Former BBC radio host in court to face sex charges
LONDON (Reuters) – One of Britain’s best-known radio presenters from the 1970s and 1980s, who counted Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi among his fans, appeared in court on Friday accused of sex offences over a 30-year period.
Syria government, rebels ramp up conventional weapons use
LONDON (Reuters) – Syria’s warring sides might have struggled to get the foreign arms they want, but even before this week’s apparent chemical attack both government and opposition were using ever more powerful conventional weapons.
Gibraltar could open waters to Spanish fishermen by October: report
MADRID (Reuters) – British overseas territory Gibraltar could open its waters to Spanish fishermen again by October, its chief minister was cited as saying on Friday, potentially offering a means to resolve a recent spat with Spain which lays claim to …
Two explosions hit Lebanon’s Tripoli
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – Two explosions rocked Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli on Friday, causing casualties, witnesses and security sources said.
UK says time running out for Syrian chemical attack inspection
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain warned on Friday that U.N. inspectors needed urgent access to the site of a reported chemical weapons attack in Syria because evidence could deteriorate or be concealed by those responsible.
Israel bombs pro-Assad Lebanon militants after rocket attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s air force on Friday bombed a militant base in Lebanon used by allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and radical Islamists in retaliation for a rare cross-border rocket salvo a day earlier, Israeli and Lebanese offici…
Obama says Syria situation ‘of grave concern’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said in an interview on Friday that the international community needs to find out more about whether chemical weapons have been used in Syria, and called on the Assad government to allow a full investigatio…
Analysis: Iran’s supreme leader does not rule supreme
DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has twice written to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei believing that he, not the president, holds ultimate power in the Islamic Republic and the key to unlocking the dispute over Tehran’s nucle…
Polish PM Tusk wins party leadership vote after strong challenge
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk won a party leadership election with nearly 80 percent of the vote, but a stronger-than-expected showing by his challenger pointed to growing dissatisfaction in the party he co-founded.
Brahimi: Alleged chemical weapon attack shows Syria peace talks urgent
GENEVA (Reuters) – Arab League-United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi believes that the alleged chemical weapon attack in Syria this week should speed up work towards an international peace conference, his spokeswoman said on Friday.
