Pirates kidnap two U.S. sailors off Nigerian coast: sources
ABUJA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pirates attacked an oil supply vessel off the Nigerian coast and kidnapped the captain and chief engineer, both U.S. citizens, American officials said on Thursday as the Nigerian military ordered its Navy to rescue the men….
World boxing champ Klitschko to run for Ukraine president in 2015
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian heavyweight boxer and opposition politician Vitaly Klitschko said on Thursday he would run for president in 2015 and angrily rejected legislation that could disqualify his candidacy because of years he spent training in Germa…
Russia denies head of U.S. exchange program recruiting spies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia angrily denied U.S. media reports that the Russian director of a cultural exchange program may be recruiting Americans as spies, saying such allegations risked damaging ties between the two countries.
EU may re-impose sanctions on Iran ship line despite court order
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European governments have taken preliminary steps to re-impose sanctions against Iran’s main cargo shipping line, potentially complicating a new diplomatic push to settle the dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Myanmar president will not seek second term: party
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar President Thein Sein, who has steered a wave of reforms since the end of military rule, will not be seeking a second term at the next election in 2015, the leader of his party said on Thursday.
Israeli policymakers condemn campaign against securities regulator
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid and other policymakers condemned on Thursday what they called a “smear campaign” against the country’s securities regulator, Shmuel Hauser.
Italian PM says spying by allies unacceptable
ROME (Reuters) – Alleged monitoring of Italian telecommunications by U.S. and British intelligence is “inconceivable and unacceptable”, Prime Minister Enrico Letta said on Thursday.
Algerian troops find huge arms cache on Libyan border
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian troops have discovered a huge cache of weapons near the border with Libya, including surface-to-air missiles, rockets and landmines, an Algerian security source said on Thursday.
Turkey raps international failure to tackle Syria aid crisis
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister on Thursday deplored what he called an international failure to tackle the humanitarian crisis in war-ridden Syria, saying food and medicine are running out and snipers are shooting pregnant women.
Saudi authorities warn of punishment for women drivers
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry has contacted organizers of a campaign to end the ban on women driving and told them they will be punished if they go on defying the male-only road rules, some of the campaign leaders said on Thursday…
