U.S. positions forces in Sicily over North Africa security fears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Wednesday it has temporarily moved nearly 200 Marines to Sicily from their base in Spain because of concerns about unrest in North Africa, bolstering the U.S. ability to respond to any crisis.
Britain, U.S. warn citizens of high risk of attacks in Kenya
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Britain and the United States warned of potential terrorist attacks in Kenya and British citizens were urged to immediately leave the east African country’s port city of Mombasa following a series of attacks.
UK’s Osborne: Scottish nationalist leader Salmond is misleading Scots
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister George Osborne on Wednesday accused the leader of Scotland’s independence campaign of misleading the Scottish public by continuing to base his plans for independence on sharing the pound with the United Kingd…
Yemen takes step to set up secure rehab for Guantanamo detainees
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen is to formally look into building a secure rehabilitation center for Islamist militants – a move that could hasten the return of its citizens held in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention center on Cuba.
Venezuela opposition says talks with government ‘in crisis’
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition warned that talks with the government of President Nicolas Maduro are “in crisis” due to repression of student demonstrations and officials’ refusal to grant concessions that could defuse three months of stree…
Millions driven from homes by civic violence: report
GENEVA (Reuters) – A record 33.3 million people around the world were internally displaced by conflict in their countries at the end of last year, 16 percent or 4.5 million up on 2012, an international report said on Wednesday.
Afghan election result delayed till Thursday by over 900 serious complaints
KABUL (Reuters) – The final result of the presidential election held in Afghanistan over a month ago will be announced on Thursday, a day later than planned because of a high number of voter complaints, the election authorities said.
South Africa police vow to crack down on strike intimidation
MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) – South Africa’s police minister vowed on Wednesday to crack down on violence on the country’s restive platinum belt and arrest “within hours” strikers he said were behind a campaign of intimidation against miners tryin…
Kennedy vows U.S. help to Japan for Fukushima nuclear clean-up
OKUMA, Japan (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy pledged U.S. support for the clean-up at Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Wednesday after her first visit to the site.
Separatists kill seven Ukraine soldiers in heaviest loss for Kiev forces
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists ambushed Ukrainian troops on Tuesday, killing seven in the heaviest loss of life for government forces in a single clash since Kiev sent soldiers to put down a rebellion in the country’s east.
