Libyan army, residents battle Islamist militants in Benghazi
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Libyan army troops and armed residents clashed with Islamist fighters in the eastern port of Benghazi on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, a day after a renegade former general who backs the army vowed to retake the city…
Hong Kong police use pepper spray on protesters, anger simmers over beating
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police used pepper spray early on Thursday to stop pro-democracy protesters from blocking a major road near the office of the city’s embattled leader amid public anger over the police beating of a protester a day earlier…
Philippines police file charges against U.S. Marine in murder case
MANILA (Reuters) – Police in the Philippines filed murder charges on Wednesday against a U.S. Marine over the death of a transgender Filipino he met in a bar outside the former U.S. naval base of Subic Bay.
Serbia to salute Putin but sees future with Europe
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is guest of honor at a military parade in Belgrade on Thursday to mark 70 years since the city’s liberation by the Red Army, a visit loaded with symbolism as Serbia walks a tightrope between the Eur…
Ivory Coast’s former first lady, allies to go on trial next week
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – The trial of Ivory Coast’s former first lady and leading opposition figures charged with committing economic crimes during the rule of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo will open next week, a defense lawyer and one of the accused said on …
U.S. sees some progress in Iran nuclear talks, still aims for November deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – A senior U.S. official said some progress was made in high-level nuclear negotiations with Iran on Wednesday but much work remained to be done, adding the goal was still to reach a deal by a late November deadline.
Brazil’s Rousseff and Neves even ahead of October 26 runoff: poll
BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff and her pro-business challenger Aecio Neves are still running neck and neck ahead of the Oct. 26 runoff to Brazil’s presidential election, a new poll showed on Wednesday.
Japan jets scrambling to counter rising Russian incursions
CHITOSE Japan (Reuters) – The number of times Japanese fighter jets scrambled to ward off Russian military aircraft more than doubled in the last six months, amid diplomatic tensions between the two countries which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is keen to …
Somali militants kill five with car bomb in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least five people were killed and several wounded when a car bomb planted by Islamist militant group al Shabaab exploded near restaurants on a busy street in the Somali capital on Wednesday.
Yemen’s Houthis advance near al Qaeda stronghold
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s new Shi’ite Muslim powerbrokers sent fighters towards an al Qaeda stronghold on Wednesday, raising the possibility of clashes between the politically ascendant Houthi movement and the hardline Sunni Muslims of the militant net…
