Exclusive: U.N. experts trace recent seized arms to Iran, violating embargo
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.N. expert panel has concluded that a shipment of rockets and other weapons that was seized by Israel came from Iran and represents a violation of the U.N. arms embargo on Tehran, according to a confidential report obtaine…
EU signs trade pact with Ukraine, ceasefire extended by 72 hours
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union signed an historic free-trade pact with Ukraine on Friday and warned it could impose more sanctions on Moscow unless pro-Russian rebels act to wind down the crisis in the east of the country by Monday.
Somali expats fear bank curbs on sending money home
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Each month, 42-year-old Abdirizak Alibos shows up at a money transfer business in the heart of Minneapolis to send $500 to his three children in war-torn Somalia.
U.S. trims Nigeria surveillance flights seeking abducted girls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it had decreased its surveillance flights in the search for more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants in Nigeria, but added that the overall effort was unchanged due to more flights…
Ukraine extends ceasefire by 72 hours until Monday
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine on Friday extended a government forces’ ceasefire against separatist rebels by 72 hours until 10 p.m. on Monday, the website of President Petro Poroshenko said.
Venezuela blackout leaves commuters scrambling, silences president
CARACAS (Reuters) – A blackout cut power to much of Venezuela on Friday, snarling traffic in the capital Caracas and other major cities as authorities scrambled to restore electricity after the outage, which twice interrupted a presidential broadcast.
Ukraine says extends ceasefire by 72 hours until June 30
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine on Friday extended a government forces’ ceasefire against separatist rebels by 72 hours until 10 p.m. June 30, the website of President Petro Poroshenko said.
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric calls for prime minister to be chosen by Tuesday
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The most influential Shi’ite cleric in Iraq called on the country’s leaders on Friday to choose a prime minister within the next four days, a dramatic political intervention that could hasten the end of Nuri al-Maliki’s eight year r…
Venezuela blackout hits much of country, seeking cause: official
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities are investigating a power outage that began on Friday afternoon and was affecting a large swathe of the country, Electricity Minister Jesse Chacon told a state television news broadcaster.
Venezuela’s Maduro says government investigating power outage
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday the government was investigating problems with the electricity supply to various parts of the country minutes after power went down in several large cities in the afternoon.
