Mexican ruling party insiders fear embattled president a liability
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican ruling party lawmakers fear President Enrique Pena Nieto’s lurch into scandal, weak economic record and struggle to tame corruption could hurt them in upcoming elections, raising pressure on him to take bold steps or sha…
Thirty-three miners dead after pit blast in east Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Thirty-three miners were confirmed dead late on Wednesday after a coal mine blast in the rebel-held city of Donetsk near the battle front in eastern Ukraine, indicating no one trapped in the rubble survived.
Rebels attack Aleppo security building, monitor says dozens killed
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Insurgents attacked a Syrian government security building in the northern city of Aleppo on Wednesday, bombing it and then launching a ground assault, sources on both sides and a monitoring group said.
Ten migrants die in Mediterranean, 1,100 rescued
ROME (Reuters) – At least 10 North African migrants died when their rubber boat overturned in the southern Mediterranean while more than a thousand more were rescued from eight other vessels over Tuesday and Wednesday, Italian and Tunisian authorities …
Netanyahu’s popularity rises after U.S. speech, polls show
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli opinion polls on Wednesday showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got a slight boost in popularity after his U.S. speech slamming an emerging nuclear deal with Iran, but he is still running neck and neck with his leading…
Chad president tells Boko Haram leader to surrender or face death
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – President Idriss Deby of Chad said on Wednesday he knew the whereabouts of Nigerian Boko Haram militant leader Abubakar Shekau and called on him to surrender or face being killed.
No EU-German rift with ‘my friend Angela’, says Juncker
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker poked fun at talk of friction between himself and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as he held his second meeting this week with Europe’s most powerful government leader.
U.S., Europe weighing potential deeper Russia sanctions: Nuland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. sanctions team is in Europe this week discussing possible deeper sectoral penalties against Russia if a ceasefire deal with Ukraine is further violated, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.
Insight: From eastern flank, Iran-backed force advances on Tikrit
UDHAIM DAM, Iraq (Reuters) – Wearing military fatigues and a white turban, the Shi’ite cleric gave an eve-of-battle address to Iran-backed fighters preparing to attack Islamic State militants in Tikrit, praising them for defending their faith and urgin…
Air strikes carried out on Tripoli airport: military
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Libya´s internationally recognized government carried out air strikes on a Tripoli airport on Wednesday, hitting an open area near the runway, but causing no major damage, a military spokesman and a source at the airport said.
