before joining talks
BEIRUT/GENEVA/PARIS (Reuters) – Plans to hold the first negotiations to end the civil war in Syria for two years were in doubt on Wednesday after the opposition said it would not show up unless the United Nations responded to demands for a halt to atta…
Workers evacuated at Brazil’s Samarco mine after new mudslide
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian miner Samarco Mineracao SA [SAMNE.UL] said on Wednesday it evacuated some workers after rain caused a mudslide at the site where an iron ore tailings damn burst in November, killing at least 17 people and leaving ab…
Syrian opposition awaits U.N. response before decision to attend talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s opposition adjourned a meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday without deciding whether to attend peace talks in Geneva planned for Friday, saying it was waiting for a U.N. response to its demands.
Italy Senate rejects first of two no-confidence votes against Renzi
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Wednesday defeated the first of two no-confidence motions brought by the opposition in parliament which accused the government of having a conflict of interest during the rescue of four small bank…
Frustrated with Germany’s asylum red tape, some Iraqis return home
BERLIN (Reuters) – The first thing that Leith Khdeir Abbas, a 27-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker who arrived in Germany four months ago, plans to do after he makes the return journey on Wednesday is to kneel down and kiss the soil that he calls home.
Germany tells Russia: don’t meddle in sex crime probe
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany warned Russia on Wednesday not to make propaganda out of the alleged rape of a German-Russian girl here after Moscow’s foreign minister accused Berlin authorities of “sweeping problems under the rug”.
After attack, president says Kenya to remain in Somalia peace force
ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) – President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday Kenya was committed to remaining part of an African Union-led peacekeeping force in Somalia, after al Shabaab militants said they killed more than 100 soldiers in an attack on an arm…
Hope but also frustration for Iranians after sanctions lifted
ANKARA (Reuters) – The lifting of sanctions on Iran has given Mohammad Sadeghzadeh hope of saving his struggling textile factory — as long as the impact of the changes is felt quickly.
Four Egyptian soldiers killed, 12 injured in Sinai explosion
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – At least four Egyptian army soldiers were killed and 12 injured in the Sinai Peninsula after an armored personnel carrier exploded on the outskirts of the city of Arish, security and medical sources said on Wednesday.
