Saudi king says setting up center to coordinate Yemen humanitarian work
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi King Salman announced on Tuesday the establishment of a center to coordinate humanitarian assistance for Yemen, and invited the United Nations to join in relief work for the Arab country.
U.S. Secretary of State makes surprise visit to Somali capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Somalia on Tuesday, the first U.S. Secretary of State to visit the Horn of Africa nation that is struggling to rebuild after two decades of war and battling an Islamist insurgency by al Shab…
U.N. envoy says invited Syria opposition fighters to Geneva talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura has invited the leaders of opposition armed factions to consultations that he launched in Geneva on Tuesday, he told a news conference.
India to sign port deal with Iran, ignoring U.S. warning against haste
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will push ahead this week with plans to build a port in southeast Iran, two sources said, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi keen to develop trade ties with Central Asia and prepared to fend off U.S. pressure not to rush into…
Burundi’s top court says president can run again, angering protesters
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s constitutional court approved President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term in office on Tuesday, a ruling promptly dismissed as biased by opponents who said they would continue protests until he backed down.
Local al Qaeda claims February murder of U.S. citizen in Bangladesh: SITE
DHAKA (Reuters) – The leader of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) claimed responsibility for the murder of a U.S. citizen hacked to death in Bangladesh in February and the deaths of other “blasphemers” in the region, SITE Intelligence Group re…
Second suspected human trafficking camp found in Thai south
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A second suspected human trafficking camp has been discovered in Thailand near the Malaysian border, police said on Tuesday, following a search by authorities of a mountain where 26 bodies were found in shallow graves at the weekend…
Central African Republic militias agree to free child soldiers: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Armed factions in the Central African Republic have agreed to free all child soldiers and other children who may be used as cooks or messengers or for sexual purposes, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said on Tuesday.
France, Saudi seeking to seal billions of euros in deals ‘quickly’: Fabius
PARIS (Reuters) – France is in talks to agree billions of euros worth of contracts in Saudi Arabia that could be finalised “quickly”, ranging from the defense sector to civil aviation, transport and energy, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesd…
China prosecutors investigate former investment boss for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors are investigating the former chairman of a top investment body in the southwestern province of Sichuan for corruption, state media reported on Tuesday, as the world’s second-largest economy deepens its probe into…
