U.S. sees signs of progress in talks with Russia on Syria’s chemical weapons
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States and Russia, in talks to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons programme, are “coming to agreement” on the size of its toxic stockpiles, a U.S. official said on Friday.
U.S. not expecting U.N. resolution on Syria to include use of force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States does not expect a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria’s chemical weapons to include a potential use of military force due to Russian opposition, senior Obama administration officials said on Friday.
S.Sudan army kills almost 100 members of small tribe-rights group
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s army has killed almost 100 members of a small tribe, executing some of them in cold blood, during seven months of fighting with rebels in the eastern Jonglei state, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.
Wartime artillery shell explodes in Finnish suburb, kills man
HELSINKI (Reuters) – One of several wartime artillery shells kept in a Finnish suburban garage blew up on Friday evening, killing one man and causing the evacuation of hundreds of residents, police said.
Spain demands explanation from Latvia of Catalonia comment
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s foreign minister has called in the Latvian ambassador for consultations after the prime minister of the Baltic state made statements about Catalan independence, Spain’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday.
U.S. says reports of American militant death in Somalia ‘credible’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Reports that a U.S.-born Islamist militant was killed in Somalia are “credible,” a State Department spokeswoman said on Friday.
Egypt pursues crackdown on Sinai militants as protests held
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian troops and helicopter gunships attacked Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula on Friday in a drive to crush a security threat now spilling over into the rest of the country.
Russia and U.S. push for deal on chemical weapons: Lavrov aide
GENEVA (Reuters) – Negotiations between U.S. and Russian officials seeking an agreement to put Syria’s chemical weapons under international control will continue on Friday night in search of a deal, the spokeswoman for Russian Foreign Minister Sergei L…
Obama says Syria deal must be ‘verifiable and enforceable’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday he hopes talks on a plan to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons are successful, but said he will insist any deal is “verifiable and enforceable.”
Central African Republic president dissolves rebel alliance
BANGUI (Reuters) – Central African Republic’s new president said on Friday he was dissolving the rebel alliance that swept him to power, a group that has since been blamed for a wave of violence.
