Exclusive: Saudi Arabia building up military near Yemen border – U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is moving heavy military equipment including artillery to areas near its border with Yemen, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, raising the risk that the Middle East’s top oil power will be drawn into the worsening Yemeni conflict.
German Airbus crashes in French Alps with 150 dead, black box found
SEYNE-LES-ALPES, France (Reuters) – An Airbus operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget airline crashed into a mountainside in the French Alps on Tuesday, killing all 150 people on board including 16 schoolchildren.
Brazil’s leader committed to austerity with social focus
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday her government is firmly committed to fiscal adjustment but will not sacrifice social programs to balance its overdrawn public accounts.
Suicide bombing kills seven in Libya’s Benghazi as army launches revenge strike
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers drove a car packed with explosives into an army checkpoint in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Tuesday, killing seven people and triggering revenge air strikes by special forces blaming Islamist mil…
Exclusive: U.S. bets on Brazil, extends new invitation to Rousseff
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The Obama administration has again invited Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff for a state visit to Washington, a diplomatic breakthrough that both sides hope will lead over time to greater trade between the two biggest economies in…
U.S., Lebanon discuss efforts to defeat Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House counter terrorism adviser Lisa Monaco met with Lebanese Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk on Tuesday to discuss security concerns in the region and ongoing efforts to defeat the Islamic State, the White House said in …
Russian foreign minister praises new U.S.-Cuba relations
HAVANA (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised the thaw in U.S.-Cuban relations on Tuesday during a six-hour stop in Havana, his first visit here since the United States and Cuba agreed to restore diplomatic ties.
Hadi forces check Houthi push towards Yemen’s Aden
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi drove Houthi fighters from two towns they had seized hours earlier on Tuesday, residents said, apparently checking an advance by the Shi’ite fighters towards his refuge in …
Jordan signs $10 billion nuclear power plant deal with Russia
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan signed an agreement with Russia on Tuesday worth $10 billion that sets the legal basis for building the kingdom’s first nuclear power plant with a total capacity of 2,000 megawatt.
France tells U.N. ‘insufficient’ progress in Iran nuclear talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – France warned on Tuesday that “insufficient” progress has been made toward a nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers with specific disparities over research and development and the issue of sanctions.
