U.N. chief says Syrian authorities holding up aid access
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The head of the United Nations said on Sunday that “bureaucratic resistance” by Bashar al-Assad’s government was preventing aid getting to millions of Syrians in need due to the three-year-old conflict.
Iran has briefed U.N. nuclear agency on detonators: ISNA
DUBAI/VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has provided the U.N. nuclear watchdog with information about detonators with possible military applications, under an accord intended to allay concerns about Tehran’s atomic activities, an Iranian news agency said on Sund…
Tight finish looms in Panama presidential election
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama’s presidential election on Sunday is expected to be the closest in decades, as the opposition battles to deny outgoing President Ricardo Martinelli a chance to keep an indirect hold over the booming Central American econo…
Syria court accepts Assad’s presidential nomination bid
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian court said on Sunday it had accepted requests from President Bashar al-Assad and two other candidates to be nominated to run in a presidential election next month.
Yemen says 37 militants killed in southern army offensive: Saba
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Yemen said on Sunday 37 al Qaeda fighters had been killed in heavy clashes between the army and the militants in the southern Shabwa province.
Egyptian militants claim attacks near tourist sites in Sinai
CAIRO (Reuters) – A radical Islamist group claimed responsibility on Sunday for two suicide bombings which killed a soldier and wounded at least eight other people near the Egyptian tourist city of Sharm El-Sheikh on Friday.
Drive to solve old crimes rocks fragile Northern Ireland peace
BELFAST (Reuters) – Major cracks are appearing in the deal that brought peace to Northern Ireland, and there appears to be no easy fix.
Side deals with Moscow thwart drive to wean Europe off Russian gas
LONDON (Reuters) – While officials in Brussels were calling for Europe to reduce its dependency on Russian natural gas and negotiate with Moscow as a bloc, Austria was quietly bypassing the European Commission to cut its own bilateral deal on building …
Syria’s Assad calls for aid cooperation without hurting “sovereignty”
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has said government agencies should increase cooperation on aid work but it must be done without “compromising national sovereignty”, state media reported.
Earthquake of 6.6 magnitude deep in Pacific Ocean south of Fiji: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday deep in the ocean about 328 miles south of Suva, Fiji, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
