Bahrain crown prince meets opposition on ending political deadlock
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahrain’s crown prince met the leader of the main Shi’ite Muslim opposition group on Wednesday to try to revive reconciliation talks suspended last week in a setback for efforts to stabilize the U.S.-allied Gulf state.
Egypt voters overwhelmingly back constitution: official sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptians who voted in a referendum overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, official sources said, citing early results of a ballot that could set the stage for army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his candidacy for …
Mexico vigilante leader wants cartel bosses dead, not captured
LA RUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – A vigilante leader in a Mexican state torn by violence said on Wednesday it would be better to kill the heads of the region’s dominant drug cartel than arrest them, and rejected a government order to disarm.
Venezuela shuffles economic team, keeps forex rate
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro named an army general as the new finance minister in a reshuffle of his economic team on Wednesday and said there would be no currency devaluation this year despite a soaring black market for dol…
U.S. to airlift Rwandan forces into Central African Republic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military will soon begin flying Rwandan troops into the Central African Republic, possibly starting on Thursday, in its second such operation in support the African Union’s efforts to stem bloodshed there, a U.S. officia…
Reform or lose us as member, Britain’s finance minister tells EU
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain told its European Union partners on Wednesday the EU’s treaties were “not fit for purpose” and there must be reform or it would quit the bloc.
China confirms hypersonic missile carrier test
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has flight-tested a hypersonic missile delivery vehicle in a move that was scientific in nature and not targeted at any country, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
Saudi-Qatar rivalry divides Syrian opposition
AMMAN (Reuters) – Rivalry between Qatar and Saudi Arabia has fuelled wrangling within the Syrian opposition that threatens to prevent a united rebel delegation attending international peace talks next week.
Western, Arab states pledge $2.4 billion in Syria aid
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Western and Gulf Arab nations pledged more than $2.4 billion on Wednesday for U.N. aid efforts in Syria, where a near three-year civil war has left millions of people hungry, ailing or displaced.
Central Africa Republic religious hatred was underestimated: France
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The level of hatred in Central African Republic between Muslims and Christians has been underestimated and is creating a “nearly impossible” situation for African Union and French forces to combat, France’s U.N. envoy said on…
