Fourth ship to join search for missing Malaysia Airlines jet
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A fourth search vessel equipped with a sophisticated underwater drone is set to join the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the Australian search coordinator said on Wednesday.
U.N. aid chief suggests more intervention in humanitarian emergencies
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. aid chief Valerie Amos on Tuesday suggested more intervention in humanitarian emergencies as she said some states were aggressively asserting sovereignty rights to stop action being taken to protect civilians.
U.S. says Nigeria vote a factor in Boko Haram attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nigeria’s election next month is a factor behind the sharp increase in attacks by Boko Haram Islamist militants in the north of the country, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.
U.N. to launch Libya talks despite doubts over participation
By Ahmed Elumami and Feras BosalumTRIPOLI, Jan 13 (Reuters) – The United Nations said it will launch talks on Wednesday in Geneva between warring Libyan factions even though one side has delayed its decision on attending negotiations aimed at averting …
Give U.S. and Cuba space to negotiate: OAS chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Improving relations between the United States and Cuba will take time, and both sides should be given the space to negotiate without outside interference, the head of the Organization of American States, Jose Miguel Insulza, caut…
U.S. trial starts over PLO role in Israel attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. trial to decide the liability of the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority for several attacks in Israel began on Tuesday, as a lawyer for victims called the defendants’ alleged involvement “standard op…
U.S. takes aim at North Korea’s remaining financial links
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States aims to use new sanctions imposed on North Korea over the cyber attack on Sony Pictures to cut off the country’s remaining links to the international financial system, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Tue…
Suicide bomber kills two, wounds 14 at mosque in northeastern Nigeria
ABUJA/BAUCHI (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in the northeastern Nigerian city of Gombe on Tuesday, killing at least two other people and wounding 14 during prayers, a Red Cross official and witnesses said.
Haiti enters uncertain political phase as parliament dissolved
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The Haitian parliament was dissolved on Tuesday after the failure of last-ditch negotiations for a deal to extend the terms of its members to avert a political crisis in the Caribbean country.
U.N. to launch Libya talks despite doubts over participation
By Ahmed Elumami and Feras BosalumTRIPOLI, Jan 13 (Reuters) – The United Nations said it will launch talks on Wednesday in Geneva between warring Libyan factions even though one side has delayed its decision on attending negotiations aimed at averting …
