French troops kill around a dozen Islamist militants in Mali
DAKAR (Reuters) – French forces in northern Mali have killed around a dozen Islamist militants in the region of the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains, France’s defense ministry said on Monday.
Al Jazeera journalist relieved to be free, calls for release of colleagues
DOHA (Reuters) – Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste said on Monday it was a great relief to be freed from prison in Egypt, but that he felt “incredible angst” about leaving two imprisoned colleagues behind.
Bombing victims testify at U.S. trial on PLO role in Israel attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Seconds after the blast hit downtown Jerusalem, Jamie Sokolow lay on the ground, her right eye damaged by shrapnel and her face feeling as though someone had set it aflame.
Exclusive: Russia, Ukraine in indirect talks over key Black Sea air corridor – sources
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine are holding indirect talks to reopen a key international air corridor over the Black Sea to commercial flights in a plan that could give Ukraine much-needed overflight fees and ease congestion on other crowded ai…
Three suspected al Qaeda militants killed in U.S. drone strike in Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) – At least three suspected al Qaeda militants were killed on Monday in a U.S. drone strike on a car in southeastern Yemen, local residents said, the third such strike in a week.
Egypt court sentences 183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on charges of killing police officers, part of a sustained crackdown by authorities on Islamists.
U.N. says peace talks to start in Libya within next few days
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Peace talks between Libya’s warring factions and the two governments they back will start within days, a U.N. special envoy said on Monday, after efforts to bring together senior representatives from both sides in Geneva failed last…
U.S. slaps visa restrictions on unnamed Venezuelan officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday imposed visa restrictions on unnamed current and former Venezuelan officials involved in alleged human rights abuses and on people believed responsible for public corruption in the oil-exporting nation…
Rebels pound Ukrainian troops after peace talks fail
YENAKIEVE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Separatist rockets streaked across hills in eastern Ukraine on Monday as rebels pounded the positions of Ukrainian government troops holding a strategic rail town, while both sides prepared to mobilise more forces for com…
Cuba detains fewer dissidents following detente with U.S.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban police detained 178 opposition activists in January, the lowest monthly total in more than four years as Cuba entered talks with the United States to restore diplomatic relations, a dissident human rights organization said on M…
