‘Broke’ U.N. agency pleads for help in Central African Republic
GENEVA (Reuters) – Inter-communal violence is tearing Central African Republic apart but the conflict is not getting the attention, or aid, needed to save huge numbers of lives, the head of the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
Syrian opposition accuses Assad’s forces of new poison gas attack
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Opposition activists accused President Bashar al-Assad’s forces of a new poison gas attack in the Syrian capital on Wednesday, posting footage of four men being treated by medics.
Audit finds U.S. housing aid program in Haiti falls short
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A post-earthquake housing program in Haiti funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has delivered only a quarter of the planned number of homes at nearly twice the budgeted cost, according to a governme…
Algerian police break up anti-government protest before election
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian police broke up a rare anti-government protest on Wednesday, a day before elections that look set to give President Abdelaziz Bouteflika a fourth term in office although he is still recovering from a stroke.
Yemen’s al Qaeda leader vows to attack America in new video
DUBAI (Reuters) – The leader of al Qaeda’s wing in Yemen has vowed to attack the United States, in a video apparently showing a gathering of the group celebrating a mass jailbreak of fighters.
Iranian negotiators reject hardline criticism of nuclear talks
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Iranian hardliners stepped up criticism of Tehran’s negotiations with world powers over its nuclear program on Wednesday, but negotiators defended the planned deal that could lead to an end to economic sanctions.
UK says Iraqi murder allegations against its troops a conspiracy
LONDON (Reuters) – Allegations British troops unlawfully killed up to 20 Iraqi men at an army camp in 2004 were part of a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, the British government told a public inquiry into the deaths on Wednesday.
Obama looks to salvage Asia ‘pivot’ as allies fret about China
WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) – When a Philippine government ship evaded a Chinese blockade in disputed waters of the South China Sea last month, a U.S. Navy plane swooped in to witness the dramatic encounter.
Jordanian warplanes destroy vehicles trying to cross from Syria: spokesman
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordanian warplanes hit and destroyed several vehicles trying to cross the border from Syria, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, underlining Amman’s concern about incursions from areas controlled by Syrian rebels.
22 reported killed in clashes over Central African Republic town
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least 22 people, mainly civilians, were killed in clashes between mainly Muslim rebels and Christian militia in the Central African Republic earlier this week, the local Red Cross said on Wednesday.
