Philippines is not ‘little brown brother’ of U.S.: foreign minister
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Philippines is firmly committed to its alliance with the United States but will not be lectured on human rights and treated like a “little brown brother,” the country’s Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay said on Thursday.
Brazil’s Lula says charges aimed at stopping him running again
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday he was ready to cooperate with prosecutors because he had committed no crime and called charges against him “pure fiction” aimed at stopping him running again.
Obama will convene refugee meeting at United Nations: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will convene a meeting with world leaders to discuss the global refugee crisis at a United Nations gathering next week, the White House said on Thursday.
Schaeuble tries to defuse German conservatives’ migration row
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, defended Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door migrant policy on Thursday and urged her conservatives to stop bickering over the issue ahead of Sunday’s Berlin city vote.
Kosovo Islamic party leader charged with incitement
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Kosovo have brought charges against the leader of the country’s only Islamic political party, accusing him of inciting viewers to resist state authority during a television broadcast two years ago.
North Korea says ready for ‘another attack’ against U.S. ‘provocations’
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – North Korea’s Foreign Minister said on Thursday the country was ready to launch another attack against the “provocations” of the United States, whose bombers this week flew over South Korea in a show of solidarity with it…
Tunisian former president says authorities pressuring media
TUNIS (Reuters) – Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on Thursday accused authorities of pressuring a local TV channel to stop the broadcast of an interview with him, saying it was a case of state restrictions on media freedom.
In search of peace and prosperity, Ukraine faces uphill struggle
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine feels its reform efforts have been vindicated by the International Monetary Fund giving it another tranche of aid worth $1 billion, but the country still faces an uphill struggle to speed up economic growth and achieve lasting …
French police fire teargas at labor reform protesters
PARIS (Reuters) – Riot police fired teargas and water cannon at protesters marching on Thursday in France against labor reforms in what unions say will likely be the last demonstrations to try to overturn the law.
UK approves Chinese-backed nuclear plant, sets tighter controls
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain gave the go-ahead for a $24 billion nuclear power plant on Thursday, ending weeks of uncertainty that had strained ties with China, which will help pay for it, and France, which will build it.
