South Sudan government, rebels set for New Year’s Day talks
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s government and rebels are set for New Year’s Day peace talks in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, to thrash out a ceasefire to end weeks of ethnic bloodletting in the world’s newest state.
Putin vows to annihilate “terrorists” after suicide bombings
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday vowed to annihilate all “terrorists” following two deadly bomb attacks in the southern Russian city of Volgograd that raised security fears ahead of the Winter Olympics.
Italy president says won’t serve entire term
ROME (Reuters) – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said on Tuesday that he would stay on the job only as long as he is needed and “not a day more,” eight months after breaking a political deadlock by agreeing to serve an unprecedented second term.
Egypt security forces arrest Brotherhood leader’s son
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces have arrested the son of a Muslim Brotherhood leader on charges of inciting violence, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday, the latest move in a crackdown against the group now branded a terrorist organizatio…
Iran says nuclear deal to be implemented in late January
DUBAI (Reuters) – World powers and Iran have agreed to start implementing in late January an agreement obliging Tehran to suspend its most sensitive nuclear work, an Iranian official was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Kerry to push for solutions as Israeli-Palestinian peace talks intensify
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hopes to narrow differences between Israelis and Palestinians in peace talks this week that are intended to guide the sides toward a deal in April, a senior State Department official said on Tue…
Jordan assumes U.N. Security Council chair as conflicts persist
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Jordan takes over the U.N. Security Council presidency on Wednesday, the first day of its two-year stint on a 15-nation body struggling to cope with conflicts in Syria, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Mali and elsewher…
Leader of group linked to al Qaeda held in Lebanon: sources
(Reuters) – A Saudi militant who allegedly leads a group linked to al Qaeda which operates throughout the Middle East has been arrested by military authorities in Lebanon, according to U.S. national security sources.
Armed men attack Yemen police headquarters, wounding seven
ADEN (Reuters) – Armed men including a suicide bomber tried to storm police headquarters in southern Yemen’s main city on Tuesday, wounding seven policemen, state media reported.
Bombs across Baghdad kill at least 15, clashes continue in Anbar: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people, police and medical sources said, a day after police broke up a Sunni Muslim protest camp in a western province.
