Tents, garages, shops: Syria refugees hide in Lebanon shadows
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – Atop a mountain lined with olive and cypress trees overlooking the Lebanese city of Tripoli, a disused shopping center houses nearly 1,000 refugees who have fled Syria’s civil war.
Cuban death toll from methanol sold as rum climbs to 11
HAVANA (Reuters) – Eleven Cubans have died this week and more than 60 are in hospital after consuming toxic industrial methanol sold as rum, state media reported on Friday.
Britain to close embassy in Yemen for two days due to security concerns
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Friday that it will close its embassy in Yemen on August 4 and 5 due to “increased security concerns”, after the United States announced a number of its embassies would also shut on Sunday.
Berlusconi lays out price of preserving Italian government
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s center right must push through justice reform or withdraw from the coalition government, Silvio Berlusconi told his People of Freedom (PDL) party on Friday after his conviction for tax fraud was upheld by the supreme court.
Berlusconi lays out price of preserving Italian government
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s center right must push through justice reform or withdraw from the coalition government, Silvio Berlusconi told his People of Freedom (PDL) party on Friday after his conviction for tax fraud was upheld by the supreme court.
History shows Snowden may face tough exile in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden seems assured of a warm welcome in Russia and may even achieve celebrity status in his new home, but history suggests he will no longer be master of his fate and a Moscow exile will bring some difficult c…
Spanish train wreck driver got warnings before crash
MADRID (Reuters) – The driver of the Spanish train that derailed last week, killing dozens of passengers, had received three warning signals after taking a phone call minutes before the fatal accident, an examination of the black box showed on Friday.
Cubans welcome new U.S. visa policy, government largely silent
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans are cheering a U.S. visa policy that gives them five years to travel to the United States, while Cuba’s government and state-run media have largely remained silent about the new travel measure.
Zimbabwe’s MDC considers protests against Mugabe landslide
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change said on Friday it could take to the streets to challenge President Robert Mugabe’s victory in elections it rejects as a farce and which face skepticism from the West.
Tunisian forces launch air strikes on Islamist militants
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian forces launched air and ground strikes on Islamist militants near the Algerian border on Friday after fierce overnight clashes in the area, which coincided with increased instability and political turmoil in the North African…
