Plot to kill UK PM Theresa May foiled: Sky News
(Reuters) – A plot to assassinate UK Prime Minister Theresa May has been foiled, Sky News reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
U.S. B-1B bombers to fly over Korean peninsula, Yonhap reports
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. B-1B Lancer bombers will fly over the Korean peninsula on Wednesday as part of a large-scale joint aerial drill being staged with South Korea this week, the South’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing an unidentified military sou…
Yemen humanitarian situation likely to worsen with Saleh death: Mattis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that the killing of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh would, in the short term, likely worsen an already dire humanitarian situation in the country.
Trump tells Mideast leaders he will move embassy to Jerusalem, breaking with U.S. policy
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told Israeli and Arab leaders on Tuesday that he intends to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a decision that breaks with decades of U.S. policy and risks fueling violence in the Middl…
Honduras opposition proposes election recount or run-off
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The Honduran opposition battling President Juan Orlando Hernandez over a disputed presidential election proposed on Tuesday that a run-off be held if authorities would not recount the entire vote.
EU executive to propose deeper euro zone integration to unite EU on Wednesday
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will propose on Wednesday deeper euro zone integration that would help unite the broader European Union rather than just the single currency area.
Honduras opposition wants recount or runoff: ex-president Zelaya
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya said on Tuesday that the opposition candidate for the presidency, Salvador Nasralla, demands a total recount of votes or a direct run-off to resolve an ongoing political crisis.
U.N. official’s visit to North Korea sparks hope of mediation role
((This Dec. 5 story corrects year in 2nd paragraph to 2011 from 2012))
Venezuela’s U.N. envoy says he was pushed out by Maduro
CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Venezuela’s powerful former oil czar Rafael Ramirez said on Tuesday he resigned from his job as U.N. envoy on orders of the president, a sign of growing rifts in the Socialist Party once firmly united under late leader Hugo …
German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
BERLIN (Reuters) – Several people were injured in a train crash on Tuesday near the German city of Duesseldorf, fire department and police spokesmen said.
