Monstrous Hurricane Irma kills 14 in Caribbean, heads for Florida
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (Reuters) – The eye of Hurricane Irma grazed the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday, rattling buildings after it smashed a string of Caribbean islands as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, killing …
Six farmers killed in apparent land dispute in Peru’s Amazon
LIMA (Reuters) – Six farmers were shot dead in the Peruvian Amazon by a group of masked men in an apparent dispute over land rights, a police officer and a tribal leader said on Thursday.
Germany’s FDP party leader ‘can’t imagine’ three-way coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) – Christian Lindner, leader of Germany’s pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP), distanced himself from a possible three-way coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the pro-environment Greens after the Sept. 24 el…
Pope says Colombia must confront inequality to secure lasting peace
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday urged Colombians to shun vengeance after a bloody 50-year civil war but said leaders had to enact laws to end the “darkness” of injustice and social inequality that breeds violence.
Trump: ‘Sad day’ for North Korea if U.S. takes military action
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would prefer not to use military action against North Korea to counter its nuclear and missile threat but that if he did it would be a “very sad day” for the leadership in P…
Spain blocks Catalan independence vote, threatens charges
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s central authorities moved on Thursday to crush plans by the northeastern region of Catalonia to hold an independence referendum and took steps to prosecute regional lawmakers backing the ballot.
German citizen on trial in Turkey on political charges: media
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A 49-year-old woman has become the first German citizen to stand trial in Turkey on allegations of supporting U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkish authorities blame for a failed military coup last year, German media rep…
Trump offers to mediate talks on Qatar crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would be willing to step in and mediate the worst dispute in decades among the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab states and Qatar, and said that he thinks a deal could come quickly.
U.S. requires enhanced screening of cargo from Turkey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said on Thursday it is issuing a new security directive requiring enhanced screening of cargo from Turkey.
Pope urges Colombia to stick to peace path, shun vengeance
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday urged Colombians to shun vengeance following a bloody 50-year war with guerrillas but challenged the country’s leaders to enact just laws to resolve the causes of inequality that lead to violence.
