Mexican Congress passes radical shake-up of oil industry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Congress on Thursday overwhelmingly voted to open up the country’s oil and gas sector to private investment in the biggest overhaul of the industry since it was nationalized in 1938.
Air strike kills 15 civilians in Yemen by mistake: officials
SANAA (Reuters) – Fifteen people on their way to a wedding in Yemen were killed in an air strike after their party was mistaken for an al Qaeda convoy, local security officials said on Thursday.
Central African Republic humanitarian crisis mounts even as attacks ease
BANGUI (Reuters) – As the base for French forces in Central African Republic, Bangui airport is one of the safest places in town. It is now also home to around 30,000 civilians who have fled fighting between Christian and Muslim militia.
Egyptian police fire teargas and water cannon on protesters
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian riot police fired teargas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of pro-Islamist protesters demonstrating near the headquarters of the ministry of defense in Cairo on Thursday, security sources said.
U.N. Iran panel chair urges states to keep enforcing sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Australian chairman of the U.N. Security Council’s Iran sanctions committee on Thursday urged the United Nations’ 193 member states to continue enforcing U.N. sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program.
Central African Republic humanitarian crisis mounts even as attacks ease
BANGUI (Reuters) – As the base for French forces in Central African Republic, Bangui airport is one of the safest places in town. It is now also home to around 30,000 civilians who have fled fighting between Christian and Muslim militia.
Guinea opposition says will sit in Assembly despite poll dispute
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Opposition parties in Guinea said on Thursday they would take their seats in the National Assembly, ending a period of uncertainty that began when the supreme court rejected their challenge to September’s election results.
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…
With Brazil-U.S. links frosty, Hollande pushes jet deal
BRASILIA (Reuters) – French President François Hollande sought to take advantage of a chill in U.S.-Brazil relations to push a French bid for a multibillion-dollar fighter-jet contract during a visit to Brasilia on Thursday.
Tunisia’s Islamists and opposition reach deal on premier
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s ruling Islamists and opposition parties reached a deal on Thursday to name a new prime minister to lead a caretaker administration until elections aimed at ending months of crisis.
