Syria talks bring offer of exit from siege of Homs
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Syrian government said women and children could leave the besieged rebel city of Homs on Sunday as negotiators from the warring sides discussed humanitarian gestures on a second day of face-to-face talks in Geneva.
Libya says five kidnapped Egyptian diplomats freed
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Five Egyptian diplomats kidnapped in Tripoli in retaliation for Egypt’s arrest of a Libyan militia commander have been freed, Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Razak Al-Grady said on Sunday.
Pirates hijacked tanker off Angola, stole cargo: owners
LISBON/ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek owners of an oil tanker that vanished off the Angolan coast on January 18 said on Sunday that pirates had hijacked the vessel and stolen a large quantity of cargo, contradicting the Angolan navy’s denial that such an…
Thai anti-government protester killed, adds to doubts over election
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai anti-government protest leader was shot and killed in Bangkok on Sunday when violence erupted as demonstrators blocked early voting in many areas of the capital ahead of a disputed election next week.
Iraqi planes, artillery strike rebel-held Falluja
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces battling al Qaeda-linked militants intensified air strikes and artillery fire on the rebel-held city of Falluja on Sunday, and at least seven people were killed, according to hospital officials and tribal lea…
Egypt calls early presidential election as violence spreads
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will hold a presidential vote before parliamentary polls, President Adly Mansour said on Sunday, in a change to a political roadmap that could pave the way for the swift election of army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Thai anti-government protester killed, adds to doubts over election
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai anti-government protest leader was shot and killed in Bangkok on Sunday when violence erupted as demonstrators blocked early voting in many areas of the capital ahead of a disputed election next week.
U.S. historian returns Hungarian award over Holocaust ‘whitewash’
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – An American historian said on Sunday he was returning an award he received from the Hungarian state in protest at what he called the government’s attempt to erase Hungary’s role in the Holocaust.
New clashes as Ukraine’s president tries to tempt opposition
KIEV (Reuters) – Police clashed with protesters in central Kiev on Sunday and the fate of Ukraine’s government was uncertain after embattled President Viktor Yanukovich offered important posts to opposition leaders, including the role of prime minister…
Eight dead in Central African Republic capital, rebel leaders flee city
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed in mob violence in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui on Sunday as senior officers from the Seleka rebel movement fled the city, according to the country’s Red Cross and a rights group.
