U.N. confirms chemical arms were used repeatedly in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Chemical weapons were likely used in five out of seven attacks investigated by U.N. experts in Syria, where a 2 1/2-year civil war has killed more than 100,000 people, according to the final report of a U.N. inquiry published…
Schaeuble to remain finance minister in new government: sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – Wolfgang Schaeuble will remain finance minister in Angela Merkel’s new coalition government with the Social Democrats (SPD), party sources said on Friday.
Brazil’s Rousseff popularity keeps climbing ahead of 2014 vote
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s popularity continued to recover in November thanks to her government’s social programs and a slowdown in inflation, a poll showed on Friday, making her the clear favorite in next year’s presiden…
Human remains found in a suspected mass grave in Serbia
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Human remains believed to be the bodies of hundreds of Albanians killed during the 1998-99 war in Kosovo have been found just inside the Serbian border, a Kosovo official said on Friday.
Coal mine blast in western China kills 21
BEIJING (Reuters) – A blast at a coal mine in China’s far-west Xinjiang province killed 21 people on Friday, state agency Xinhua said.
Thai protest leader wants 12 months to push through reforms
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The leader of a protest group trying to overthrow Thailand’s government and scrap planned elections said on Friday the prime minister should either step down or be forced out, and his movement would then need around a year to push t…
Militia attack in Central African Republic kills 27: U.N.
BANGUI (Reuters) – A militia group has killed 27 Muslims in a village in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said on Friday, in an attack underscoring the difficulties faced by French troops in stabilizing their former colony.
Man accused of murdering British soldier opts not to give evidence
LONDON (Reuters) – One of the two men accused of murdering British soldier Lee Rigby on a London street in May will not be testifying in his defense, a court heard on Friday.
Ukraine’s Yanukovich holds crisis talks as thousands mass for rally
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich made few concessions on Friday in crisis talks with the opposition, his first direct attempt to defuse weeks of unrest over a policy swerve to Russia away from Europe.
No threat to tight grip in Turkmenistan from multi-party vote
ALMATY (Reuters) – Turkmenistan’s President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov says Sunday’s parliamentary election is a democratic milestone for his gas-rich nation, but critics say it merely slaps a veneer on what they call a repressive autocracy.
