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.
Algeria’s Bouteflika names new ministers months after stroke
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika named new ministers for foreign affairs, the interior and justice on Wednesday in a major resumption of political activity since he suffered a stroke in April.
Italy’s wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship to be raised
ROME (Reuters) – The wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship could be upright again next week, nearly two years after the liner capsized and killed at least 30 people off the Italian coast.
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.
