Obama praises Argentina’s ‘man in a hurry’ Macri for reforms
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday championed Argentina’s new center-right leader Mauricio Macri as an example for other countries in Latin America, praising the fast pace of reforms to strengthen the economy.
Colombian government, rebels miss deadline to reach peace deal
HAVANA (Reuters) – Colombian peace negotiators missed Wednesday’s deadline for a final accord but talks will continue in Havana to end Latin America’s longest war, representatives of the government and the FARC rebels said.
Six Chinese nationals wounded in Laos bus shooting – Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – Six Chinese nationals were wounded in a passenger bus shooting in northern Laos on Wednesday night, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
Yemen combat to halt April 10, a week before peace talks: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The warring parties in Yemen have agreed to a cessation of hostilities starting at midnight on April 10 and peace talks in Kuwait beginning a week later, United Nations special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said on Wednesday…
EU helps protect UK energy supply from Russia’s Putin, says pro-EU minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s membership of the European Union helps secure the country’s energy supply from any possible threat by Vladimir Putin’s Russia to restrict gas flows, energy minister Amber Rudd will say on Thursday.
Nearly 87 million children live in conflict zones, brains not developing: UNICEF
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nearly 87 million children around the world have been growing up in conflict zones, in conditions that can hinder the development of their brains, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.
Pressure on Brazil’s Rousseff may rise as jobless lose benefits
BRASILIA (Reuters) – More than 2 million Brazilians are set to lose unemployment benefits by June, data obtained by Reuters show, threatening to erode support for embattled President Dilma Rousseff among her core working class supporters when she needs…
Security Council response needed in Western Sahara crisis: U.N. official
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council must act to ensure Morocco’s decision to expel personnel from a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the disputed territory of Western Sahara does not set a bad precedent for other missions, a U.N….
U.N. rights forum sets up group to pursue crimes by North Korea
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday set up a group of independent experts to study how to bring to justice perpetrators of crimes against humanity committed by North Korea, but Pyongyang rejected the move as politica…
China launches charm offensive for first overseas naval base
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has launched an unusual charm offensive to explain its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, seeking to assuage global concerns about military expansionism by portraying the move as Beijing’s contribution to regional security…
