And now some fresh pickings from the wartime grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! On the One Hans, On the Other HansHere he goes again. Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix, the master of playing to pro- and anti-war factions, and to none, has …

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarevic says her country will help neighboring Bosnia walk the “long and difficult path” toward European Union membership. Croatia is the EU’s youngest member while Bosnia — plagued by economic stagnation, a 44 percent unemployment rate and constant inter-ethnic bickering — does not yet …

SKHIRAT, Morocco – The U.N. envoy to Libya’s peace talks sounded a positive note Thursday as negotiations between the rival governments took another break with a deal remaining elusive. Bernardino Leon said after the latest round of talks — which he had called “decisive” — that the two sides would …

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Members of indigenous tribes in Suriname presented lawmakers with an ambitious proposal Thursday urging them to conserve roughly half of the sparsely populated country with a sprawling rainforest hinterland. On the north shoulder of South America, Suriname has some of the world’s largest near-pristine tracts of tropical …

CAIRO – Two bombs exploded on Sunday in Egypt’s Mediterranean city of Alexandria, one outside a popular supermarket chain and another near a police station, killing one person and wounding at least 9, security officials said. The blasts are the latest in a bombing campaign blamed on Islamic militants who …

TORONTO – Canadian immigration officials have arrested a Pakistani man who they say was plotting to attack the U.S. consulate and other buildings in Toronto’s financial district. The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada said at a hearing Wednesday that Jhanzab Malik told an undercover police officer about his plan …

SAO PAULO – Police in Brazil say a bus carrying about 50 passengers plunged down into a deep ravine in the mountains of the country’s southeast, killing at least 40 people. Police Col. Paulo Henrique Hemm tells the G1 news portal that at least 12 injured people were rushed to …

TOKYO – Japan reports its trade deficit narrowed in February, thanks to a plunge in import costs thanks to lower crude oil prices. It was the 32nd straight month of deficits. The Finance Ministry said Wednesday that the trade deficit fell 47 percent from a year earlier to 424.6 billion …

LONDON – The Guardian newspaper has appointed Katherine Viner, currently editor of Guardian U.S., its new editor-in-chief The newspaper named Viner Friday as the 12th editor in its 194-year history. The first woman to hold the post, she replaces Alan Rusbridger, who is stepping down after 20 years. Under Rusbridger, …

SANAA, Yemen – A purported affiliate of the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the mass killing of 29 soldiers last week in a southern city taken over the country’s local al-Qaida branch. They made the claim Monday on a Twitter account known to be associated with the militants, …