UK to offer Scotland talks on more powers a month after independence vote
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government will start talks on granting Scotland more powers within a month of an independence referendum later this year if Scots choose to stay part of the United Kingdom, a government minister will pledge on Thursday.
Mexico’s national power utility plans natural gas sales
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s state-owned power utility plans to start selling natural gas to the private sector for the first time as it builds new pipelines, the company’s top executive said.
Syria starts moving remaining chemical weapons, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Syria is starting to relinquish the remaining stockpile of materials from its chemical weapons arsenal after months of delay it blamed on security concerns, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Libya proposes June election as crisis escalates
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan authorities on Tuesday proposed a June national election as the government sought to resolve a standoff over parliament involving powerful brigades of former rebel fighters.
U.S. sanctions 12 Russians for human rights violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday sanctioned 12 Russians for human rights abuses, including officials who allegedly withheld medical care from a lawyer who died in prison after exposing large-scale corruption in Russia.
Hamas leader says rift with PLO to end soon, fight against Israel to continue
DOHA (Reuters) – Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said on Tuesday the Islamist group was close to mending rifts with rival President Mahmoud Abbas’s Palestine Liberation Organization, but vowed resistance against Israel will continue.
Egyptian teenage scientist plans to seek asylum in United States
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An Egyptian teenager who traveled to the United States to take part in a prestigious science fair has decided to seek asylum, saying he fears returning home after being accused of taking part in anti-government protests in Cairo…
North Korea building collapse may reveal Achilles heel of Kim’s regime
SEOUL (Reuters) – It may have taken the collapse of an apartment block in an exclusive district of the North Korean capital to reveal the Achilles heel of young leader Kim Jong Un’s secretive regime.
Balkan floods may have undone years of landmine detection
KARAKCIJE, Bosnia (Reuters) – When Mehmedalija Djapic bought his house on the banks of the River Bosna after the 1992-95 war, he had no idea the land around it was laced with landmines.
Blast in eastern Kenya wounds 11: police
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A suspected grenade blast near a mosque wounded 11 people in the eastern Kenyan town of Garissa on Tuesday, close to the border with Somalia, police and disaster officials said.
