Fidel Castro’s son commits suicide after battling depression
HAVANA (Reuters) – The eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, committed suicide on Thursday after being treated for months for depression, Cuban state-run media reported.
Hundreds of tourists stranded in New Zealand as storm batters much of the country
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hundreds of tourists in New Zealand were left stranded on Friday after a strong storm damaged roads, uprooted trees and felled power lines.
Mexico presidential favorite repeats call to review oil tender results
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The leading candidate for Mexico’s presidential election, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, reiterated on Thursday his pledge to review oil contracts if elected, a day after the most successful auction since a landmark energy opening…
North Korea warns against U.S.-South Korea military drills after Olympics
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has warned that if the United States goes ahead with delayed military exercises with South Korea after the Winter Olympics it will not “sit idle”, the North’s foreign minister said in a letter to the United Nations.
Mexico debate swirls over ‘opaque’ talks with U.S. as Tillerson lands
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United States’ top diplomat landed in Mexico on Thursday with debate swirling over the government’s efforts to win favor with Washington and save the NAFTA pact from collapse, sparking concerns it is ceding sovereignty to it…
U.S. State Department official to promote military sales at Singapore show
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States for the first time in years is sending its diplomat responsible for foreign military sales to the Singapore Airshow to promote U.S.-made weapons, a U.S. official said on Thursday, as the State Department prepar…
Myanmar tells U.N. Security Council: Time not right for visit
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Myanmar told the United Nations Security Council not to visit during February this year because it was “not the right time,” Kuwait’s U.N. Ambassador Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi said on Thursday, adding that the country did not c…
Tillerson raises prospect of Venezuela military ouster of Maduro
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson raised the prospect on Thursday that the Venezuelan military could decide to oust President Nicolas Maduro, but said he did not know whether that would happen.
Abbas to address U.N. Security Council on Feb. 20 amid U.S. tensions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will address the United Nations Security Council on Feb. 20 during the body’s monthly meeting on the Middle East amid tensions over the United States decision to recognize Jerusalem as Isra…
U.S., Russia likely to meet nuclear treaty obligations by Feb. 5: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States fulfilled its obligations under the New Start nuclear arms treaty with Russia in August last year and expects Moscow also will be within the limits set by the accord by the Feb. 5 deadline, the State Department …
