Saudi-led coalition bombs Houthis in north Yemen, offers five-day truce
CAIRO/ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi-led warplanes bombed targets in Yemen’s Saada province, a bastion of Iranian-allied Houthi rebels, on Friday and Riyadh then announced a five-day humanitarian ceasefire to begin on May 12, conditioned on Houthis agreeing to…
Merkel’s approval ratings drop steeply in wake of spying scandal
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s popularity has dropped abruptly in the wake of an unfolding spying scandal and she has slipped from the top spot among Germany’s leading politicians, ARD television network said on Friday.
Nepal earthquake survivors turn to rebuilding homes and lives
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Six years ago, Paru Shrestha’s family tore down their old home in the Nepali town of Sankhu and replaced it with a modern, five-storey house. It probably saved their lives.
EU’s Mogherini says has not given up hope of U.N. Libya backing
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Friday she had not given up hope of winning backing from the United Nations Security Council for international intervention in Libya to help stop the flow of mig…
Thailand’s trafficking crackdown adds to migrants’ misery
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand (Reuters) – A crackdown on human trafficking networks in Thailand is putting migrants fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh at more risk as smugglers hold their captives for longer at sea and hide deeper in the jungle, say activi…
Venezuela’s dissenting socialists deepen rift with Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) – A dissenting faction of Venezuela’s Socialist Party is seeking to put forward its own candidates in this year’s parliamentary election, deepening a rift with President Nicolas Maduro’s unpopular administration.
Pakistan helicopter crash kills Norwegian, Philippine ambassadors
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistan military helicopter carrying diplomats to inspect a tourism project crashed on Friday killing seven people, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines and the wives of the Malaysian and Indonesian ambassado…
Venezuela motorbikers killed for scarce spare parts, group says
CARACAS (Reuters) – Shortages of motorcycle parts in recession-hit Venezuela have become so acute that bikers are being killed for their vehicles, the leader of a local motorcyclist association said.
Canada, Philippines launch talks toward free-trade deal
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada and the Philippines will begin exploratory talks toward a bilateral free-trade agreement, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday.
Pope to visit one of Latin America’s most violent prisons on trip
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will visit one of Latin America’s most violent prisons during his trip to the continent of his birth in July, the Vatican said on Friday.
