With training and partnerships, U.S. military treads lightly in Africa
DIFFA, Niger (Reuters) – On a dusty training ground in Niger, U.S. Special Forces teach local troops to deal with suspects who resist arrest. “Speed, aggression, surprise!” an instructor barks as two Nigeriens wrestle a U.S. adviser out of a car.
Three more killed in Venezuela unrest, students battle troops
CARACAS (Reuters) – Protesters battled soldiers in the streets of Caracas again on Wednesday as three more fatal shootings raised to 25 the death toll from a month of demonstrations against Venezuela’s socialist government.
UAE summons Iraq ambassador over Saudi ‘terrorism’ charge
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates summoned Iraq’s ambassador on Wednesday to protest against his prime minister’s accusations that its ally Saudi Arabia was funding terrorism, state news agency WAM reported, while Bahrain called the comments “…
China Premier Li says will target corruption, no matter how high
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will “seriously deal with” corrupt officials no matter how senior they are, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday.
Front companies, embassies mask North Korean weapons trade: U.N.
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has developed sophisticated ways to circumvent United Nations sanctions, including the suspected use of its embassies to facilitate an illegal trade in weapons, a United Nations report issued on Tuesday said.
Brazil’s president faces revolt by coalition allies
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The rift between President Dilma Rousseff and her main political allies widened on Wednesday one day after they voted in Congress to look into bribery allegations leveled at Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras.
El Salvador army rules out coup in election result dispute
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador’s top military commander said on Wednesday the armed forces would not intervene in the disputed presidential election between a former leftist guerrilla leader and his right-wing rival, who has asked for the result …
Israel bombs Gaza militants after intensive rocket fire
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel bombed 29 targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the Israeli military said, after Palestinian militants in the coastal territory fired 60 rockets into Israel in the heaviest such barrage since 2012.
Turkish protester, police officer die in day of clashes: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A protester in Istanbul died from a head injury and a police officer suffered a fatal heart attack during Turkey’s worst day of civil unrest since anti-government protests swept the nation last summer, local media said late on Wedn…
U.S. rebukes Sudan over Darfur violence, wants more from peacekeepers
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday condemned the recent upsurge in violence in Sudan’s western Darfur region, and said civilians are being “terrorized, displaced, and killed” despite the presence of one of the world’s biggest pea…
