Shi’ite group hands back army camp to Yemeni government
SANAA (Reuters) – (This July 12, 2014 story was refiled to Fix typos in paragraphs 3 and 7)
Bodies found north of Baghdad as Sunni insurgents turn on each other
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Residents of a town north of Baghdad found 12 corpses with execution-style bullet wounds on Monday following fighting between rival Sunni insurgents that could eventually unravel a coalition which has seized much of northern and wes…
Exclusive: Iran nuclear negotiators under pressure after leader’s speech
VIENNA (Reuters) – A major speech by Iran’s Supreme Leader has limited the ability of the Iranian delegation at high-level nuclear talks to make concessions with six world powers and this could scuttle chances for Tehran to reach an accord to end sanct…
U.N. Security Council authorizes cross-border aid access in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Monday authorized humanitarian access without Syrian government consent into rebel-held areas at four border crossings from Turkey, Iraq and Jordan, even though Syria has warned it deems such deli…
As Ukrainian forces advance, Putin plays a double game
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As fighting intensifies in eastern Ukraine, signs are emerging that Russian President Vladimir Putin has adopted a twin strategy: pledge his willingness to support a negotiated settlement, but continue funneling arms to separatist …
Kurds go to Syria from Turkey to fight Islamists
BEIRUT Lebanon/DIYARBAKIR Turkey (Reuters) – A new offensive by al Qaeda offshoot the Islamic State on Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria has triggered a regional call for arms from the Kurds, and Turkish Kurds are coming to their aid.
Costa Concordia re-floated to be towed away for scrap
GIGLIO Italy (Reuters) – The wreck of the luxury liner Costa Concordia was refloated on Monday and will soon be towed away and broken up for scrap, more than two years after it capsized off the Italian coast, killing 32 people.
China’s Xi not making global impact, views of China positive: Pew
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping is failing to make much of an impression on people around the world concerned about China’s human rights, but on balance the country is seen favourably, especially in economic terms, a report said on Mon…
EU to resume aid to Guinea-Bissau government after poll
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will resume giving direct development aid to the Guinea-Bissau government after it held presidential elections rated as “free and credible,” the EU said in Monday.
Nigerian leader tells Malala missing girls to be home soon
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan promised on Monday that more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants would soon return home, teenage Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai said after meeting him.
