Pakistani pupils recall narrow escapes, carnage in Taliban slaughter
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – It began like any other morning in Pakistan’s Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Students pored over their books. Teachers ruffled through their notes and gave lectures.
Kerry urges compromise as Haiti seeks to form new government
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – U.S Secretary of State John Kerry urged all sides to find a consensus solution to Haiti’s political crisis on Tuesday as one of the country’s top political leaders warned the impoverished Caribbean nation was on the brink of …
Kerry says U.S. made no ‘determinations’ on Palestinian resolution
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday the United States had made “no determinations” about any possible U.N. Security Council resolutions to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
Greek government faces first test in crucial presidential vote
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Wednesday faces the first of three rounds of a presidential vote that will determine whether the country is forced into snap national elections and a new period of political chaos.
Australian PM says tough new national security laws failed hostages
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Tough new national security laws failed to prevent a deadly hostage crisis in the heart of Sydney this week, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday, raising questions about the usefulness of such measures.
Kerry says Russia sanctions could end if Putin takes right steps
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia has made constructive moves in recent days towards reducing tensions in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday, and he raised the possibility that Washington could lift sanctions if Moscow keeps taking pos…
Pakistani pupils recall narrow escapes, carnage in Taliban slaughter
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – It began like any other morning in Pakistan’s Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Students pored over their books. Teachers ruffled through their notes and gave lectures.
Taliban go on killing spree at Pakistan school, 132 students dead
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least 132 students and nine staff members were killed on Tuesday when Taliban gunmen broke into a school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and opened fire, witnesses said, in the bloodiest massacre the country has seen…
Libya rivals clash over oil ports as EU considers sanctions
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Forces allied to Libya’s conflict parties clashed with heavy weapons on Tuesday over control of the country’s biggest oil ports in the east as the European Union was considering sanctions on people obstructing U.N.-brokered peace ta…
Threatened African nations urge western action on Libya crisis
DAKAR (Reuters) – African leaders on Tuesday urged western nations to act to resolve the crisis in Libya which has sent shock waves across the vast arid Sahel band and threatened to destabilize fragile regional governments.
