After popular protests, Oman starts to pursue graft
MUSCAT (Reuters) – Young Omanis who took to the streets in 2011 to demand jobs and better economic prospects failed to trigger the mass protests that transformed other parts of the Arab world in their own Gulf state.
Malaysia Airlines flight to Nepal hit by birds, passengers safe
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A flock of birds shattered the windshields of a Malaysia Airlines jet as it landed in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, but all 180 passengers and crew were safe, an airport official said on Sunday.
Italy says its citizen kidnapped in Libya, needs medical help
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian man has been kidnapped near the eastern city of Tobruk and there has been no communication from his kidnappers as yet, said the Italian Foreign Ministry on Sunday, adding he was a diabetic who did not have his insulin suppli…
Dutch Wilders Loses Top Poll Position After Anti-Moroccan Chant
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders has lost his top position in opinion polls after making anti-Moroccan comments that unleashed a public backlash and prompted several high-profile resignations from his party.
NATO says Russia has big force at Ukraine’s border, worries over Transdniestria
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s top military commander said on Sunday that Russia had a large force on Ukraine’s eastern border and said he was worried it could pose a threat to Moldova’s mainly Russian-speaking separatist Transdniestria region.
Russian troops seize Crimea airbase as Moscow consolidates control
BELBEK AIRBASE, Crimea (Reuters) – Russian troops used armored vehicles, automatic gunfire and stun grenades on Saturday to seize a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea a day after President Vladimir Putin signed laws completing Russia’s annexation of the Black…
Qatar says no differences with Saudi Arabia over Syria
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar dismissed reports of rivalry with neighboring Saudi Arabia over efforts to end Syria’s war, saying the two countries – the main Arab backers of rebel forces – had “the highest level of coordination”.
Indian police arrest four suspected Islamist militants
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police have arrested four suspected Islamist militants, including an aide of the leader of a militant group accused of several bomb blasts, who they said could be plotting an attack ahead of elections starting next month.
Thai ‘red shirts’ take up fight to defend PM
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Supporters of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra say they will take to the streets as moves to impeach her gather pace, raising the specter of confrontation with protesters who helped scupper a February election she had been ex…
Beirut gunfight between Assad supporters and opponents kills one
REUTERS – One person was killed and 10 people were wounded in clashes in south Beirut on Sunday between supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rival fighters, security sources said.
