Nigerian president sacks ministers amid party divisions
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan sacked nine ministers on Wednesday in his first major cabinet reshuffle, as he looked to rally support in an increasingly divided ruling party.
Russian Duma warns U.S. against Syria strike
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian parliament on Wednesday urged the United States not to strike Syria, warning that military action could be a “crime against the Syrian people” but stopping short of threatening countermeasures.
Kenyan broadcaster tells court he did not incite vote violence
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Kenyan broadcaster described as the mouthpiece of the deputy president denied helping incite a post-election bloodbath, telling the International Criminal Court on Wednesday he was a deeply religious, law-abiding man.
Red Cross urges U.S. and Russia to help unblock aid delivery in Syria
GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on the United States and Russia to also address the obstacles to delivering aid in Syria at talks on Thursday focusing on the use of chemical weapons.
Netanyahu says Syria must be stripped of its chemical weapons
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday Syria must be stripped of its chemical weapons and that the international community must make sure those who used weapons of mass destruction pay a price.
Syria’s chemical weapons; decades to build, years to destroy
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – If Saddam Hussein’s Iraq is anything to go by, destroying Syria’s massive chemical weapons arsenal will mean checking dozens of far-flung sites in a war zone while the government employs delaying tactics to hide the banned munitio…
Blast damages Libyan foreign ministry building in Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A car bomb damaged a Libyan foreign ministry building in Benghazi on Wednesday, causing no known casualties on the first anniversary of the attack on the U.S. consulate in the country’s second largest city.
Syrians queue for passports despite reprieve from U.S. strike
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – The threat of U.S. air strikes on their country may be receding for now, but Syrians queuing for passports in a central Damascus office were taking no chances.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi says worth getting wet for democracy
WARSAW (Reuters) – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi had to walk through the rain to visit Poland’s parliament on Wednesday after protesters blocked traffic, but she said she did not mind because it showed democracy in action.
Syria vows to give up chemical weapons, Obama cautious about deal
WASHINGTON/AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria accepted a Russian proposal on Tuesday to give up chemical weapons but U.S. President Barack Obama said it was too early to tell if the initiative would succeed and he vowed to keep military forces at the ready to str…
