Sectarian strife threatens Iraq ahead of election
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The Sunni militants who seized the riverside town of Buhriz late last month stayed for several hours. The next morning, after the Sunnis had left, Iraqi security forces and dozens of Shi’ite militia fighters arrived and marched from…
Syria misses self-imposed deadline for destroying chemical arms
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria appeared to have missed a self-imposed deadline to get rid of all its chemical weapons by April 27, as the United Nations announced that more than 92 percent of the arsenal had been shipped out of the country or destroyed.
Zarif says most Iranians support nuclear deal with West
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday he saw a good chance for a nuclear deal with the West because “most Iranians” were in favor of it, playing down resistance from Islamic hardliners.
Afghan presidential hopefuls rally supporters ahead of run-off
KABUL (Reuters) – The two leading candidates in the race to become Afghanistan’s next president rallied supporters and urged election officials to come clean on fraud on Sunday as the country readied for an expected grueling run-off in June.
Netanyahu tells Abbas to ‘tear up’ pact with Hamas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to “tear up” his pact with Hamas, saying Israel would not take part in Middle East peace talks with a Palestinian government backed by …
Germans outraged by Berlusconi’s comments on concentration camps
BERLIN (Reuters) – German politicians on Sunday condemned as “unacceptable” and “absurd” comments by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi that Germans denied the existence of Nazi concentration camps.
U.S. concerned about Iran missiles, committed to Gulf security
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A senior U.S. official signaled optimism on Sunday about a possible resolution of the Iranian nuclear dispute but said Washington remained concerned that Iran’s ballistic missiles threatened Gulf Arab states.
Colombia’s Santos would win election, but support down – poll
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos remains frontrunner to win a second term in office in next month’s election, but his two closest rivals are gaining ground, according to a poll published on Sunday.
London braced for travel disruption as underground rail workers strike
LONDON (Reuters) – Millions of commuters face transport chaos this week as workers on the London Underground rail network hold a two-day strike in a dispute over planned job cuts.
Gaddafi’s son Saif faces charges in Tripoli court
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and dozens of former government officials appeared in a Tripoli court on Sunday to face charges ranging from war crimes to corruption, in a major test of the state’s commitment to the ru…
