U.N. announces Yemen talks, Iran to allow ship inspection
UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI (Reuters) – U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday announced talks between warring Yemeni parties in Geneva on May 28 to end over seven weeks of war, as Iran agreed for international inspections of an aid ship sailing to Yemen.
Iran’s Khamenei rules out interviews with nuclear scientists
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday Tehran would not accept “unreasonable demands” by world powers over its disputed nuclear program and ruled out letting inspectors interview its atomic scientists.
Netanyahu renews support for two-state solution with Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu renewed his commitment on Wednesday to a two-state solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after backtracking on that pledge during a heated campaign for a March election.
Venezuelan officials accused by U.S. sue opposition leader
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan officials targeted by United States sanctions are suing opposition leader Henrique Capriles for labeling them corrupt in the latest knock-on effect of Washington’s moves against the OPEC member’s rulers, a minister said.
Italy arrests Moroccan over Tunisian museum killings
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian police said on Wednesday they had arrested a 22-year-old Moroccan man suspected of involvement in the March 18 Islamist militant attack on the Bardo museum in Tunis that killed 20 tourists.
Burundi president appeals for ethnic harmony, soldier killed
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza appealed for ethnic harmony on Wednesday, addressing fears that weeks of political unrest could trigger another bout of bloodletting between Hutus and Tutsis in the heart of Africa’s Great Lak…
Belgian prosecutors investigate alleged intimidation of Uber drivers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brussels prosecutors said on Wednesday they were investigating alleged intimidation of Uber drivers, two months after a Belgian taxi driver was arrested for threatening behavior towards drivers who offer their services through the …
France says killed two Islamist chiefs in Sahel region
PARIS (Reuters) – French special forces operating in Africa’s Sahel region have killed two senior Islamist militant commanders, a defense ministry statement said on Wednesday.
International Red Cross visits two men detained in eastern Ukraine
GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday it had visited two men captured in a part of eastern Ukraine hit by separatist conflict and that they were now in hospital in the capital Kiev.
Britain says Syrian video footage exposes Assad barrel bomb lies
LONDON (Reuters) – Video footage of a barrel bomb being dropped by Syrian government forces shows President Bashar al-Assad’s denial that they are being used is a lie, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Wednesday.
