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Man killed in attack on police station in Libya's Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A man was killed in an overnight attack on police in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi and their station was later set on fire in a possible act of revenge for the killing, police sources said on Wednesday. The army deployed additional forces to Benghazi after a car loaded with explosives blew up near a hospital on Monday, killing three people #United States #China #Business #Japan #France #Argentina #United Kingdom #Mexico #opinion #lifestyle
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Thousands of Palestinians mark 65 years since displacement
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when Israel's creation caused many to lose their homes and become refugees. A shell fired from Gaza, which is ruled by the Islamist movement Hamas, exploded in an open area of Israel but caused no injuries, according to an Israeli military spokesman. There was no immediate claim of responsibility from militants in Gaza #facebook #United States #India #China #Business #Brazil #Israel #Argentina #opinion #lifestyle
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Nigerian troops on new offensive against Islamists
MAIDUGURI/YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria launched a military campaign on Wednesday to flush Islamist militants out of their bases in remote border areas, after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the northeast. #facebook #Politics #India #China #Technology #Arabic #Russia #Argentina #Entertainment #lifestyle
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Putin targets Russian audience in handling of spy saga
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin has been unusually silent about the expulsion of a U.S. diplomat Russia says it caught red-handed trying to recruit an agent for the CIA. But Putin need not say anything - his pliant state media is doing the talking for him. #Politics #India #China #Business #Internet #Brazil #Argentina #United Kingdom #Mexico #lifestyle
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No breakthrough in nuclear talks with Iran - U.N.
VIENNA (Reuters) - Talks between the U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran about Tehran's nuclear programme failed to clinch an accord and no date has been set for more meetings, a senior U.N #United States #India #China #Japan #Russia #Argentina #Entertainment #lifestyle
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Wal-Mart checks Bangladesh factories; retailer accord elusive
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc ( WMT.N ) stepped up Bangladesh factory inspections while U.S. and European retailers pursued separate accords to try to prevent another disaster in a garment industry where more than 1,200 workers have died in the past six months. Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, said it does not plan to sign a fire-and-building safety agreement backed by some of Europe's biggest apparel brands because it believes its own safety inspection plans will get faster results #China #Business #Bangladesh #Technology #Argentina #United Kingdom #Latin America #Entertainment #lifestyle
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UN watchdog, EU's Ashton to press Iran in nuclear dispute
VIENNA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran faces international pressure in two separate meetings over its nuclear programme on Wednesday, but with the Islamic state focused more on a June presidential election no breakthrough is expected in the dispute. #facebook #China #Japan #Brazil #Technology #France #markets #Argentina #Mexico #opinion #lifestyle #article
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Three workers dead, some missing, in collapse at Freeport Indonesia mine
JAKARTA (Reuters) - At least three people were killed on Tuesday and an unknown number missing after a training tunnel collapsed at the Indonesian unit of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc ( FCX.N ), mine officials said. Output at the world's second-largest copper mine was not expected to be significantly affected, they said. Freeport Indonesia operates the Grasberg mine in West Papua province, which also has the world's largest gold reserves and employs just over 24,000 contract and non-contract workers #facebook #China #Japan #Arabic #markets #Argentina #United Kingdom #Latin America #opinion
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Obama to announce Afghanistan troop plans shortly- Kerry
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will announce in the next few weeks how many combat troops the United States will leave in Afghanistan in 2014, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday. #facebook #United States #China #Business #Arabic #Afghanistan #markets #Argentina #Latin America #Entertainment #Mexico