U.S. finalizing plan to boost support for Syrian rebels: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is finalizing a plan to increase training and small-arms shipments for Syrian rebels, two U.S. security sources said on Friday, as Syrian government troops gain momentum following the collapse of U.S.-backed p…
Bachelet’s quick Chile quake response helps her reform campaign
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet’s efficient response to this week’s earthquake is a far cry from her handling of a massive quake that hit four years ago, a turnaround that analysts and citizens say has put her and her reform dr…
Ukraine PM says will stick to austerity despite Moscow pressure
KIEV (Reuters) – The Kiev government will stick to unpopular austerity measures “as the price of independence” as Russia steps up pressure on Ukraine to destabilise it, including by raising the price of gas, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk told Reuters…
Kerry warns U.S. is evaluating role in Middle East peace talks
RABAT (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday Washington was evaluating whether it was worth continuing its role in Middle East peace talks, signaling his patience with the Israelis and Palestinians was running out.
Iran oil exports will be in line with sanctions target: U.S.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States on Friday dismissed suggestions that Iran was exporting much more oil than it is allowed to sell under a preliminary nuclear deal with world powers and predicted that aggregate Iranian oil sales would meet t…
Amid spate of violence, Afghans vote to choose new leader
KABUL (Reuters) – From the rugged mountains bordering Pakistan to the windswept western plains, millions of Afghans vote on Saturday in an election for the first democratic transfer of power in the country’s tumultuous history.
Scientists warn unsafe Italian schools risk earthquake disaster
L’AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) – Italy risks disaster if its schools are not strengthened against earthquakes, leading geologists said on Friday, in a call for action before the fifth anniversary of a quake in the university town of L’Aquila that killed ove…
Angry mob attacks Ebola treatment centre in Guinea
CONAKRY (Reuters) – An angry crowd attacked a treatment center in Guinea on Friday where staff from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) were working to contain an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, forcing it to shut down, a spokesman for the medical chari…
Afghan policeman shoots two foreign journalists, one killed
KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A veteran Associated Press photographer who had covered wars around the world was shot dead and another reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire on them in eastern Afghanistan, the news agency s…
Chad starts pulling peacekeepers from Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – Chad began withdrawing its troops from Central African Republic’s peacekeeping mission on Friday as a U.N. report accused its soldiers of killing 30 civilians and wounding 300 in an attack on a crowded market last week.
