Gunmen abduct Iranian embassy worker in Yemeni capital
SANAA (Reuters) – Armed men kidnapped an employee of the Iranian embassy in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Sunday, police sources said, the latest in a series of abductions of foreigners in the lawless Arab country.
Seven injured in explosion at Pemex pipeline in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least seven people were injured by an explosion after an attempt to illegally tap a pipeline belonging to the Mexican state oil monopoly Pemex near Mexico City, officials said on Sunday.
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader says peace process still on track
ANKARA (Reuters) – Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan said on Sunday that a peace process to end three decades of conflict was still continuing with all “seriousness”, but that Ankara needed to take concrete steps before parliament opens in…
Japan urges Britain to keep ‘major role’ in EU
LONDON (Reuters) – Japan has added its voice to international calls for Britain to maintain a leading role in the European Union, saying that membership is a key advantage for companies looking to access Europe’s single market.
Bahraini parliamentarian’s house attacked for second time
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Assailants attacked the home of a Bahraini member of parliament with petrol bombs on Sunday for the second time in a week, the state news agency BNA said, the latest in a series of assaults on public officials and security personn…
Pakistan says seeks to reset frayed Afghan ties
KABUL (Reuters) – Pakistan’s new foreign policy chief denied on Sunday backing Afghanistan’s breakup or planning to end the Afghan war with a power-sharing role for the Taliban during a fence-mending visit to Kabul aimed at lowering cross-border tensio…
Syria activists say family of 13 killed in Sunni village
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad killed at least 13 members of a family in the Sunni Muslim village of Baida on Sunday, in what activists said was the second massacre there.
Iran denies missing World Bank payments, blames sanctions
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran denied on Sunday it had failed to make payments on its loans to the World Bank for the last six months, blaming Western sanctions for preventing an intermediary from forwarding funds to the global lender, Iran’s IRNA state news a…
Hamas reeling from Egyptian crackdown on Gaza tunnels
GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are reeling from another devastating blockade but this time they are blaming Egypt, the neighboring Arab power they once hoped would end their isolation, rather than their old foe Israel.
Kidnapped Mali election workers freed in north: official
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Gunmen have freed four election workers and a deputy mayor a day after they were kidnapped in Mali’s remote northern town of Tessalit, a local official said on Sunday.
