Thousands flee gun battle as Chad withdraw from Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – Thousands fled a gun battle between Chadian troops escorting a convoy of Muslim civilians and local militia in Central African Republic, Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Tuesday, as Chad completed a withdrawal of soldiers from its vi…
Ukraine launches ‘gradual’ operation, action limited
KRAMATORSK/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces launched a “special operation” on Tuesday against separatist militia in the Russian-speaking East, authorities said, although aside from a landing by airborne troops the action was limited.
U.S., China in ‘productive’ talks after North Korea test threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China have held “productive” talks on North Korea, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, part of stepped up international diplomacy after Pyongyang warned of plans to conduct a new type of nuclear test….
Battle over Scottish independence slightly tightens in new poll
LONDON (Reuters) – The battle over Scottish independence is tightening, with a new poll on Wednesday showing independence supporters gaining ground slightly as more Scots get involved in the debate.
Congolese gunmen wound Belgian head of Africa’s oldest park
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The director of Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga Park – Africa’s oldest national park – survived an attack by unidentified gunmen while driving through the country’s volatile eastern borderlands on T…
Undersea drone hunt for Malaysian plane may take two months
SYDNEY/PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy underwater drone sent to search for a missing Malaysian jetliner on the floor of the Indian Ocean could take up to two months to scour a 600 sq km area where the plane is believed to have sunk, U.S. searc…
Bombs wound three policemen in Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two bomb attacks wounded three policemen in central Cairo on Tuesday, a security source and state television said.
Israeli, Palestinian negotiators to meet on Wednesday, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet on Wednesday to try to extend peace talks beyond an April 29 deadline, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.
Jordanian ambassador seized in Libya, kidnappers demand prisoner release
TRIPOLI/AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s ambassador to Libya was kidnapped on Tuesday by gunmen who demanded an Islamist militant be released from a Jordanian jail in exchange for the diplomat’s freedom.
U.N. seeks to locate followers of slain Congo warlord
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The U.N. mission in Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking to locate a group of militia fighters who surrendered to the Congolese army, after their leader was killed in custody.
