Chad says U.N. force needed to stabilize Central African Republic
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s President Idriss Deby has called for the creation of a U.N. peacekeeping mission to contain violence in Central African Republic, the first time the region’s military heavyweight has publicly sought U.N. intervention.
Egypt militants warn tourists to leave or face attack
CAIRO (Reuters) – A militant Islamist group has warned tourists to leave Egypt and threatened to attack any who stay in the country after February 20, raising the prospect of a new front in a fast-growing insurgency.
Taliban kill senior Pakistan officer as peace talks falter
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Taliban fighters opened fire at an army car and killed a senior officer on Tuesday in an attack certain to destroy any prospects of meaningful peace negotiations between the government and the insurgents.
Italy’s man in a hurry faces questions as he starts coalition talks
ROME (Reuters) – Italian center-left leader Matteo Renzi began the delicate task of trying to form a new government on Tuesday, facing questions about how he will fill key ministerial posts and the details of his ambitious reform agenda.
South Sudan rebels say control oil-producing state capital
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudanese rebels said they had seized control of the capital of oil-producing Upper Nile state on Tuesday, in an assault the government branded a flagrant breach of a ceasefire signed in January.
Lebanon looks to Kuwait for Saudi-Iranian rapprochement
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri urged Kuwait to keep trying to build bridges between Iran and Saudi Arabia to encourage a rapprochement between two regional heavyweights backing opposite sides in Syria’s civil war.
Austria boosts peacekeepers after Golan withdrawal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria will send more peacekeepers to the Balkans and Africa after its withdrawal from the Golan Heights last year raised questions about the neutral Alpine country’s international commitment.
Austria boosts peacekeepers after Golan withdrawal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria will send more peacekeepers to the Balkans and Africa after its withdrawal from the Golan Heights last year raised questions about the neutral Alpine country’s international commitment.
After 20 years, Russia and Estonia sign border treaty
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Estonia signed a treaty setting out the position of their joint border on Tuesday after more than 20 years of wrangling that reflected tension between Moscow and the small Baltic state.
After 20 years, Russia and Estonia sign border treaty
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Estonia signed a treaty setting out the position of their joint border on Tuesday after more than 20 years of wrangling that reflected tension between Moscow and the small Baltic state.
