Nigeria’s ruling party picks Jonathan as presidential candidate
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) nominated incumbent Goodluck Jonathan as their candidate for the February 2015 presidential elections in the early hours on Thursday, local live TV showed.
Thinni government seeks to control Libya’s oil revenues
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s recognized government wants to control the country’s oil revenues by stopping any payments through Tripoli bank accounts out of its reach, its prime minister said on Wednesday.
Israel’s Livni joins opposition chief to challenge PM in election
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Former Israeli justice minister Tzipi Livni and the center-left parliamentary opposition leader formed a joint election ticket on Wednesday that polls show could pose a serious challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Mar…
UK’s Miliband tries to shed economic incompetence image before election
LONDON (Reuters) – Ed Miliband, leader of Britain’s opposition Labour party, will seek to rally support for his economic policy five months before a national election by portraying planned Conservative spending cuts as “extreme” and driven by a heartle…
Kerry, Israel’s Netanyahu to meet in Rome for Middle East talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Rome on Sunday for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on developments in Israel and the West Bank, the State Department said on Wednesday.
Alleged head of Chicago branch of Mexican drug cartel arrested
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The alleged head of the Chicago-area branch of a Mexican drug cartel faces federal charges with seven others for a plot that involved carrying heroin and cocaine from Mexico to the United States in passenger buses, prosecutors said …
Putin, Modi seek to revive jaded Russia-India relationship
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin visits India on Thursday in an attempt to revive a historic friendship that has faded over the years, seeking to improve cooperation in energy, defense and nuclear power.
U.S. launches 20 airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States launched 20 airstrikes against Islamic State militants in recent days, military officials said in a statement on Wednesday.
Brazil dictatorship probe urges prosecuting military, companies
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A “truth commission” investigating abuses during Brazil’s 1964-85 dictatorship called for the prosecution of former military officers and some private companies for their role in human rights atrocities, in a long-awaited…
U.S. tells North Korea rights abusers ‘you cannot hide any more’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. human rights official took to a stage with two young North Korean defectors on Wednesday and warned North Korea the United States would step up pressure on the country to end human rights abuses and that perpetrators…
