EU ministers to back sending force to Central African Republic
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers are expected to agree on Monday to send up to 1,000 soldiers to help stabilize Central African Republic, the EU’s first major army operation in six years, EU officials said on Friday.
U.S. chides UNESCO for putting Jewish exhibit on hold
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States on Friday criticized UNESCO, the U.N.’s cultural arm, for postponing an exhibition about Jews and the Holy Land due to complaints from Arab member states.
Up to 15, mostly foreigners, killed in Kabul suicide attack
KABUL (Reuters) – Up to 15 people, mostly foreigners, were killed on Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a popular Lebanese restaurant in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul, police said.
At least four killed in clashes across Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least four people were killed as clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police flared up across Egypt on Friday, security sources said.
Syria offers Aleppo truce as rebels argue over talks
MOSCOW/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Syrian government, preparing for peace talks with rebels next week, handed the Russian co-sponsors of the conference a proposal on Friday for a ceasefire in Aleppo and an exchange of prisoners.
IMF representative killed in Kabul, Fund says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Friday said its resident representative in Afghanistan was one of the victims of a suicide bombing attack in Kabul that killed up to 15 people.
Thousands of Afghans face cold, hungry winter as aid goes missing
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Thousands of homeless Afghans are huddling on the sides of freezing roads this winter with little shelter and nothing to eat, not far from warehouses stuffed with food.
Ukraine leader, defying West, signs laws against protests
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Friday signed into force a set of tough new laws that would ban virtually all forms of anti-government protests despite an outcry from Western governments which have criticized them as anti-demo…
Rwanda asks for U.N. report on Congo sanctions to be dismissed
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Rwanda asked a U.N. Security Council sanctions committee on Friday to dismiss a report that says the defeated M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are still recruiting fighters in Rwanda and Congolese troops are involve…
Mexico says Pacific trade talks could conclude by April
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An ambitious trade pact being negotiated among Pacific Rim nations could be concluded as soon as April, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Friday.
