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Iran says it seeks EU engagement, not stand-off

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

NICOSIA (Reuters) – Iran on Tuesday urged the European Union to reconsider an embargo on Iranian oil that comes into effect on July 1, saying

UN wants Africa’s Kony hunters fully equipped by year-end

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations wants an African Union force hunting fugitive warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army

UN to release divisive report on Rwanda support for Congo rebels

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council agreed on Tuesday to publish a controversial document implicating Rwanda’s defense minister and several

Ivory Coast wins over $4 bln IMF/WB debt relief

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast will receive more than 2.15 trillion CFA francs in debt reduction after meeting conditions under the IMF-World Bank Heavily Indebted

Total signs Kenya oil exploration contract

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Total said it signed a production sharing contract with the Kenyan government to explore for oil in 2,000-3,500 metre deep waters

Kenya buys nearly 300,000 tonnes of oil products for July

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Kenya has bought nearly 300,000 tonnes of oil products for July, almost one-third less than its previous purchase and at firmer premiums,

Refugee boat sinks; Australian PM aims to revive Malaysia plan

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

(Reuters) – The sinking of a second refugee boat between Indonesia and Australia’s Christmas Island in less than a week prompted on Wednesday Australia’s prime

Gunmen storm pro-Assad Syrian TV channel

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a pro-government Syrian TV channel headquarters on Wednesday, bombing buildings and shooting dead three employees, state media said, in one of

U.S. needs federal fracking rules: Salazar

YoopyaJun 27, 2012June 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Defending the Obama administrations drive for federal regulation of fracking, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said on Monday that the United States

Analysis: Mexican ruling party faces defeat but may back reforms

YoopyaJun 26, 20120

(Reuters) – Mexico’s ruling party faces heavy defeat at a presidential election on Sunday and already is preparing for life in the opposition, where it