U.S. hopes for ‘framework’ Mideast peace deal within weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration hopes to complete a “framework” accord in coming weeks between Israel and the Palestinians and will then seek to negotiate a final peace deal by the end of 2014, the U.S. mediator told American Jewish lea…
Dennis Rodman says he’d trade places with American held in North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former basketball star Dennis Rodman said on Friday he was willing to trade places with Kenneth Bae, an American missionary imprisoned in North Korea, the next time he visits his friend, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
Suspected militants kill 15 soldiers in Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) – Fifteen soldiers were killed and four wounded by suspected al Qaeda militants in an attack on an army checkpoint in southeastern Yemen on Friday, an army official said.
Suspected militants kill 15 soldiers in Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) – Fifteen soldiers were killed and four wounded by suspected al Qaeda militants in an attack on an army checkpoint in southeastern Yemen on Friday, an army official said.
Three rockets strike Baghdad airport, no casualties
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Three rockets were fired at Baghdad’s heavily guarded international airport on Friday, hitting a runway and plane but causing no casualties, a security source said.
Russia sending advanced air defense systems to Kazakhstan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is delivering S-300 advanced air defense systems to Kazakhstan, state-run RIA news agency reported Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov as saying on a trip to Astana.
Indian anti-corruption party targets ministers
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday named a string of high-ranking Indian politicians he described as corrupt and said his anti-graft Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would target them in an upcoming general election.
Middle East peace mediators to meet in Munich
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – Top officials from the United Nations, United States, Russia and European Union will meet on Saturday to discuss how they can help U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s drive for a Middle East peace deal, the EU said on Frida…
Kenyan suspect fails to block ICC arrest warrant
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan journalist wanted by the International Criminal Court for trying to bribe witnesses in the prosecution of deputy president William Ruto failed in his bid to block an arrest warrant issued by the tribunal, a court ruled on F…
First South Sudan ceasefire monitors to arrive shortly: mediators
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A regional African group mediating to end the conflict in South Sudan aims to deploy the first monitors of a shaky ceasefire at the weekend, senior officials said on Friday.
