Iraq-Turkey pipeline unusable due to persistent attacks: Turkish minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – An oil pipeline carrying crude from Iraq’s Kirkuk oil fields to Turkey’s Mediterranean port of Ceyhan is unusable because of persistent militant attacks, Turkey’s energy minister said on Monday.
Putin playing the long game over Russian kin in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s decision last week to sign a peace accord on Ukraine does not mean that the Kremlin is backing down, rather that President Vladimir Putin is prepared to be patient in pursuit of his ultimate objective.
Saudi Arabia sentences five to death for 2003 attacks: SPA
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabian court on Sunday sentenced five men to death for their involvement in a suicide attack on expatriate residential compounds in Riyadh in 2003, the state news agency reported.
Nepal Sherpas demand compensation for families of avalanche victims
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s Sherpas have demanded compensation of $10,000 for the families of 16 colleagues dead or missing in an avalanche on Mount Everest and double the insurance cover for expeditions on the world’s highest mountain, crowded with …
Clock ticking for Thai PM as court verdict nears
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai court will decide this week whether to give embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra more time to defend herself against charges of abuse of power, accusations that could bring her down, or whether to move swiftly to a ve…
Air strikes in Yemen kill 40 al Qaeda militants in two days
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Air strikes in southern Yemen killed about 30 suspected al Qaeda members on Sunday, local tribal sources said, in the second day of strikes against militant targets in the country.
Protesters fight police, burn Maduro puppets in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – Masked youths battled police, protesters burned and hung from lamp-posts effigies of President Nicolas Maduro and marchers demanded the “resurrection” of democracy on a volatile Easter Sunday in Venezuela.
Protesters fight police, burn Maduro puppets in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – Masked youths battled police, protesters burned and hung from lamp-posts effigies of President Nicolas Maduro and marchers demanded the “resurrection” of democracy on a volatile Easter Sunday in Venezuela.
Japan PM sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine: Japanese media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine, seen by critics as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism, media reported on Monday, in a move likely to further strain ties with China and South Korea.
Niger could sign new deal with Areva within days: mines minister
NIAMEY (Reuters) – The government of Niger, the world’s fourth largest uranium producer, is on the verge of renewing an agreement with French state-controlled nuclear group Areva, the West African nation’s mines minister said on Sunday.
