U.S., India finalize text of military logistics deal: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and India have finalized the text of an agreement to share military logistics, and it will be signed very soon, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Scandals in new Brazil government offer Rousseff hope of survival
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A wave of scandals buffeting Brazil’s interim government is weakening the resolve of some senators to oust suspended President Dilma Rousseff, offering the leftist leader hope of surviving an impeachment trial in the upper house.
Turkish security forces kill 7,600 militants since July: Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish security forces have killed 7,600 Kurdish militants since July 20, 2015, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, citing the date when the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) abandoned a two-year ceasefire.
U.S. lawmakers want more Iran sanctions, but can’t agree
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. senator said on Tuesday he would like to pass legislation to extend expiring sanctions on Iran and enable Congress to quickly enact new ones if necessary over the country’s ballistic missile tests.
Syria holding up food aid, U.N. asks for airlift approval
GENEVA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations is still waiting for Syrian government agreement for an aid convoy to enter the besieged town of Daraya and has requested approval to airlift food into four locations if land routes are unavailable, …
India says will work toward implementing Paris climate pact this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – India has agreed to work toward joining the Paris Agreement on climate change this year, India and the United States said on Tuesday, giving momentum to the international fight to curb global warming.
Emotions run high as family and friends bury Afghan journalist
KABUL (Reuters) – About 200 family, friends and journalists gathered on the outskirts of Kabul on Tuesday to bury a journalist killed in a militant attack on Sunday while assisting an NPR news crew in southern Afghanistan.
Syrian army, U.S.-backed forces advance separately against Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government troops backed by Russian air power moved to within 25 km (15 miles) of an Islamic State-held town in Raqqa province on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, as state media reported air strikes again…
Burundi frees some students accused of defacing president’s photo
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi said on Tuesday it had released six juveniles who were part of a group of 11 students jailed last week for allegedly defacing a photograph of President Pierre Nkurunziza in a school text book.
Renamo gunmen attack train in central Mozambique: state news agency
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Gunmen from rebel group Renamo attacked a train in central Mozambique on its way to a coal mine, injuring the driver’s assistant, the southern African nation’s state news agency reported on Tuesday.
