Rocket attack kills three at Benghazi medical center in Libya
BENGHAZI (Reuters) – A rocket hit a medical center in Libya’s eastern Benghazi on Friday, killing three people, medics said.
Russian U.N. envoy: West, Arab states pay ‘lip service’ on Yemen aid
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia criticized Western and Arab members of the U.N. Security Council on Friday for paying “lip service” to humanitarian needs in Yemen after the council was unable to agree on a Russian-drafted statement calling for pauses…
Britain’s Labour has one-point lead over Conservatives: YouGov
(Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party has taken a 1 percentage point lead over Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives, according to a YouGov opinion poll published on Friday, though still within the poll’s margin of error.
Monitor says strike by U.S-led forces kills 17 civilians in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An air strike by U.S.-led forces on the northern Syrian province of Aleppo on Friday killed at least 17 civilians including two children, and wounded dozens more, a group monitoring the Syrian conflict said.
Thousands still missing after Nepal quake
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Thousands of people were still missing in Nepal on Friday as food and help began to trickle through to those stranded in remote areas after last week’s earthquake which killed 6,250.
Myanmar ruling party chief ready to stand as president if called
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of Myanmar’s ruling party said on Friday he would stand as national president if nominated, and was willing to cooperate with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, or anyone working in the interests of the country.
North Korea says Japan’s NY abduction summit bid to deceive world
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea condemned on Friday plans by Japan to hold a summit in New York on the abduction of Japanese citizens by Pyongyang decades ago, saying the issue had been resolved and accusing Tokyo of escalating a human rights ca…
Italian police battle rioters at start of Milan Expo
MILAN (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas at demonstrators on Friday as violent protests marred the start of the Milan Expo, a global fair the government had hoped would help to put a new face on Italy after years of economic decline.
Russia: U.N. Security Council should stay out of Burundi dispute
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday the United Nations Security Council should not intervene in Burundi’s constitutional dispute that has sparked the biggest political crisis in the East African state since an ethnically fuelled civil war …
U.S. says China’s activity in South China Sea won’t help peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Friday that China’s activities building on reclaimed land in the South China Sea do not contribute to peace in the region, regardless of how the facilities are used.
