Rebels say new Ukraine peace talks will not take place on Sunday: IFX
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian separatist leader said a new round of peace talks aimed at easing the conflict between the Kiev government and rebels will not take place on Sunday as had been hoped, news agency Interfax reported on Friday.
Iran honors nuclear deal with powers, IAEA report shows
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has continued to meet commitments under an interim nuclear agreement with six world powers, a confidential U.N. agency report showed, though Tehran temporarily halted conversion work that makes higher-grade uranium less suitable…
Russian prosecutors want ten years in jail for Kremlin foe Navalny
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian prosecutors said on Friday Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny should be imprisoned for 10 years for stealing 30 million rubles ($500,000) in a case dismissed by critics of President Vladimir Putin as part of his campaign to stifle di…
France’s Hollande and pro-reform allies get poll boost
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande saw his popularity ratings jump five points in a month to a still lackluster 25 percent in a poll released on Friday, with pro-reform ministers in his Socialist government also gaining.
Libya’s two biggest oil ports were not damaged during clashes: workers
ES SIDER, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s two biggest oil export ports, Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, have not been damaged during recent clashes between forces allied to the country’s competing governments, port engineers said on Friday.
Libya’s two biggest oil ports were not damaged during clashes: workers
ES SIDER, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s two biggest oil export ports, Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, have not been damaged during recent clashes between forces allied to the country’s competing governments, port engineers said on Friday.
Exclusive: India looks to sway Americans with nuclear power insurance plan
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is offering to set up an insurance pool to indemnify global nuclear suppliers against liability in the case of a nuclear accident, in a bid to unblock billions of dollars in trade held up by concerns over exposure to risk.
Russia invites North Korean leader to Moscow for May visit
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Moscow next year to mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany in World War Two, the Kremlin’s spokesman said on Friday.
Turkey says training of Syrian opposition may start before March
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey could begin training and equipping moderate Syrian opposition fighters before March, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday.
Eight children killed in Australia in reported mass stabbing
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Eight children have been killed and a woman who was mother to seven of them was injured in the northern Australian city of Cairns, police said on Friday, in what several media outlets reported was a mass stabbing.
