Fighting erupts north of Aleppo as ceasefire expires
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces battled rebels north of Aleppo on Thursday as a ceasefire expired in the city itself, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and rebel sources said.
Cuba and U.S. officials to meet next week to deepen detente
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States will meet next week for a third round of talks on improving relations, Havana said on Thursday, adding that the two former Cold War foes were not yet negotiating their multibillion-dollar claims against one…
Thailand’s opposition muted ahead of referendum
KHON KAEN, Thailand (Reuters) – In northeast Thailand, once a hotbed of opposition to Thailand’s junta, troops patrol university campuses in Humvees and hold “attitude adjustment sessions” at military camps for those who don’t toe the line.
Street protests magnify political crisis in Baghdad after deadly bombings
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A day after the year’s deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital, supporters of a Shi’ite cleric took to the streets of Baghdad on Thursday to denounce the government for failing to protect them, escalating political confrontation that …
Islamic State kills 17 Iraqi soldiers with suicide truck bombs
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents killed at least 17 Iraqi soldiers with suicide truck bombs on Thursday in a major attack on government forces that recaptured the western city of Ramadi in December, military officials said.
U.S. troops stationed at Libya outposts: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. special operations troops have been stationed at two outposts in Libya since late last year to try to enlist local support for a possible offensive against Islamic State, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing U.S….
Map could aid fight by indigenous people for Central America land
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new map shows areas occupied by indigenous people in Central America, using previously untapped native knowledge, that could help claims by local tribes to ancestral land amid rapid deforestation, its makers sa…
Walkout over court comments mars Uganda president’s inauguration
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s veteran president vowed to fight corruption and inefficient bureaucracy on Thursday as he was sworn in to a fifth term in office, but some Western officials walked out of the ceremony when he mocked the International Crimin…
Venezuela U.N. envoy sorry for ‘final solution’ remarks: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s United Nations ambassador has apologized to Israel’s U.N. envoy for remarks he made during an informal Security Council meeting on the protection of the Palestinian people and stands against anti-Semitism, a U.N. …
U.S. activates Romanian missile defense site, angering Russia
DEVESELU, Romania (Reuters) – The United States switched on an $800 million missile shield in Romania on Thursday that it sees as vital to defend itself and Europe from so-called rogue states but the Kremlin says is aimed at blunting its own nuclear ar…
