Tourists came to Cuba for fun but got Castro funeral instead
HAVANA (Reuters) – They came to Cuba for an education, plus some fun and games, but got a state funeral instead.
Iran says U.S. extension of sanctions act violates nuclear deal
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran threatened on Friday to retaliate against a U.S. Senate vote to extend the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for 10 years, saying it violated last year’s deal with six major powers that curbed its nuclear program.
U.N.: South Sudan conflict spawns horrific sexual violence
NAIROBI (Reuters) – South Sudanese soldiers brutally raped an elderly woman and a pregnant woman lost her baby after being gang-raped by seven soldiers, according to United Nations investigators.
Armed groups clash in Tripoli in worst fighting for over a year
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Rival armed factions battled overnight and into Friday in the worst outbreak of fighting in the Libyan capital Tripoli for more than a year.
Iran urges Kenya to free two Iranians facing terrorism charges: Tasnim
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran urged Kenya on Friday to immediately release two Iranians charged with collecting information for a terrorist act after filming the Israeli Embassy in Nairobi, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
Exclusive: Iraqi commanders examined strategy shift to avert Mosul war of attrition
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Facing brutal urban warfare in Mosul and with their push slowed by the presence of one million residents, Iraqi commanders examined changing strategy last week to help civilians leave to give the army a free hand to strike Islamic S…
China’s Xi says ‘watching closely’ following U.S. election
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger on Friday that China was watching U.S. politics “very closely” following the presidential election won by Republican Donald Trump.
Egypt is giant prison, activists banned from travel say
CAIRO (Reuters) – Azza Soliman was due to board a plane to attend a conference in Jordan when security officials at Cairo airport turned her away, saying a court order banned her from traveling.
Austrian far-right candidate lashes out over ‘Oexit’ charges
VIENNA (Reuters) – Norbert Hofer, vying to become the first freely elected far-right head of state in Europe since World War Two, said opponents who repeatedly accused him of seeking a break with the European Union (EU) were themselves damaging Austria…
French presidential race centers on ‘top cop’ Valls after Hollande bow-out
PARIS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Manuel Valls emerged on Friday as the possible standard bearer of the ruling Socialists in France’s presidential election following Francois Hollande’s shock announcement that he would not seek a second term.
