Syrian forces take two villages near Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian forces took control of two villages near the Lebanese border on Saturday after driving out rebels, state media said, helping President Bashar al-Assad secure the route connecting Damascus with Aleppo and the Mediterranean coas…
Obama seeks to reassure Saudi Arabia over Iran, Syria
RIYADH (Reuters) – President Barack Obama sought to reassure Saudi King Abdullah on Friday that he would support moderate Syrian rebels and reject a bad nuclear deal with Iran, during a visit designed to allay the kingdom’s concerns that its decades-ol…
Slovak underdog has chance to beat PM Fico in presidential vote
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Slovakia’s political heavyweight Prime Minister Robert Fico faces the threat of his biggest defeat at the ballot box from an underdog philanthropist in presidential election runoff on Saturday.
Obama seeks to reassure Saudi Arabia over Iran, Syria
RIYADH (Reuters) – President Barack Obama sought to reassure Saudi King Abdullah on Friday that he would support moderate Syrian rebels and reject a bad nuclear deal with Iran, during a visit designed to allay the kingdom’s concerns that its decades-ol…
Fresh objects seen in new Malaysia jet search area
PERTH/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Fresh objects spotted by planes searching for a missing Malaysian passenger jet in a new area of the southern Indian Ocean have again raised hopes of unraveling the three-week old mystery.
U.N. urges end to Syria’s ‘convoluted’ aid restrictions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos on Friday urged Syria’s government to end needless restrictions on access to areas where besieged Syrians are in desperate need of aid after three years of civil war.
Exclusive: Russia threatened countries ahead of UN vote on Ukraine – envoys
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia threatened several Eastern European and Central Asian states with retaliation if they voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution this week declaring invalid Crimea’s referendum on seceding from Ukra…
Hagel, ahead of China trip, urges military restraint in cyberspace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, pushing for openness ahead of a trip to China, said on Friday in an unusual live broadcast from a secretive base the Pentagon would exercise restraint in using the military in cyberspace and urged o…
Russia’s buildup near Ukraine may reach 40,000 troops: U.S. sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s reinforcement of troops near Ukraine has brought the total forces there to as many as 40,000, U.S. officials estimated on Friday, as the United States voiced anxiety over the buildup and called on Moscow to pull back its…
At least three killed in Cairo clashes
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least three people were killed in clashes in Cairo on Friday amid protests by the Muslim Brotherhood, days after hundreds of its Islamist supporters were sentenced to death, official sources said.
