Kerry to woo Modi’s India, but quick progress unlikely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visits India this week as Washington tries to revitalize ties it sees as a counterbalance to China’s rising power, but rapid progress is unlikely, despite the reformist reputation of India’s new…
Satellites and seafood: China keeps fishing fleet connected in disputed waters
TANMEN China (Reuters) – On China’s southern Hainan island, a fishing boat captain shows a Reuters reporter around his aging vessel. He has one high-tech piece of kit, however: a satellite navigation system that gives him a direct link to the Chinese c…
Aruba frees Venezuela ex-general sought by U.S. over drugs
CARACAS (Reuters) – A former Venezuelan military intelligence head detained on the Caribbean island of Aruba over U.S accusations of drug-trafficking was released and flew home on Sunday.
Young Canadian reunites Haitian ‘orphans’ with parents
MIAMI (Reuters) – Morgan Wienberg, a slight 22-year-old from Canada, was only 18 when she joined the wave of volunteers who flew to Haiti to help out after the catastrophic earthquake in 2010.
Liberia shuts border crossings, restricts gatherings to curb Ebola spreading
MONROVIA (Reuters) – The Liberian government on Sunday closed most of the West African nation’s border crossings and introduced stringent health measures to curb the spread of the deadly Ebola virus that has killed at least 660 people across the region…
Satellites and seafood: China keeps fishing fleet connected in disputed waters
TANMEN China (Reuters) – On China’s southern Hainan island, a fishing boat captain shows a Reuters reporter around his aging vessel. He has one high-tech piece of kit, however: a satellite navigation system that gives him a direct link to the Chinese c…
Fighting complicates Ukraine crash probe, U.S., EU prepare Russia sanctions
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian airliner was downed further complicated an investigation on Sunday as Europe and the United States prepared economic sanctions on Russia over the conflict.
More than 50 killed in Benghazi, Tripoli clashes
BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – At least 36 people were killed in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi where Libyan Special Forces and Islamist militants clashed on Saturday night and Sunday morning, medical and security sources said.
Fighting in Gaza abates, but truce hopes look fragile
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Fighting subsided in Gaza on Sunday after Hamas Islamist militants said they backed a 24-hour humanitarian truce and U.S. President Barack Obama called for a ceasefire but there was no sign of any comprehensive deal to end fi…
Venezuela says ex-general sought by U.S. to be freed in Aruba
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela said on Sunday that retired military General Hugo Carvajal, wanted by the United States over drug accusations and arrested four days ago on the Caribbean island of Aruba, would be freed and return home shortly.
