Remaining 130 abducted Nigerian students have been released, president’s spokesman says
YENAGOA, Nigeria, Dec 21 (Reuters) – The remaining 130 Nigerian schoolchildren abducted in November from a Catholic school…
Peter Arnett dead: Pulitzer-winning war correspondent was 91
Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness…
Russian forces take Ukrainian villagers across border, media says
KYIV, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Russian forces have crossed the border with Ukraine in the northeastern Sumy region…
ASEAN meets to seek resolution to Thailand-Cambodia conflictÂ
ASEAN ministers seek to revive ceasefire brokered by Malaysia, USThailand, Cambodia blame each other for rupture of ceasefireMalaysia…
US pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela, officials say
US Coast Guard pursuing sanctioned tanker near VenezuelaIt would be the third interception of a tanker in less…
Israeli attack on school shelter in Gaza City kills 5 Palestinians, hospital chief says
Dec 19 (Reuters) – Five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on a school sheltering displaced people…
Japan reaffirms no-nukes pledge after official floats weapons idea
Senior security official said Japan needed nukes, local media reportHiroshima, Nagasaki history makes debate highly sensitiveWillingness to loosen…
Exclusive: US seizes vessel off Venezuelan coast, officials say
US seizes vessel amid military build-up near VenezuelaVenezuelan crude exports fall sharply after US tanker seizureMaduro claims US…
Rogue texts, aliens and a marriage proposal – welcome to Vladimir Putin’s phone-in
Item 1 of 3 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year press conference and phone-in in Moscow,…
Russia strikes Ukrainian port with ballistic missiles, killing 8 and wounding dozens
A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded 27,…
Gaza amputees struggle as the enclave faces shortages of prosthetics
NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip — Sitting in her wheelchair, Haneen al-Mabhouh dreams of rebuilding her family, of cradling a new baby.…
Lebanon close to completing disarmament of Hezbollah south of Litani River, says PM
Dec 20 (Reuters) – Lebanon is close to completing the disarmament of Hezbollah south of the Litani River,…