Russia wants to maintain ties with Turkish people, Turkish leadership ‘not eternal’: Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has no intention of damaging relations with the people of Turkey, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying on Saturday, while making clear that Moscow’s ties with Ankara will not improve under the current Turkish leadersh…
Armenia, Azeri leaders meet in Switzerland over Karabakh dispute
ZURICH (Reuters) – The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in Switzerland on Saturday in hopes of making progress on a peaceful resolution to a deadly, two-decade-old conflict that has left some 30,000 people dead.
Keen to lift sanctions, Iran to ship enriched uranium to Russia within days
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will export most of its enriched uranium to Russia in the coming days as it rushes to implement a nuclear deal and secure relief from international sanctions, Tehran’s nuclear chief was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Car bomb kills three in centre of Somali capital, toll could rise – police
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded on Saturday on a busy street in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing three people and wounding eight, a police officer said.
Assad makes rare visit to church in Damascus frontline
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad attended Christmas choir preparations in an ancient church close to a frontline area in the capital Damascus where his army is engaged in heavy fighting with rebels, state media said on Saturday.
Rwandans approve extension of presidential term limits
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwandans voted overwhelmingly to support changes to the constitution that would allow President Paul Kagame to extend his term in office, possibly until 2034, provisional results showed on Saturday.
Uganda to resume mediating Burundi peace talks after violence escalates
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda said on Saturday it would resume mediating a peace process in Burundi after worsening violence that has pushed the Central African country close to civil war and led the African Union to propose a peace keeping force. Burundi…
Far above Sweden’s Arctic Circle, a ski resort hosts refugees
RIKSGRANSEN, Sweden (Reuters) – Far above Sweden’s Arctic Circle, two dozen refugees stepped off a night train onto a desolate, snow-covered platform, their Middle Eastern odyssey abruptly ending at a hotel touted as the world’s most northerly ski reso…
Far above Sweden’s Arctic Circle, a ski resort hosts refugees
RIKSGRANSEN, Sweden (Reuters) – Far above Sweden’s Arctic Circle, two dozen refugees stepped off a night train onto a desolate, snow-covered platform, their Middle Eastern odyssey abruptly ending at a hotel touted as the world’s most northerly ski reso…
Eighteen migrants drown after boat sinks off Turkey’s southwestern coast
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Eighteen people died and 14 were rescued late on Friday after a boat carrying migrants trying to sail to Greece sank off the southern Turkish town of Bodrum, Dogan News Agency reported.
