Peace talks on Ukraine end without agreement
MINSK (Reuters) – Four-way talks on ending a separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine finished without a breakthrough on Tuesday, with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier declaring that “lip service” statements were not enough to achieve last…
Plane taking Brazilian soccer team to cup final in Colombia crashes, 71 dead
LA UNION, Colombia/ CHAPECO, Brazil (Reuters) – A plane taking Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense to a South American cup final crashed in Colombia after reporting an electrical fault, killing 71 people, including most of the team and accompanying journ…
OAS chief calls for release of jailed Argentine social activist
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The head of the Organization of American States (OAS) has called for the release of jailed Argentine social activist Milagro Sala, according to a letter posted on his Twitter account on Tuesday.
Water cuts and rising food prices leave Mosul facing crisis
MOSUL/BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) – Fighting between Iraqi troops and Islamic State militants has cut water supplies across a large part of Mosul, where poorer families are already struggling to feed themselves, and a local official said the increasingly e…
Callers for dollars: Inside India’s scam call centers
MUMBAI (Reuters) – In late September, a woman in National City, California, received a voice message on her phone saying she was in trouble with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over “tax evasion or tax fraud”.
Hardline Islamists push agenda as blasphemy case ignites Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuters) – When Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama had some of the capital’s sprawling slums leveled this spring, Muslim groups including the hardline “Islamic Defenders Front” (FPI) moved in quickly to help some of the city’s poorest res…
Avianca flight in Brazil makes emergency landing; passengers, crew fine
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – An Avianca Holdings SA flight connecting the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Juazeiro do Norte had to make a precautionary, emergency landing in Brasilia on Tuesday, after the aircraft presented ventilation system problems.
Suspected Islamist who worked for German domestic spy agency arrested
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German citizen employed by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has been arrested on accusations that he made Islamist declarations on the internet and revealed internal agency material, the agency said on Tuesday.
Formation of new Houthi government does not help Yemen: U.N. envoy
GENEVA (Reuters) – The formation of a new government by Yemen’s armed Houthi movement and its political allies will hinder peace efforts in the country, the U.N. special envoy to Yemen said on Tuesday.
Britain’s Prince Harry visits Barbados for 50th independence anniversary
BRIDGETOWN PORT, Barbados (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry arrived in Barbados on Tuesday to commemorate the 50th independence anniversary of the island, as part of his tour through the Caribbean region.
