Venezuelans fret Maduro measures may slow U.S. visas
CARACAS (Reuters) – Queuing in their hundreds from dawn then often waiting for hours in the sun, Venezuelans seeking U.S. visas fear their government’s order to slash American embassy staff to less than a fifth of current levels may snarl the process f…
Palestinian president calls Israel a ‘gangster’
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of “gangsterism” on Wednesday over its decision to withhold the transfer of more than $100 million a month in tax revenues it collects on the Palestinians’ behalf.
Argentina wants to revive deal with Iran to solve 1994 attack
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The Argentinian government took out full-page advertisements in local newspapers on Wednesday, stressing that a stalled agreement with Iran remained the best way to get to the bottom of the deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires…
French court approves Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov’s extradition
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s highest appeals court paved the way on Wednesday for the extradition to either Russia or Ukraine of jailed Kazakh tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov, accused of embezzling up to $6 billion from his former bank BTA.
Italy PM Renzi says Ukraine sovereignty must be respected
KIEV (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi backed European efforts to resolve the crisis in Ukraine on Wednesday, saying Rome was fully committed to preserving the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Warplanes strike airport in Libyan town, limited damage
BENGHAZI, Tripoli (Reuters) – Two unidentified warplanes on Wednesday bombed the airport of the western Libyan town of Zintan, allied with the country’s internationally recognized government, damaging electricity systems but not the runway, a local off…
Sixteen injured in fire at Cairo convention centre
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 16 people were injured on Wednesday when a large fire broke out at a convention centre in a northeastern Cairo neighbourhood, medical and security sources said.
Egypt’s cabinet approves long-awaited investment law
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s cabinet approved a long-awaited draft law on investment on Wednesday, aimed at making deals less vulnerable to legal disputes or changes in government, and reducing stifling bureaucracy.
Indian home minister to investigate rape documentary
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s home minister said on Wednesday he would investigate how a film crew managed to interview a death row convict who expressed no remorse for his part in the fatal gang rape of a woman in New Delhi in 2012, an attack that spa…
Russia’s Putin says doesn’t want repetition of gas conflicts with Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he didn’t want gas conflicts with Ukraine similar to those in the past.
