EU summit to agree on European social standards to woo voters
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters) – European Union leaders will proclaim a set of 20 “social rights” on Friday in a bid to make the EU more appealing to voters and counter euroskeptic sentiment across the bloc.
Fate of Zimbabwe’s Mugabe hangs in the balance amid coup confusion
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s fate hung in the balance on Friday as he apparently resisted efforts to make him step down following a seizure of power by the army, until this week a key pillar of his 37-year-rule.
Bullets and burns: Portraits of injured Rohingya refugees
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – The two Rohingya Muslim brothers, six-year-old Mohamed Heron and four-year-old Akhter, held each other as they showed burns on their arms and torsos that their uncle says resulted from Myanmar’s armed forces firing r…
Chile’s presidential hopefuls wrap up campaigning ahead of Sunday vote
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s presidential hopefuls wrapped up campaigning on Thursday in a race that has pitted billionaire Sebastian Pinera’s promise for change against center-left candidate Alejandro Guillier’s defense of a recent raft of progressive…
Sudan’s Bashir says would support state governor in 2020 president vote
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Thursday he would support the governor of the country’s Gezira state in 2020 presidential elections if Mohamed Tahir Ayala decided to stand.
Russia casts 10th U.N. veto on Syria action, blocking inquiry renewal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia on Thursday cast its 10th veto of United Nations Security Council action on Syria since the war began in 2011, blocking a U.S.-drafted resolution to renew an international inquiry into who is to blame for chemical weap…
Saudi crackdown will not hit investments: energy minister Falih
BONN, Germany (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s corruption investigations are linked to a just few individuals and will not hinder investments in the kingdom, its energy minister said on Thursday.
Russia casts 10th U.N. veto on U.N. action on Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia cast its 10th veto on Thursday of United Nations Security Council action on Syria since the war began in 2011, blocking a U.S.-drafted resolution to renew an international inquiry into who is to blame for chemical weap…
Venezuela’s ex-prosecutor wants Maduro tried at the Hague
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s sacked former chief prosecutor on Thursday asked the International Criminal Court to capture and try President Nicolas Maduro and other top officials for crimes against humanity over murders by police and military office…
Venezuela’s ex-prosecutor wants Maduro tried at Hague
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s sacked former chief prosecutor on Thursday asked the International Criminal Court to capture and try President Nicolas Maduro and other top officials for crimes against humanity over murders by police and military office…
