Fire crews extinguish blaze at Venezuela oil refinery
CARACAS (Reuters) – Firefighters in Venezuela put out a blaze in a storage tank at an oil refinery that was caused by lightning on Sunday and led to the evacuation of people living nearby, a top official at state oil company PDVSA said.
Cashing in on health scares, China online food sales boom
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese consumers are responding to a powerful new marketing tactic that plays to a widespread fear of food contamination – the promise of safe groceries sold online.
Israel to free first group of Palestinian prisoners ahead of peace talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Monday published a list of 26 Palestinian prisoners set to go free within days, some after spending more than two decades behind bars, in the first stage of a deal that led to a resumption of U.S.-backed peace talks last…
Argentine midterm primary tests Fernandez popularity
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez faced a tough midterm primary election test on Sunday, with exit polls showing headwinds to any effort by her allies to pass a constitutional amendment allowing her to run for a third term…
Egypt expected to act against pro-Mursi protesters Monday
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police are expected to start taking action early on Monday against supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi who are gathered in crowded protest camps in Cairo, security and government sources said, a move which could trig…
Former PM favorite for president in run-off vote to heal Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Poll workers in Mali began counting votes in Sunday’s high stakes presidential runoff, with former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita tipped to claim the difficult job of stabilizing the West African nation after more than a year …
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Tibet: USGS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck early on Monday in Tibet at a depth of 31 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Lightning starts fire at Venezuela refinery: president
CARACAS (Reuters) – Lightning set fire to a storage tank at Venezuela’s Puerto La Cruz oil refinery on Sunday, the president said, and residents were moved out of the immediate area while local media showed images of thick black smoke rising from the f…
Freed Mexican drug lord’s accomplices could soon walk free
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Outraged by the release of an infamous Mexican drug boss jailed for ordering the brutal 1985 murder of a U.S. drug enforcement agent, the United States may soon face the galling prospect of watching his accomplices walk free.
Tuareg of northern Mali say election alone will not bring peace
KIDAL, Mali (Reuters) – In the birthplace of a Tuareg revolt that nearly tore Mali apart last year, residents said Sunday’s election would not bring lasting peace unless a new president in the distant south gave them more freedom.
