Syrian rebels ask Kerry to send U.S. arms quickly
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The head of Syria’s opposition told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday the country’s situation was “desperate” and called for the United States to arm the rebels quickly and to push harder for a political settlement.
Turmoil hits Tunisia after secular politician slain
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi was shot dead on Thursday in the second such assassination this year, setting off violent protests against the Islamist-led government in the capital and elsewhere.
U.S. uses Syrian rebel supply lines as it prepares to send arms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has quietly been testing the Syrian opposition’s ability to deliver food rations, medical kits and money to rebel-held areas as Washington prepares to send arms to the rebel fighters.
Why was doomed Spanish train going so fast?
MADRID (Reuters) – Why was the train going so fast? Did the driver fail to heed speed limits on a sharp curve? Did brakes fail? What about the safety system meant to force the train or the driver to slow down if going too fast?
All flights to and from Tunisia cancelled on Friday
TUNIS (Reuters) – All flights to and from Tunisia will be canceled on Friday after a general strike was called by the main labor organization in protest at the killing of a prominent opposition figure, the civil aviation office said.
Egypt braces for rival rallies, army signals crackdown
CAIRO (Reuters) – A deeply polarized Egypt braced for bloodshed on Friday in rival mass rallies summoned by the army that ousted the state’s first freely elected president and by the Islamists who back him.
Bombings and shootings kill 28 across Iraq
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – At least 28 people were killed in bombings and shootings across Iraq on Thursday, police said.
Driver in custody after 80 killed in Spain train crash
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Reuters) – Police took the driver of a Spanish train into custody in hospital on Thursday after at least 80 people died when it derailed and caught fire in a dramatic accident which an official source said was caused by e…
Tunisia police fire teargas at protesters at Interior Ministry
TUNIS (Reuters) – Riot police fired teargas in front of the Interior Ministry in the Tunisian capital on Thursday to try to disperse hundreds of people protesting against the assassination of opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi, a Reuters witness said.
Pope scolds rich, demands social justice in visit to Brazil slum
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday issued the first social manifesto of his young pontificate, telling slum dwellers in Brazil that the world’s rich must do much more to wipe out vast inequalities between the haves and the have-nots.
