Houthi rebels take over Yemen’s Hodeidah port: residents
SANAA (Reuters) – The Shi’ite Muslim Houthi movement which seized Yemen’s capital Sanaa last month has extended its control to the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, deploying checkpoints and also taking control of the city’s airport, local officials said.
India state elections could unlock Modi reform push
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian voters from two states headed to the polls on Wednesday for the first major elections since Prime Minister Narendra Modi stormed to power five months ago, in a test of support that could unlock a round of delayed economic refo…
Japan’s Abe seeks talks with Russia’s Putin; No TPP proposals with Obama
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he hopes to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the upcoming Asia-Europe summit.
U.S. national shot dead in Saudi capital Riyadh
RIYADH (Reuters) – A gunman killed a U.S. national and wounded another in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Tuesday, officials said, heightening Western concerns over security in the world’s top oil exporter as regional unrest rises.
Obama, Japan PM discuss TPP trade deal, Ebola by phone: Jiji
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed stalled trade talks and the Ebola virus epidemic in a telephone conversation on Wednesday morning Tokyo time, Jiji news agency reported.
Obama, Japan PM discussed Ebola, TPP by phone: Jiji
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed the Ebola virus epidemic and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact by telephone on Wednesday morning, Japan’s Jiji news agency reported.
U.S. files death penalty charges against Benghazi suspect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal grand jury issued a new indictment on Tuesday that includes a possible death penalty against Ahmed Abu Khatallah, a Libyan militant accused of involvement in the September 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in…
Mexico says missing students not among remains found in mass grave
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – None of the 28 bodies found in a mass grave in restive southwestern Mexico belongs to a group of 43 missing students, Mexico’s attorney general said on Tuesday.
U.S. files death penalty charges against Benghazi suspect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal grand jury issued a new indictment on Tuesday that includes a possible death penalty against Ahmed Abu Khatallah, a Libyan militant accused of involvement in the September 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compou…
Blast in downtown Cairo wounds 12
CAIRO (Reuters) – A homemade bomb exploded near the Supreme Court in downtown Cairo on Tuesday night, injuring 12 people while also destroying a car and damaging some shop fronts, the interior ministry and security sources said.
