Tests with ships to begin on new Panama Canal locks in mid-2015
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Tests with ships will begin in mid-2015 on a new set of locks that are a key component of an expansion of the Panama Canal, the waterway’s chief said on Sunday.
Yemeni riot police force Houthi protesters off airport road
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni riot police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse Shi’ite Muslim Houthi protesters blocking the road between the capital and Yemen’s main airport on Sunday, in an escalation of weeks of protests.
Nicaragua says meteorite probable cause of blast in capital
MANAGUA (Reuters) – A mysterious late-night blast in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua that left a crater 12 meters (40 feet) wide was most likely caused by a meteorite, government scientists said on Sunday.
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli police in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Scores of Palestinians rioted in East Jerusalem on Sunday after hearing that a youth from their neighborhood had died of wounds suffered in a clash with Israeli police last week.
Ceasefire in east Ukraine frays, woman killed by shelling
DONETSK/MARIUPOL Ukraine (Reuters) – A woman died and at least four people were wounded when fighting flared again in eastern Ukraine overnight into Sunday, jeopardizing a ceasefire struck less than two days earlier between Ukrainian government forces …
Petrobras scandal shakes up Brazil’s presidential race
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s October presidential race has been shaken up by a corruption scandal allegedly involving state-run oil firm Petrobras and dozens of lawmakers, with both leading candidates forced onto the defensive after colleagues w…
Vietnam building deterrent against China in disputed seas with submarines
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Vietnam will soon have a credible naval deterrent to China in the South China Sea in the form of Kilo-class submarines from Russia, which experts say could make Beijing think twice before pushing its much smaller neighbor around i…
U.S. air strikes target insurgents near Iraq’s Haditha Dam
BAGHDAD/TBILISI (Reuters) – U.S. warplanes carried out four strikes on Islamic State insurgents menacing Iraq’s Haditha Dam on Sunday, witnesses and officials said, widening what President Barack Obama called a campaign to curb and ultimately defeat th…
Arabs vow to confront Islamic State, cooperate with international efforts
CAIRO (Reuters) – Arab League foreign ministers agreed on Sunday to take all necessary measures to confront Islamic State and cooperate with international, regional and national efforts to combat militants who have overrun swathes of Iraq and Syria.
Yemeni riot police force Houthi protesters off airport road
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni riot police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse Shi’ite Muslim Houthi protesters blocking the road between the capital and Yemen’s main airport on Sunday, in an escalation of weeks of protests.
