Egypt reopens border crossing with Gaza Strip
GAZA (Reuters) – Egypt reopened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Saturday after four days of it being closed, allowing stranded passengers to cross in and out of the Palestinian territory that is controlled by the Islamist Hamas group.
Four killed in oil industry helicopter crash off Scotland
LONDON (Reuters) – Four people were killed when a helicopter carrying oil workers crashed into the sea off Scotland’s Shetland islands, raising fresh questions about safety in the remote North Sea energy sector.
Iran’s Rouhani says chemical weapons killed people in Syria
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday acknowledged for the first time chemical weapons had killed people in ally Syria and called for the international community to prevent their use.
Critics say Putin’s Olympic security decree violates rights
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to tighten security in the Black Sea resort of Sochi during the 2014 Winter Olympics, imposing restrictions on freedom of movement and assembly that critics said violated human rig…
North Korea objects to sanctions ban on ski resort equipment
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea objected on Saturday to a ban on imports of equipment for a luxury ski resort mainly for the ruling elite, indicating toughened U.N. sanctions are impacting the impoverished state.
Bolivia prison violence kills 29, including one child
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Violent clashes between inmates in a maximum-security prison in Bolivia killed at least 29 people, including one child, officials said on Friday.
Bolivia prison violence kills 29, including one child
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Violent clashes between inmates in a maximum-security prison in Bolivia killed at least 29 people, including one child, officials said on Friday.
Mystery African meat piques appetites during China trial
JINAN, China (Reuters) – Testimony in the trial of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai has produced salacious details about the opulent and supposedly corrupt lifestyle of the family of the once high-flying Communist Party aristocrat.
Colombia peace talks suspended after FARC call for pause
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and Marxist FARC rebels suspended their participation in peace talks in Cuba on Friday, complicating nine months of painstaking negotiations aimed at ending five decades of bloodshed.
Obama’s national security team to meet on Syria this weekend: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s security advisers will convene at the White House this weekend to discuss U.S. options, including possible military action, against the Syrian government over an apparent chemical weapons attack earlier t…
