NATO, Russia dispute over Crimea disrupts Afghan cooperation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s decision to suspend cooperation with Russia will affect their cooperation in countering the flow of Afghan opium and keeping Afghan military helicopters flying, a NATO official said on Wednesday.
Zuma, Mugabe stay home as EU and African leaders meet in Brussels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Presidents and prime ministers from Europe and Africa gathered in Brussels on Wednesday for an EU-Africa summit designed to promote peace and investment on the world’s poorest continent.
Libya says moves oil security force headquarters to east, meets rebel demand
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya will move the headquarters of a security force tasked with guarding oil facilities to the eastern town of Brega, home to a rebel force occupying oil ports, the government said on Wednesday.
Libya says could reach deal in 2-3 days to open oil ports
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya could finalise an agreement in two to three days with rebels to reopen key oil ports, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, bolstering hopes for an end to an eight-month standoff that dried up petroleum revenue.
Search for missing Malaysian jet drags on, as probe narrows to crew
PERTH/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police have ruled out involvement of any passengers in the disappearance of a missing jetliner, while Australian officials warned bad weather and a lack of reliable information were impeding efforts to find wrec…
Pakistan Taliban suspend month-long ceasefire but still want talks
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistani Taliban have not extended a month-long ceasefire but are still open to pursuing peace talks with the Islamabad government, a spokesman for the insurgent movement said Wednesday.
Panama quake revised to 5.8, no report of damage, injuries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 hit Panama on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Italy police arrest 24 for plotting violent Veneto secession
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police arrested two dozen separatists including a former parliamentarian on Wednesday on suspicion of gathering arms to violently split the wealthy northern region of Veneto from the rest of Italy.
Suicide bomber kills six police at Afghan ministry ahead of vote
KABUL (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself outside Afghanistan’s interior ministry in central Kabul on Wednesday, killing himself and at least six policemen, the latest in a string of attacks ahead of Afghanistan’s April 5 presidential ele…
Bombs kill two at Cairo University
CAIRO (Reuters) – A series of explosions outside Cairo University killed two people on Wednesday, including a police brigadier-general, in what appeared to be a militant attack targeting security forces.
