Venezuela says 58 foreigners among unrest detainees
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela said on Friday that 58 foreigners had been arrested on suspicion of inciting anti-government protests and violence that have rocked the South American for the last three months.
Ukraine crisis highlights NATO defense spending problem: Hagel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s actions in Ukraine have shattered the myth of European security in the post-Cold War era and underscored the danger NATO allies have created by failing to meet their defense spending pledges, Defense Secretary Chuck Hage…
South Sudan’s Kiir says ready to meet rebel leader for peace talks
NAIROBI (Reuters) – South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir said on Friday he was ready to hold face-to-face talks with rebel leader Riek Machar to try to end more than four months of violence, in a statement released by the Kenyan presidency.
Turkish ruling party says to maintain three-term limit
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling AK Party has decided to maintain a three-term limit for its deputies, the clearest signal yet that Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will run for the presidency in an August election, the party said on Friday.
Obama, Merkel vow wider Russia sanctions if Ukraine election impeded
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday the United States would move to “sectoral sanctions” on Russia if Moscow impeded plans for elections in Ukraine later this month.
Twenty-two Muslims killed in sectarian attacks in India’s Assam
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Suspected tribal rebels have shot dead 22 Muslims in attacks in India’s northeasterly tea-growing state of Assam, where tension has run high during a drawn-out national election, officials said on Friday.
Venezuela tackles shortages with controversial food card
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro is introducing a controversial shopping card intended to combat Venezuela’s food shortages but decried by critics as a Cuban-style policy illustrating the failure of his socialist policies.
Nine soldiers killed as Islamist militants attack security HQ in Libya
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Nine Libyan soldiers were killed on Friday when Islamist fighters tried to storm the Benghazi city security headquarters in an attack authorities blamed on the militant group Ansar al-Sharia.
Syrian rebel offensive encroaches on last chemical stockpile
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian rebel offensive aimed at easing a government siege east of Damascus has brought fighting closer to the last declared stockpile of President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons, according to diplomats and activists.
Chinese oil engineers kidnapped in Sudan freed: Xinhua agency
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Two Chinese engineers kidnapped in Sudan more than a year ago have been released, the official Xinhua media service said on Friday, citing a source at the Chinese embassy in Khartoum.
