Deadly gun attack in eastern Ukraine shakes fragile Geneva accord
SLAVIANSK/YENAKIEVO, Ukraine (Reuters) – At least three people were killed in a gunfight in the early hours of Sunday near a Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Russian separatists, shaking an already fragile international accord that was designed to aver…
Al Qaeda kills 14 Algerian soldiers in ambush
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Islamist militants killed at least 14 Algerian soldiers in an ambush in mountains east of the capital Algiers at the weekend in one of the deadliest attacks on the military in years.
Iran, world powers to start work on nuclear drafts next month
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran and world powers will begin work drafting a long-term settlement of Iran’s disputed nuclear program at expert-level talks in New York next month, the official state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday.
Technical problems delay reopening of Libya’s Zueitina oil port: minister
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Technical problems have delayed the reopening of Libya’s eastern Zueitina oil export terminal after the government reached a deal with rebels to end an eight-month blockade of the port, a minister said on Sunday.
Syria’s Assad pays Easter visit to recaptured Christian town
MAALOULA, Syria (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday visited an ancient Christian town recaptured from rebels last week, state media said, as he seeks to persuade minorities that the government is their best protection against hardlin…
Abdullah widens lead in Afghan presidential vote
KABUL (Reuters) – Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah’s lead in the Afghan presidential race has widened, the latest official tally of votes released on Sunday showed, although half of the votes have yet to be counted.
Turkey Twitter accounts appear blocked after Erdogan court action
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Two anonymous Twitter accounts used to release secretly recorded conversations implicating family and associates of Turkey’s prime minister and senior government officials in a corruption scandal appeared on Sunday to have been blo…
Chinese admiral to snub Japan at regional meeting: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The commander of the Chinese navy will refuse to meet Japanese military officials one-on-one at a regional naval symposium in China this week, a navy spokesman was quoted as saying on Sunday, citing what he called hurtful actions b…
Ghana company says U.S. plane seen in Tehran broke no laws
ACCRA (Reuters) – A U.S.-flagged plane which landed at an airport in the Iranian capital Tehran last week was carrying business executives from Ghana and did not flout international laws, according to the mining firm which leased it.
New air strikes kill 25 al Qaeda militants in Yemen
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Air strikes in southern Yemen killed about 25 suspected al Qaeda members on Sunday, local tribal sources said, in the second operation of its kind within two days.
