Syrian rebel leader says U.S.-Russian deal a blow to uprising
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The head of the opposition Syrian Supreme Military Council said on Saturday a U.S.-Russian agreement to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons was a blow to the two-and-a-half-year uprising to remove President Bashar al-Assad from powe…
New Philippines fighting derails ceasefire; top leaders meet in affected city
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Fighting intensified on Saturday in the southern Philippines between government troops and rogue Muslim separatists, shattering a ceasefire almost immediately as it was to go into effect and leaving many resident…
Tribesmen blow up Yemen’s main oil export pipeline: government official
ADEN (Reuters) – Tribesmen bombed Yemen’s main oil pipeline in the central Maarib province on Saturday, a government official said, the fourth attack on the pipeline in a month.
France hails Syria deal as step forward
PARIS (Reuters) – France welcomed a deal on Saturday between Russia and the United States on destroying Syria’s chemical weapons as an “important step forward” and said that talks on Monday in Paris would focus on its implementation.
U.S., Russia agree to deal on Syria chemical weapons
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States and Russia have agreed on a proposal to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday after nearly three days of talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Syrian warplanes strike Damascus: residents
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian warplanes struck rebel-held suburbs of the capital on Saturday and government forces clashed with insurgents on the frontlines, residents and opposition activists said.
U.S.-Russia deal says nothing about use of force: Lavrov
GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.S.-Russian deal to remove Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal contains nothing about the potential use of force if Syria fails to comply, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday.
U.S. says hopes China, Japan push diplomacy on isles spat
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States hopes that tentative diplomatic engagement between China and Japan amid their dispute over a group of islands in the East China Sea is successful as escalation is in nobody’s interest, a senior U.S. diplomat said o…
Malaysian PM Najib entrenches race-based policies
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak announced steps on Saturday to further boost the economic participation of the ethnic Malay majority, entrenching race-based policies seen as shoring up Malay support ahead of a key ruling …
Austrian far-right party must repay funds: court
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s far-right BZO party must repay nearly 1 million euros ($1.33 million) it got in illicit financing from Telekom Austria officials, a Vienna court ruled while convicting four people in the influence-peddling case.
