Election officials at sharp end in separatist Ukraine city
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – From a cramped office in residential Donetsk, election officials were frantically working on Sunday to prepare for Ukraine’s May 25 presidential poll, despite what they described as intimidation and threats from pro-Russian…
U.S. warns of risk of renewed conflict after Mali clashes
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The United States warned on Monday that northern Mali risked sliding back into war and called for the government and Tuareg separatists to return to talks after deadly clashes in a traditional rebel stronghold at the weekend.
Hundreds evacuated in El Salvador as volcanic activity picks up
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – More than 1,000 people in El Salvador were evacuated from the area around the simmering Chaparrastique volcano in the east of the Central American country as a precautionary measure against a possible eruption, the government sa…
Mali separatists release around 30 civil servants: U.N. mission
ACCRA (Reuters) – Separatists in northern Mali have released around 30 civil servants held since Saturday after an attack on a regional governor’s office in Kidal, a spokeswoman for the U.N. peacekeeping mission MINUSMA told Reuters on Monday.
Britain summons Sudan diplomat over death penalty for Christian convert
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain summoned the Sudanese charge d’affaires on Monday to protest against sentencing a pregnant woman to death for converting to Christianity.
Focus on Russia-China gas deal as Putin visits Shanghai
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes to sign a multi-billion dollar gas agreement with China during a two-day visit that kicks off on Tuesday, ending more than a decade of false starts and wrangling over a deal seen as vital to b…
U.S. reaches agreement with Nigeria on intelligence sharing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has come to an agreement allowing it to share some intelligence with Nigeria to bolster the search for more than 200 girls kidnapped by Islamist rebel group Boko Haram, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Kremlin again says Putin has ordered troops from Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin announced on Monday President Vladimir Putin had ordered Russian forces near Ukraine back to their bases, but NATO and the United States said they saw no sign of a pullback and Moscow had failed to carry out such promises…
UAE to try nine for recruiting militants to fight in Syria: agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has referred nine expatriate Arabs to a state security court on charges of joining al Qaeda, collecting donations and recruiting fighters for al-Nusra Front in Syria, state news agency WAM reported on Monday.
China investigates corruption inspector for corruption
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is investigating a corruption inspector for corruption, China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said on Monday, as an anti-graft campaign intensifies.
