U.N. chief sorry for U.N. role in deadly Haiti cholera outbreak
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Outgoing United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon apologized to the people of Haiti on Thursday for the world body’s role in a deadly cholera outbreak that has killed more than 9,300 people and was blamed on Nepali U.N. p…
Pride but not much profit in Melania Trump’s hometown
SEVNICA, Slovenia (Reuters) – When Donald Trump was elected president of the United States last month, the Pizzeria Rondo in Sevnica created a cake named after his wife Melania, who grew up in the Slovenian town.
Aleppo rebels hope to reverse fortunes with new alliance
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebels in Aleppo have agreed to form a new military alliance to better organize the defense of parts of the city they control from a ferocious assault by the government and its allies, officials in two of the insurgent groups said on…
EU leaders to hold shorter summit in December, ending with dinner without May
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The regular end-of-the-year summit of European Union leaders will last this year only one day and will end with a dinner where Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is not invited, the indicative program of the meeting showed on Thu…
Air strikes kill 54 civilians in Iraq, Syria: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition killed 54 civilians between March 31 and Oct. 22 while carrying out air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. military said in a statement on Thursday.
Soyinka shreds U.S. greencard in anger over Trump victory
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka has torn up his United States green card and renounced his American residency in protest at Donald Trump’s U.S. election win, the writer told news channel eNCA on Thursday.
Armed groups mobilize, exchange fire in tense Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Gunfire could be heard over Tripoli on Thursday as armed groups mobilized heavy weapons and took up positions in several parts of the Libyan capital.
Colombia to rush approval of new peace deal, pending court decision
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government is ready to speed the passage of laws and reforms so it can carry out a peace deal with leftist FARC rebels, pending approval from the constitutional court, officials said on Thursday.
Battle for Iraq’s Mosul could take months: ICRC
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Iraqi government’s assault to retake the city of Mosul could take months, prompting more and more civilians to try to flee to avoid being trapped between frontlines, a senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cro…
Islamic State tells supporters to quit messaging apps for fear of U.S. bombs
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic state has told its members to stop using internet-based communication apps like WhatsApp and Telegram on smartphones, suspecting they are being used by the U.S.-led coalition to track and kill its commanders.
