South African gold strike almost over, except at Harmony
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A three-day strike by tens of thousands of South African gold miners wound down on Friday with most strikers agreeing to return to work after accepting the latest wage offer from employers, the National Union of Mineworkers (NU…
Nigerian militant attacks kill 20 in northeast: witnesses
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants armed with guns and machetes killed at least 20 people in villages in Nigeria’s turbulent northeast, witnesses said on Friday.
Putin: Need to resolve potash row with Belarus
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday it was necessary to resolve a potash dispute with Belarus but said it was important to avoid escalating a row, which broke out after the arrest by Minsk of Uralkali CEO …
Turkey says almost all G20 leaders support operation against Syria
ST. PETERSBURG (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday almost all leaders at the G20 summit accepted the need for intervention in Syria and repeated that a small coalition could be formed for a joint operation even outside the …
Suspected al Qaeda gunmen kill two officers in southern Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) – Suspected al Qaeda militants shot dead two senior officers in Yemen’s security services on Friday, security sources said, in the latest of a wave of such attacks.
Egyptian protester killed as thousands demonstrate
CAIRO (Reuters) – One person was killed on Friday in the Egyptian province of Damietta during protests called by the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies against Egypt’s army-backed government, a medical official said.
Putin says he and Obama still at odds on Syria, blames attack on rebels
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said he and U.S. President Barack Obama stuck to their positions over Syria but listened to each other during a one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of a G20 summit on Friday and are lo…
Obama says values France’s strong support for U.S. action on Syria
ST. PETERSBURG (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday he values the strong support from French President Francois Hollande for action against Syria for a chemical weapons attack.
Obama, Putin no closer on Syria after one-on-one talk: Kremlin
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for 20 minutes on the sidelines of a G20 summit on Friday but remained at odds over the conflict in Syria, Putin’s senior foreign policy adviser said.
U.N. envoy, Russia say striking Syria would hurt chance for peace
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russia and the international peace envoy for Syria warned on Friday that U.S. military action against Syria would be illegal without U.N. Security Council approval and would undermine the chances for a political soluti…
