Small explosion outside French embassy in Athens, police say
ATHENS (Reuters) – Unidentified attackers on a motorcycle threw an explosive device at the French embassy in central Athens on Thursday, wounding a guard, police said, in an attack that came less than a week before U.S. President Barack Obama visits th…
Iraq forces accused of killing, torturing civilians south of Mosul
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces killed and tortured civilians south of Mosul, rights groups said on Thursday, the first such reports of alleged abuse in a U.S.-backed campaign to retake the city from Islamic State.
Mexican congressional committee rejects Pena Nieto’s bid to legalize gay marriage
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican congressional committee on Wednesday voted to reject a bid by President Enrique Pena Nieto to legalize gay marriage in the country, marking a setback for the president and gay rights in the traditionally conservative c…
Agents of India’s ‘migration express’ sell one-way ticket to debt bondage
KANTABANJI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nijam Khan was on a recruiting spree. All through the autumn, he drove to villages around the town of Kantabanji in India’s eastern Odisha state looking for labor.
Crucifixions and vice patrols show Islamic State maintains Mosul grip
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants fighting to hold on to their Mosul stronghold have killed at least 20 people in the last two days for passing information to “the enemy” and are back on the city streets policing the length of men’s beards, r…
UK looks to rekindle China investment ties after Hinkley hiccup
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will seek to rekindle its “Golden Era” of relations with China on Thursday in talks with Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai focused on trade, infrastructure investment and closer financial cooperation.
Mexico says does not expect Trump deportation plan to begin soon
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Deportations of undocumented Mexican migrants in the United States may start rising when President-elect Donald Trump takes office but the process will not begin soon, Mexico’s deputy interior minister for migration said on Wedn…
Honduran President to seek a second term, opposition cries foul
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Wednesday said he would seek re-election next year, despite warnings from the opposition that his plans violate the constitution of the violent Central American nation.
Anxious world leaders seek clarity on Trump policies
LONDON (Reuters) – World leaders offered to work with Donald Trump when he takes over as U.S. president, but expressed anxiety over how he will handle problems from the Middle East to an assertive Russia and whether he will carry out a number of campai…
Pledging unwavering defence, NATO braces for Trump
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO promised on Wednesday to defend all allies despite election victor Donald Trump’s call to set conditions for U.S. help, as the alliance braced for a more impulsive leader some fear could withdraw funding to deter Russia.
