Former Ecuador football boss handed 10-year jail sentence
QUITO (Reuters) – An Ecuadorean court gave a 10-year jail sentence to former national soccer federation president Luis Chiriboga for corruption on Friday in another case stemming from the scandal at world governing body FIFA.
Pacific rim leaders scramble for trade options in Trump era
LIMA (Reuters) – Leaders of Pacific rim nations scrambled to find new free-trade options on Friday as a looming Donald Trump presidency in the United States sounded a possible death knell for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Under Trump shadow, climate talks set 2018 deadline to agree rules
MARRAKESH, Morocco (Reuters) – Nearly 200 nations agreed around midnight on Friday to work out the rules for a landmark 2015 global deal to tackle climate change within two years in a new sign of international support for a pact opposed by U.S. Preside…
Iraqi troops expand foothold in Mosul as Islamic State pledges more suicide attacks
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Iraqi troops expanded their foothold on the eastern side of Islamic State’s stronghold of Mosul on Friday, as the group pledged to mount more suicide attacks on their offensive to take the city.
Battle for Aleppo escalates, U.N. sees ‘bleak moment’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels fought fiercely with pro-government forces trying to advance into opposition-held areas of eastern Aleppo and warplanes kept up their bombardment of the area on Friday in a renewed bid by Damascus to retake the entire c…
Thousands march in Argentina capital for more aid to the poor
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of protesters, marching under the banners of unions and leftist groups, blocked traffic in Argentina’s capital on Friday to pressure the government into increasing subsidies to the poor.
Trump, NATO chief pledge alliance’s ‘enduring importance’ in phone call
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg agreed on Friday on the Western alliance’s “enduring importance”, NATO said, striving to reassure Europe that Washington will remain committed to its sec…
Obama, EU leaders agree to stick together, stay tough on Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and European leaders on Friday underscored the importance of working together in NATO and chided Russia for its bombing of Syria and failure to implement a Ukrainian peace accord.
Myanmar rejects reports army killed Rohingya fleeing Rakhine conflict
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s government on Friday rejected accusations by minority Rohingya Muslims that the military has killed residents fleeing the conflict in the northwest of the country, in which at least 86 people have been killed so far and up …
After repeated delays, hurricane-hit Haiti to hold presidential vote
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitians vote in a long-delayed presidential election on Sunday that islanders hope will stabilize the impoverished nation and help it get back on its feet after a devastating hurricane last month.
