Rebels press Ukraine offensive, Obama promises steps against Russian-backed ‘aggression’
NEW DELHI/KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Moscow rebels, backed by what NATO says is the open participation of Russian troops, pressed on with their offensive on Sunday after restarting the war in eastern Ukraine with the first all-out assault since a truce five …
Latam ex presidents blocked from prison visit to Venezuela’s Lopez
CARACAS (Reuters) – Two former Latin American presidents were blocked on Sunday from visiting jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, who was arrested last year after leading protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
Perpetrators of violence in Nigeria will be denied visas for U.S.: Kerry
LAGOS (Reuters) – The United States will deny entry to anyone responsible for stoking violence during Nigeria’s election next month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday, while urging the government not to delay the poll.
Central African Republic minister kidnapped, another targeted
BANGUI (Reuters) – Central African Republic’s minister for youth and sport was kidnapped on Sunday by gunmen in the capital, Bangui, and a second minister narrowly escaped capture in a town to the north, officials said.
Rebels launch ‘intense’ attacks on Ukraine government troops: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels launched new attacks against Ukrainian government positions on Sunday, the Kiev army said, as Western countries threatened more sanctions against Moscow for backing a new separatist offensive.
Exit poll shows Greece’s Syriza with strong lead in election
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s anti-austerity leftist party Syriza is on course to win Sunday’s snap election by a large margin over Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ conservatives, a joint exit poll showed.
Seven killed in heavy rocket attack on Damascus: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamist fighters struck the Syrian capital with at least 38 rockets on Sunday, killing seven people, a monitoring group said, in one of heaviest attacks on Damascus in over a year.
Netanyahu defends planned Congress speech as anti-Iran strategy
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended on Sunday a planned speech to the U.S. Congress about Iran, saying he had a moral obligation to speak out on an issue that poses a mortal threat to Israel.
Philippine police clash with Muslim rebels in south, at least 30 dead
MANILA (Reuters) – At least 30 people were killed in heavy fighting between police and Muslim rebels in the Philippines on Sunday, military and local officials said, threatening a year-old peace agreement and shattering a ceasefire that held for three …
Iran’s foreign minister summoned to parliament over walk with Kerry
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to appear before parliament following controversy over a promenade with his American counterpart during intense nuclear negotiations in Geneva, state media reported on Sunday.
