Iraqis dig their own wells in battle-scarred Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The families start queuing every day near the well in Mosul’s Karaj al-Shamal neighborhood, filling their large plastic containers with sulfurous, nearly undrinkable water.
Philippines says will review U.N. concerns over killings
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Thursday it would review recommendations over killings in its war on drugs, but stopped short of committing to make reforms or prosecute police for excessive use of force after criticism from U.N. rights counc…
Weakened but defiant, Turkish hunger strikers protest purge
ANKARA (Reuters) – Painfully thin and walking with care after two months on hunger strike, Nuriye Gulmen and Semih Ozakca arrive in a central Ankara square to protest a government purge which has cost them and tens of thousands of other Turks their job…
Expiring spying law helped U.S. conclude Russia hacked election: NSA chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. intelligence official said Thursday a controversial surveillance law that allows the broad electronic spying of foreigners played a major role in understanding Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 presidential ele…
Venezuela opposition seeks international support for ‘democratic agenda’
LIMA (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition is pushing other Latin American countries to pressure President Nicolas Maduro’s government into implementing a “democratic agenda,” opposition leader Julio Borges said on Thursday.
Merkel’s conservatives overtake SPD in battleground state: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have pulled ahead of their Social Democrat rivals in the populous western region of North Rhine-Westphalia ahead of a crunch vote in the state on Sunday, an opinion poll showed.
Merkel’s conservatives overtake SPD in battleground state: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have pulled ahead of their Social Democrat rivals in the populous western region of North Rhine-Westphalia ahead of a crunch vote in the state on Sunday, an opinion poll showed.
‘Words and no facts’ so far from foreign investors as Iran votes on Rouhani
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Desperate to show off the rewards of his landmark deal to get sanctions lifted from Iran, President Hassan Rouhani has rolled out the red carpet for global investors before he faces the voters in an election next week.
‘Words and no facts’ so far from foreign investors as Iran votes on Rouhani
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Desperate to show off the rewards of his landmark deal to get sanctions lifted from Iran, President Hassan Rouhani has rolled out the red carpet for global investors before he faces the voters in an election next week.
EU demands urgent talks with Washington over airline laptop ban
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has demanded urgent talks with the United States over a possible extension to some European countries of a U.S. ban on airline passengers taking laptops into cabins, saying any security threats faced are common.
