Blockaded Gaza faces huge challenges to rebuild after war
GAZA/NAHAL OZ Israel (Reuters) – Fifty days of war in one of the most densely populated parts of the world have left swathes of Gaza in ruins. With the economy reeling under an Israeli-Egyptian blockade, the enclave now faces an almost impossible task …
U.S. teen faces new questioning in grisly Bali suitcase murder
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A U.S. teenager detained in Bali in connection with the grisly murder of her mother was due to be questioned for a second time on Friday after so far refusing to answer questions, police said.
Special Report: China turns up heat on ex-security chief with crash probe
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Little is known about the exact circumstances in which Wang Shuhua was killed. What has been reported, in the Chinese media, is that she died in a road accident sometime in 2000, shortly after she was divorced from her hus…
Venezuela extends night closure of Colombia border to stop smuggling
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela said on Thursday it would extend an overnight closure of its border with neighboring Colombia for another three months in a campaign to stop widespread fuel and food smuggling.
Catalans form human V for Vote to seek choice on split from Spain
BARCELONA Spain (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Catalans packed the streets of Barcelona on Thursday to demand the right to vote on a potential split from Spain, their ambitions boosted by an independence referendum scheduled for next week in Scot…
Venezuela extends night closure of Colombia border to stop smuggling
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela said on Thursday it would extend an overnight closure of its border with neighboring Colombia for another three months in a campaign to stop widespread fuel and food smuggling.
Scottish support for independence slips behind unionists a week before vote: poll
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Supporters of keeping Scotland in the United Kingdom have clawed back a 4 percentage point lead over separatists, a YouGov poll showed on Friday with just a week to go before Scots vote in a referendum on independence.
Syria’s Nusra Front releases U.N. peacekeepers in Golan
GOLAN HEIGHTS (Reuters) – Dozens of Fijian U.N. peacekeepers, released by al Qaeda-linked group Nusra Front in Syria, arrived in Israeli-held territory on the Golan Heights on Thursday, an Israeli military spokeswoman said.
Exclusive: Brazil’s Silva would cut spending, end forex intervention program
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Marina Silva would push for large budget cuts and end a central bank foreign exchange program aimed at supporting the currency if she is elected Brazil’s next president in October, a senior economic adviser told Reuters on Thursday.
Despite chaos, Libya hopes to hold constitution vote in December
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Libya hopes to hold a referendum on a new constitution in December, a committee said on Thursday, undeterred by a descent into chaos and violence that has forced the elected parliament to move hundreds of miles from the capit…
