Saudi King Abdullah dies, new ruler is Salman
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah died early on Friday and his brother Salman became king, the royal court in the world’s top oil exporter and birthplace of Islam said in a statement carried by state television.
Spies, lies and death: plot thickens in Argentine scandal
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Alberto Nisman was working hard to prepare for a congressional hearing on his claim that Argentina’s president tried to whitewash Iran’s alleged involvement in a bombing that killed 85 people, a make-or-break day in his career …
Ukraine’s forces hold line against Russian troops, rebels: Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday his troops were holding the line against separatists and Russian forces after a sharp increase in attacks and the withdrawal of government defenders from Donetsk airport.
Exclusive: U.S. to back new system warning airlines in conflict zones
TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) – The United States will throw its support behind a proposal by the U.N.’s aviation agency to share information about risks to commercial aircraft over conflict zones after the downing of a Malaysian jet in Ukraine last year,…
U.S. says mistrust must be overcome to restore Cuba ties
HAVANA (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba moved closer to restoring diplomatic relations on Thursday with historic, high-level talks, but the Americans noted the two sides must overcome more than 50 years of mistrust to normalize trade and travel.
Yemen president quits, throwing country deeper into chaos
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned on Thursday, just days after Houthi rebels battled their way into his presidential palace, plunging the unstable Arab country deeper into chaos and depriving Washington of a key ally ag…
Iraqi PM warns falling oil price could hurt fight against Islamic State
LONDON (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday he feared lower revenues from falling global oil prices could hurt his country’s military campaign against Islamic State.
U.N. condemns attack on Libyan central bank, demands inquiry
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The United Nations on Thursday condemned a reported attack on an office of Libya’s central bank in the eastern city of Benghazi, calling for an inquiry into the incident that has complicated talks between the country’s warring parti…
Lawyer for former Australian Guantanamo detainee says U.S. agrees he is innocent
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The United States has agreed that former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Australian David Hicks, is innocent, his lawyer said on Friday.
‘Trusted lieutenant’ of bin Laden on trial for U.S. embassy bombs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Saudi man charged in connection with the twin 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa was a “trusted lieutenant” of Osama bin Laden from the earliest days of al Qaeda, U.S. prosecutors said at the start of his trial in New York.
