Libyan protesters shut down Brega oil port: state firm NOC
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Protesters have shut down the eastern Libyan oil port Brega, state firm National Oil Corp (NOC) said on Saturday, days after the government celebrated the reopening of major ports following almost a year of blockage.
U.N. Iraq envoy warns of ‘chaos’ without progress to form government
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The U.N. special envoy to Iraq said on Saturday the country could plunge into chaos if its divided parliament fails to move forward on forming a government in its next session set for Sunday.
Four killed and 57 hurt as Casablanca buildings collapse
RABAT (Reuters) – At least four people were killed and 57 injured on Friday when three buildings collapsed in Casablanca, Morocco’s biggest city, the state news agency MAP reported.
Roadside bomb kills eight civilians in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR Afghanistan (Reuters) – Eight civilians including five women were killed when a roadside bomb blew up their vehicle in southern Afghanistan, local officials said on Saturday.
Philippines arrests Australian over ties to militant group ISIL
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Friday arrested an Australian national with suspected links to foreign Islamist militants after he urged Philippine Muslims on social media sites to support conflicts in Iraq and Syria, recruiting them to go to the…
Kerry pushes for a deal in second day of talks on Afghan vote crisis
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry scrambled to produce a deal by the end of Saturday to end Afghanistan’s election crisis, meeting for the second day with the country’s two presidential candidates and incumbent President Hamid Karzai…
China’s top paper says no place for a ‘new cold war’ with U.S.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China and the United States must avoid a “new cold war” in their international relations, China’s top newspaper said on Saturday, in the wake of high level talks in Beijing between senior leaders of the world’s two largest economie…
Tribesmen bomb Yemen’s oil pipeline, halt crude flows: officials
SANAA (Reuters) – Tribesmen bombed Yemen’s main oil export pipeline on Saturday, halting crude flows, local officials said, disrupting an important source of revenue for the impoverished state.
German suspect was in contact with State Dept not U.S. spies: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A German defense official under investigation for alleged spying was in contact with a U.S. State Department officer rather than American intelligence agencies, raising questions about whether any espionage occurred, U.S. officia…
Brazil’s leader sees no political fallout from World Cup defeat
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s humiliating defeat in the World Cup will have no impact on the elections in October, President Dilma Rousseff predicted on Friday as she prepares to hit the campaign trail to seek a second term.
