Bombs destroy police station in Libya’s Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Bombs flattened a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Wednesday but there were no casualties as the building had been emptied for repairs following previous attacks, security officials said.
Analysis: Putin basks in isolation over Syria as Obama’s charm falls flat
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/MOSCOW (Reuters) – At the end of a tense two-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama – slumped over and serious – tried to lighten the mood with a joke about their favorite sports.
Germany agrees financing of 8 billion euro flood aid fund
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has agreed the financing of an 8-billion euro fund to help repair damage caused by the worst flooding in a decade, with both the federal government and states footing the bill, the finance ministry said on Wednesday.
UAE will try 30 Emiratis, Egyptians for illegal Brotherhood cell
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday it would put on trial 30 Emiratis and Egyptians accused of setting up an illegal branch of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, part of a crackdown on the Islamist organization that has soured relatio…
Palestinian tobacco faces threat from crackdown on black economy
YA’ABAD, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian farmers sow tobacco sprouts in the rocky earth of the northern West Bank, reaping a harvest that provides a reliable livelihood in the struggling occupied territory.
Mozambique’s Renamo threatens to paralyze vital coal railway
MAPUTO (Reuters) – The Renamo opposition party, a former guerrilla organization, threatened on Wednesday to paralyze the only railway line out of Mozambique’s vast coalfields in an effort to hurt the government.
Hamas says its Iran ties worsen over Syrian civil war
GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas said on Wednesday its relations with financial backer Iran have suffered as a result of the Islamist group’s support of rebels battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a long-time Iranian ally.
Putin criticizes U.S. over missile defenses
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern about U.S. missile defenses and high-precision weapons on Wednesday, before a speech in which Barack Obama was expected to call for nuclear arms cuts.
Kurdish rebel commander warns Turkish state sabotaging peace
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A top Kurdish militant commander warned on Wednesday a fragile peace process had been jeopardized by increased military activity and a lack of concrete steps by the government, including the continued detention of Kurdish politicia…
North Korea repeats offer for nuclear talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – A top North Korean diplomat repeated an offer for international talks over his country’s disputed nuclear program during a meeting in China on Wednesday, saying the denuclearization of the peninsula was the “dying wish” of North Kor…
