Four Libyan soldiers killed in new violence in Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Four Libyan soldiers were killed when clashes erupted between the army and militant Islamists in the eastern city of Benghazi on Thursday, army and security officials said.
Insight: Iran sanctions deal sparks hunt for vintage plane parts
(Reuters) – While foreign ministers raced to Geneva for a crucial phase of talks over Iran’s nuclear activities earlier this month, passengers with the country’s national airline faced a little-noticed drama on the other side of the world.
With military commitments in Africa, France to leave Kosovo
PRISTINA (Reuters) – NATO confirmed on Thursday that France plans to withdraw its 320 troops from Kosovo, citing commitments in Mali and a pending French intervention in Central African Republic.
Steam, water may show North Korea trying to restart reactor: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear agency said on Thursday it had seen releases of steam and water indicating that North Korea may be seeking to restart a reactor that experts say would be capable of making plutonium for atomic bombs.
One killed, nine injured in shelling of Russian embassy in Damascus
MOSCOW (Reuters) – One Syrian was killed and nine others were injured during a mortar shelling of the Russian embassy in Damascus, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Britain’s Cameron urged to seek ‘red card’ to scrap EU laws
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron should push for new powers for European Union member states to repeal existing laws across the bloc as part of his EU reform drive, an influential group of lawmakers in his Conservative Party said…
Victorious Nepali Congress party tries to woo Maoists for stability
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s oldest political party has emerged as the biggest group after an election last week, a final count showed on Thursday, and the party is now trying to woo Maoist former rebels to join a national unity government in the vola…
Israel jails six Arabs over 2005 killing of Jewish gunman
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – An Israeli court jailed six Israeli Arab citizens on Thursday over the mob killing in 2005 of a Jewish gunman after he went on a deadly rampage on a bus in their town.
Egypt’s draft constitution strengthens army, to be concluded on Thursday
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s new constitution would strengthen the army’s hand and could ban Islamist parties outright, according to a final draft published in state media, and the assembly writing the text said it was poised to finish its work on Thursda…
Embattled Thai PM easily survives no-confidence vote, protests persist
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra easily won a no-confidence vote in parliament on Thursday but failed to pacify anti-government protesters who rejected calls for talks and massed by the thousands in the capita…
