‘Desperate’ Cuba voyage is latest scrape for North Korean fleet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Even by the standards of North Korea’s dilapidated shipping fleet, which often carries contraband and sails vessels until they sink, the recent failed attempt to transport Cuban arms through the Panama Canal was a risky business….
Mexico’s conservatives propose ‘deep’ energy reform, concessions
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Leaders of Mexico’s opposition conservatives unveiled an outline for a market-friendly energy reform on Thursday, saying it would lure billions of dollars in private investment to the country’s struggling oil and gas sector.
Syria’s Assad may cling on, Britain will not arm rebels: sources
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has abandoned plans to arm Syrian rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad and believes he might survive in office for years, sources familiar with government thinking say.
Nigeria to pull many peacekeepers from Mali, Darfur
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria plans to withdraw much of its 1,200-strong contingent from international peacekeeping missions in Mali and Sudan’s Darfur region saying the troops are needed to beef up security at home, sources familiar with the matter said o…
Ukraine police disperse protest over rape case: media
KIEV (Reuters) – Riot police dispersed a protest in central Kiev early on Friday over last month’s rape of a woman who accused police officers of the crime, local media reported.
U.S. concerned over North Korean arms ship, Panama awaits U.N.
PANAMA CITY/MIAMI (Reuters) – A United Nations team is due to arrive in Panama next month to inspect a North Korean ship which was seized carrying arms from Cuba, a potential breach of U.N. sanctions that the United States said was “incredibly concerni…
Protests against Kabila erupt in eastern Congo, U.N. worried
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Hundreds of people protested in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Goma on Thursday against President Joseph Kabila, accusing him of incompetence in efforts to neutralize rebels who have long p…
Obama urges Netanyahu to resume peace talks with Palestinians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama spoke by telephone on Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urged him to resume peace talks with Palestinians, the White House said in a statement.
Police arrest two men over blasts at British mosques
LONDON (Reuters) – British police arrested two men on terrorism charges on Thursday following explosions at two mosques in central England, police said.
Abbas delays decision on peace talks, Kerry to fly home
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian leaders put off a decision on Thursday about restarting peace talks with Israel, with most saying Israel must first meet their terms before negotiations can start, a Palestinian official said.
