Police say arrest 83 Biafran separatists in Nigerian oil state
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian police said they arrested more than 80 members of a Biafran separatist movement on Friday during one of a series of protests across the oil-rich southeast against the detention of the group’s leader.
Two killed after dams burst at Brazil iron mine, many missing
MARIANA, Brazil (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and 30 others injured after two dams collapsed at a Brazilian iron ore mine, officials said on Friday, as rescuers searched for the missing under mud and debris from colossal floods that devas…
Exclusive: U.S. to open new screening centers for Syrian refugees – State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is moving to increase and accelerate the number of Syrian refugees who might be admitted into the United States by opening new screening outposts in Iraq and Lebanon, administration officials told Reuters…
Get Shorty: Argentina on alert for escaped Mexico drug lord Guzman
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina was on high alert after getting a tip that escaped Mexican drug boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman may be somewhere along the country’s mountainous southern border with Chile, Argentine Security Secretary Sergio Berni sai…
U.S. patrol sought to avoid provocation, not reinforce China island claim: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy deliberately avoided military drills or other actions that could have further inflamed tensions with Beijing during a patrol last week near islands China has built in the South China Sea, U.S. officials said.
Leaders of China, Taiwan to meet for first time in six decades
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Leaders of political rivals Taiwan and China meet for the first time in more than 60 years on Saturday for talks that come amid rising anti-Chinese sentiment on the self-ruled democratic island and weeks ahead of elections…
Germany, France see progress in Ukraine peace talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists have agreed to complete a withdrawal of heavy weaponry from their frontlines in eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Friday after a round of peace talks…
White House ‘very concerned’ about possible chemical weapons use in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday it was “very concerned” with the initial findings of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons about the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Sound of explosion heard on Russian plane’s black box: French TV
PARIS (Reuters) – The sound of an explosion could be heard on the black boxes recovered from a Russian plane that crashed over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, according to an investigator who had access to them, French TV station France 2 said on …
Colombia president apologizes for military actions in 1985 law courts assault
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday apologized for military actions during a 1985 assault on Bogota’s Palace of Justice by M-19 rebels, in which over 100 people died including nearly half of the country’s Supreme Court j…
