EU expands sanctions against North Korea to match U.N. move
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Thursday expanded trade and financial sanctions on North Korea, following up on harsh new measures imposed by the U.N. Security Council earlier this month.
FBI teams helping Belgium investigate recent attacks: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has sent FBI teams to help Belgian authorities investigate the March 22 attacks that killed 35 people, including several Americans, and U.S. and Belgian officials will discuss the cooperation this week, the Whit…
South Africa’s top court orders Zuma to reimburse state
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s top court ordered President Jacob Zuma on Thursday to pay back some of the $16 million of state money spent upgrading his private home, in a stinging rebuke that hits the scandal-plagued leader financially and po…
Canada to take in 10,000 more Syrian refugees
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada will take in an additional 10,000 Syrian refugees, adding to the more than 25,000 already received in the last few months, Immigration Minister John McCallum said on Thursday in Germany, where an influx of refugees has sparke…
Car bomb kills seven police officers in Turkey’s Diyarbakir: officials
ANKARA/DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A car bomb killed seven police officers and wounded around two dozen people in Turkey’s Diyarbakir on Thursday, security sources and officials said, a day before the prime minister is due to visit the biggest city …
Brazil security official steps down ahead of Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The commander of a Brazilian security force involved in preparations for the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has stepped down amid reports that he criticized embattled President Dilma Rousseff in a message to subordinates…
Argentina hikes bus, train ticket prices amid job cut protests
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Commuters in Argentina’s capital will see a 100 percent increase for train and bus tickets starting next month under a plan announced on Thursday as part of the new president’s fiscal austerity push.
Turkey’s Erdogan sees positive outcome to talks with Israel next month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he expected a meeting of Turkish and Israeli officials next month to yield positive results, after the sides collaborated closely following a bomb attack in Istanbul that killed I…
Hundreds of thousands protest at French labor reforms
PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of workers and high-school students joined protest marches across France on Wednesday to challenge plans to loosen the country’s protective labor laws that unions say favor businesses.
Air strikes kill 21 Islamic State members in east Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least 21 Islamic State members were killed in air strikes in Syria’s eastern city of Deir al-Zor, a monitoring group said on Thursday.
