Argentina seizes package of objects adorned with Nazi symbols
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine police seized a package containing objects adorned with Nazi symbols, the Security Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, the latest confiscation of such artifacts in the South American country.
Zuma quits as President of South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Jacob Zuma resigned as President of South Africa on Wednesday, heeding orders by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to bring an end to his nine scandal-plagued years in power.
Egypt orders detention of former Islamist presidential candidate
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor ordered the arrest of former Islamist Presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh for contacts with the banned Muslim Brotherhood group, state television reported on Wednesday.
Any U.S. talks with North Korea would press denuclearization demand: Pence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is open to talks with North Korea, but only to convey the U.S. stance that “the most tyrannical and oppressive regime on the planet” must give up its nuclear weapons, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wedne…
Jailed former head of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition says his trial political
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The former head of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition, Selahattin Demirtas, told a court on Wednesday that terrorism charges against him were politically motivated and he did not think he would get a fair trial.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai dies in South Africa
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer, casting his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party into the unknown less than three months after the army ousted long-time ruler Robe…
Family calls for independent probe into death of Iranian-Canadian in jail
LONDON (Reuters) – The family of an Iranian-Canadian environmental activist who died in prison in Tehran last week called for an independent investigation into his death, and said they were under pressure from authorities not to publicize the case.
Haiti may revoke Oxfam’s right to operate in the country: minister
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The Haitian government could revoke British charity Oxfam’s right to operate in the disaster-stricken Caribbean island, a senior government official said, potentially deepening the crisis that has engulfed the troubled NGO.
Pence says U.S. open to North Korea talks, sanctions to continue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is open to talks with North Korea in order to convey U.S. policy regarding Pyongyang’s nuclear program, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday, noting that such talks would not equate negotiations.
Northern Ireland talks collapse, London says deal still possible
BELFAST (Reuters) – Talks to restart Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government broke down yet again on Wednesday, the province’s main parties said, blaming each other, though Britain held out hope that a solution could still be reached.
