Side deals with Moscow thwart drive to wean Europe off Russian gas
LONDON (Reuters) – While officials in Brussels were calling for Europe to reduce its dependency on Russian natural gas and negotiate with Moscow as a bloc, Austria was quietly bypassing the European Commission to cut its own bilateral deal on building …
Syria’s Assad calls for aid cooperation without hurting “sovereignty”
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has said government agencies should increase cooperation on aid work but it must be done without “compromising national sovereignty”, state media reported.
Earthquake of 6.6 magnitude deep in Pacific Ocean south of Fiji: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday deep in the ocean about 328 miles south of Suva, Fiji, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Turbulence in South Africa’s townships clouds ANC’s re-election drive
ENNERDALE, South Africa (Reuters) – In many countries, protesters throwing rocks, torching government buildings and blocking roads with burning tires on an almost daily basis would strike fear into the ruling party in the run-up to an election.
Syria rebel infighting forces over 60,000 to flee homes: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fighting between al Qaeda’s Syria branch and a splinter group in eastern Syria has forced more than 60,000 people to flee their homes, emptied villages and killed scores of fighters, a monitoring group said.
Israeli settlers launch enclave in Palestinian business hub
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The smell of fresh paint wafts through the domed lobby of the latest Israeli arrival in East Jerusalem – a Jewish seminary in a bustling commercial area in the same building as a post office serving thousands of Palestinians every…
Bahraini Shi’ite youth risk radicalization as political talks stall
MANAMA (Reuters) – Dozens of black-clad, masked men parade through Bahrain’s Shi’ite Muslim villages, some holding petrol bombs and others denouncing al Khalifa, the Sunni Muslim monarchy that has ruled the Gulf Arab island since the 18th century.
Yemeni colonel shot dead in Aden, two hurt in bomb attack
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen shot dead an army colonel in his car in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden late on Friday and two soldiers were injured when a car bomb exploded in another major southern port on Saturday, security sources sa…
China premier says Sino-Africa disputes just ‘growing pains’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Disputes arising over China’s investment projects in Africa are just “growing pains” in a burgeoning relationship that saw their trade top $200 billion last year, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday ahead of a tour of the continent.
Bus crash kills 23, injures 17 in southwest Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A bus crash in southwest Haiti killed 23 people and injured 17 on Saturday, authorities said.
