Syrian army retakes two Damascus suburbs from rebels: activists
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian army troops and Shi’ite militia fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad captured two southern suburbs of Damascus on Friday, killing at least 70 people, opposition activists said.
Chemical weapons watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize for Syrian mission
OSLO (Reuters) – The global chemical weapons watchdog working to eliminate chemical arms stockpiles around the battlefields of Syria’s civil war won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
From Egypt, the message is ‘Obama keep your aid’
CAIRO (Reuters) – A U.S. decision to curtail military and economic aid to Egypt to promote democracy may ultimately backfire, pushing Cairo to seek assistance elsewhere and giving Washington less leverage to stabilize a country in the heart of the Midd…
Berlusconi asks to do community service instead of jail term: source
MILAN (Reuters) – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has formally requested to do a year of community service rather than be jailed or put under house arrest following his conviction for tax fraud, a legal source said on Friday.
Hague judges rule Gaddafi-era spy chief can face trial at home
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court ruled on Friday that Libya was free to try Abdullah al-Senussi, the former Libyan spy chief who was a pivotal figure under long-serving ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
Hague judges rule Gaddafi-era spy chief can face trial at home
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court ruled on Friday that Libya was free to try Abdullah al-Senussi, the former Libyan spy chief who was a pivotal figure under long-serving ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
U.S. Secretary of State makes unannounced visit to Kabul for talks with Karzai
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Afghanistan on Friday to advance negotiations with President Hamid Karzai on a bilateral security pact which have hit a wall over two issues that have become deal breakers for the Afghan g…
U.S. Secretary of State makes unannounced visit to Kabul for talks with Karzai
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Afghanistan on Friday to advance negotiations with President Hamid Karzai on a bilateral security pact which have hit a wall over two issues that have become deal breakers for the Afghan g…
Immigration dispute shows fault lines in Italy’s 5-Star
ROME (Reuters) – The leader of Italy’s 5-Star Movement has criticized party lawmakers for what he says is their lax stance on immigration, an issue that threatens to divide the party that took a quarter of votes in February’s deadlocked elections.
Nigeria’s Lagos set to turn vast trash into scarce power
LAGOS (Reuters) – One thing Nigeria’s megacity of Lagos, one of the world’s largest, generates in abundance is trash. Now it plans to turn that rubbish into electricity which the city desperately lacks.
