Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Syria’s envoy to the United Nations says it’s time for the United States and other Western powers to accept that President Bashar al-Assad is here to stay, and to abandon what he suggested was a failed strategy of trying to split t…
Gunman’s video says Parliament attack spurred by Canada military action
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The gunman who shot and killed a soldier in Canada’s capital and then stormed Parliament last year said he was retaliating against Canadian military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to a video recording released on Frid…
Militants attack Libyan oilfield, 11 guards dead
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Militant gunmen attacked Libya’s al-Ghani oilfield on Friday, killing 11 guards, beheading some of them, before local forces fought back to retake control, an oil security official said.
Brazil political leaders probed in Petrobras graft scandal
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate dozens of politicians, including the top leaders of Congress, in connection with a multibillion-dollar kickback scam at state-run oil company Petrobras, a court official said on Frid…
U.S. missionary kidnapped in Nigeria freed, church says
SEATTLE (Reuters) – An American missionary who was kidnapped in central Nigeria in February was safely released to authorities and church leaders on Friday, her Free Methodist Church said in a statement.
International focus turns to bolstering Ukraine ceasefire
RIGA (Reuters) – Steps to bolster a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine gathered momentum on Friday as support within the European Union for more economic sanctions¨on Russia appeared to wane.
Detainee traded for Bergdahl may have contacted Taliban: officials
(Reuters) – U.S. spy agencies are examining intelligence reports that one of five Taliban leaders released from Guantanamo prison and sent to Qatar as part of a deal to free U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl last year may have re-established contact with a militant group, U.S. officials said on Friday.
U.S. believed security for Seoul ambassador adequate before attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. government experts believed security for the U.S. ambassador to South Korea was adequate before he was slashed by a knife-wielding attacker, in spite of current high tensions with North Korea, the State Department said on Fr…
Islamic State militants bulldoze ancient Nimrud city
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters have looted and bulldozed the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, the Iraqi government said, in their latest assault on some of the world’s greatest archaeological and cultural treasures.
Myanmar police arrest 5 student protesters; U.S. expresses concern
LETPADAN, Myanmar (Reuters) – Police in Myanmar arrested five students on Friday from among a crowd of about 200 protesters locked in a standoff with security forces barring their entry into the commercial hub of Yangon, a Reuters witness said.
