Iran’s Rouhani eyes rebuilding relations with United States
BERLIN (Reuters) – Iran wants to improve bilateral relations with the United States and other Western powers, President Hassan Rouhani said in comments published in a German newspaper on Monday, broaching an issue he has so far avoided since he took of…
Suicide car bomb kills 15 at Egyptian police compound
CAIRO (Reuters) – A suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives at a police compound in Egypt’s Nile Delta on Tuesday, killing 15 people, the interior ministry said, in one of the deadliest attacks since the army deposed President Mohamed Mur…
Storms wreak havoc in Britain, France on Christmas Eve
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Hurricane-force winds and torrential rain disrupted transport networks and cut power supplies in Britain and France on Tuesday, one of the busiest travel days of the year just before Christmas, pushing the death toll to at leas…
Italian migrant center cleared after protests
ROME (Reuters) – Italian authorities began clearing a migrant reception center on the island of Lampedusa on Tuesday after a row over harsh living conditions that prompted detainees to sew their lips together in protest.
After Arctic austerity, Khodorkovsky savors Berlin luxury
BERLIN/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The luxury hotel in Berlin where Mikhail Khodorkovsky has spent the last few nights is worlds away from Corrective Colony No. 7, where the former oil tycoon was locked up for years.
Bangladesh opposition calls for protest at ‘farcical’ election
DHAKA (Reuters) – Opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia on Tuesday urged Bangladeshis to march to the capital Dhaka at the weekend to protest against what she called “farcical” elections on January 5, and declared: “Democracy is dead.”
Russia to host talks on eliminating Syria chemical arsenal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will host international talks on Friday on the elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
Catalan public TV to shun Spanish king’s Christmas address
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish king’s traditional Christmas Eve address will not be aired on Catalonia’s public television on Tuesday for the first time since monarchy was restored, highlighting growing separatist fervor in the wealthy north-eastern re…
Nigeria says 70 killed in battle with Islamist group
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military said on Tuesday it had killed at least 50 Islamist rebels fleeing towards Cameroon in a battle in which 15 of its own soldiers and five civilians also died.
Analysis: How South Sudan leaders squandered nation-building effort
JUBA/NAIROBI (Reuters) – At a well-attended investor conference in South Sudan’s capital in early December, President Salva Kiir declared that the world’s newest country was “at last safe” and open for business.
