Dominican Republic’s ’empty bottles’ diplomats under scrutiny
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – Diplomatic postings make for some of the cushiest jobs in many poor countries, but the Dominican Republic’s foreign service appears to have few rivals in the Americas when it comes to political cronyism and wasted taxpayers’ m…
Algeria evacuates diplomats from Libya after threats
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria sent a team of special forces to evacuate its ambassador and embassy staff from Libya in a military plane after a militant threat to its embassy, officials and a security source said on Friday.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah disapproves of patriarch’s Jerusalem trip
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement told the head of the Maronite church on Friday that his planned trip to Jerusalem to accompany Pope Francis would have “negative repercussions”.
Teenager kills man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan police station
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A teenager walked into a Pakistani police station on Friday and shot dead a 65-year-old man from a minority sect accused of blasphemy, their spokesman said, the second murder involving the country’s controversial blasphemy laws in…
Russian PM criticizes official for threats to block Twitter
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev criticized an official on Friday for threatening that Moscow could block online networking site Twitter, in an apparent attempt to silence rumors that Russia could cut access.
Four killed as Libyan militia clashes with Islamists in Benghazi
BENGHAZI (Reuters) – Libyan irregular forces backed by helicopters clashed with Islamist militias in Benghazi on Friday in fighting that left at least four people dead and posed a new test to the country’s fragile government.
Back-to-back blasts kill at least 10 in Kenyan capital
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Back-to-back explosions killed at least 10 people in a packed Nairobi market on Friday, extending a spate of attacks that have piled pressure on the government and spurred Britain and other Western nations to warn citizens about tra…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah disapproves of patriarch’s Jerusalem trip
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement told the head of the Maronite church on Friday that his planned trip to Jerusalem to accompany Pope Francis would have “negative repercussions”.
Two killed as Libyan forces clash with Islamists in Benghazi
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan irregular forces backed by helicopters clashed with Islamist militias in the eastern city of Benghazi on Friday in fighting that left at least two people dead, security and medical sources said.
UK Labour leader Ed Miliband embarrassed by U.S. adviser’s gaffe
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. political adviser David Axelrod spelt British opposition leader Ed Miliband’s surname wrongly in a Tweet on Friday erroneously linking to a spoof account that pokes fun at his new client instead.
