Leaders scramble to avert ‘dramatic spiral’ in Ukraine
MUNICH (Reuters) – The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France agreed to meet in Belarus on Wednesday to try to broker a peace deal for Ukraine amid escalating violence there and signs of cracks in the transatlantic consensus on confronting Vlad…
Three Sudanese aid workers killed: government official
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Three Sudanese aid workers with the Sudanese Red Crescent were killed in the war-torn Blue Nile state on Sunday, an official at a government humanitarian body said.
Australian PM survives leadership challenge
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott survived a challenge to his leadership after his ruling Liberal Party on Monday voted down an attempt to unseat him after weeks of infighting.
Egypt sets retrial date for jailed Al Jazeera journalists: lawyer
CAIRO (Reuters) – The retrial of two Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt will start on Feb. 12, the lawyer for one of the defendants said on Sunday.
In Macau, casino titans join China reform wagon
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Leading China’s anti-corruption campaign, President Xi Jinping warned Macau last December that the world’s biggest gambling hub needs to be about more than baccarat. Now, the reform drive has new champions – the casino operators.
Iran’s Khamenei says could accept fair nuclear compromise
DUBAI/MUNICH (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday he could accept a compromise in nuclear talks and gave his strongest defense yet of President Hassan Rouhani’s decision to negotiate with the West, a policy opposed by powerful hardliners at…
British Muslims protest in London against Charlie Hebdo cartoons
LONDON (Reuters) – At least 1,000 British Muslims protested in central London on Sunday against what they called “insulting depictions” of the Prophet Mohammad by French newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
Nigerian opposition candidate urges calm after election postponement
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian opposition presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari called for calm in the country and cautioned against any violence following the election postponement, which he said was engineered by the ruling People’s Democratic Party.
France holds six in suspected terrorism ring: interior minister
PARIS (Reuters) – Six individuals suspected of belonging to a terrorist network were arrested in southern France on Sunday, the French interior minister said.
Strike closes Hariga oil port, Libya’s last onshore export terminal
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A strike by security guards has closed Libya’s eastern oil port of Hariga, the country’s last functioning export port apart from two offshore fields, a port official said on Sunday.
