Small parties to play outsized role in Greek election
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s splintered political landscape means small, often relatively new parties may determine whether the winner of elections next month can cobble together a lasting government and avoid a new financial crisis.
U.S. envoy urges military action against Congo rebel group
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo and U.N. peacekeepers should take military action against a Rwandan Hutu militia if it fails to meet a Jan. 2 deadline for disarmament, the U.S. envoy to Africa’s Great Lakes region said on Tuesday….
Al Shabaab leader killed in U.S. air strike in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A leader of the Somali militant group al Shabaab was killed by a U.S. air strike in Somalia, U.S. and Somali officials said on Tuesday.
Fire at Libyan oil port destroys up to 1.8 million barrels of crude
BENGHAZI, Libya/CAIRO (Reuters) – A fire raging for almost a week at Libya’s biggest oil port of Es Sider has destroyed up to 1.8 million barrels of crude and damaged seven storage tanks, causing total damage of $213 million, a top oil official said on…
Suicide bombing outside Libyan parliament in Tobruk wounds 11: spokesman
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A suicide bomber detonated a car laden with explosives in front of a hotel where Libya’s elected parliament was in session in the eastern city of Tobruk on Tuesday, wounding three deputies and eight others, the assembly’s sp…
Iran says nuclear talks set for Jan 15, vows to stand firm
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers are set to resume low-level talks on Iran’s nuclear program in Geneva on Jan 15, with wide gaps remaining in their positions, the Iranian foreign minister said.
U.S. names more Iran targets for sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on nine new targets, saying the entities and people targeted had supported Iran’s efforts to avoid sanctions and backed the government’s human rights abuses, including censorship.
Britain says cannot support new Palestinian U.N. draft resolution
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Britain joined the United States on Tuesday, declaring that it cannot support a new Palestinian draft proposal calling for peace with Israel within a year and an end of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories by lat…
Boko Haram kills 15 in northeast Nigerian town: witnesses
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants opened fire in a remote town in northeast Nigeria, killing at least 15 people, witnesses and a security source said.
Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa loses minority support ahead of polls
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Political parties mainly representing Sri Lanka’s minority Tamils and Muslims, who account for a quarter of the total vote, have said they will back President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s challenger in a Jan. 8 presidential poll.
