Fighting continues near major South Sudan oilfield, U.N. asks for halt
JUBA (Reuters) – Four people were killed when two mortar bombs hit a U.N. compound and a site housing civilians in the town of Melut near South Sudan’s Paloch oilfields, and a state official said fighting between troops and rebels stretched into Wednes…
U.S. embassy in Cuba likely to operate in restrictive environment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new U.S. embassy in Havana is likely to operate with controls on staff travel and other restrictions similar to those on American diplomats in other countries with authoritarian governments, Washington’s chief Cuba negotiator s…
Drug plane from Venezuela crashes off the coast of Colombia
BOGOTA (Reuters) – A plane en route from Venezuela and loaded with cocaine crashed into the Caribbean Sea while being pursued by the Colombian air force, officials said on Wednesday.
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 …
