U.N. sets up inquiry into South Sudan human rights violations
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Human Rights Council decided on Wednesday to set up a three-person commission to investigate human rights abuses in South Sudan, making a last minute amendment to a resolution to significantly bolster scrutiny of t…
With education, child marriage drops in Bangladesh, study says
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The rate of child marriages in Bangladesh could drop by a third when girls are educated and taught job skills, according to a study released on Wednesday on ways to counter the practice rampant in the South Asian…
Obama sees no Middle East peace deal before his presidency ends
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he did not expect a breakthrough on Middle East peace before he leaves office and reiterated his support for a two-state solution in which Israelis and Palestinians could live peace…
United States to press Russia on Syria’s Assad
MOSCOW/GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to press President Vladimir Putin over a political transition for Syria on Thursday, after Europe’s foreign policy chief turned up unexpectedly in Geneva to try to reinvigorate pe…
EU joins Syria peace talks as sides remain at odds
GENEVA (Reuters) – The EU sent its foreign policy chief to Geneva on Wednesday to breathe new life into Syrian peace talks, as the two sides remained at odds over the country’s political future.
Exclusive: U.S. to charge Iran in cyber attacks against banks, New York dam – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is expected to blame Iranian hackers as soon as Thursday for a coordinated campaign of cyber attacks in 2012 and 2013 on several U.S. banks and a New York dam, sources familiar with the matter have told R…
Giant arch to block Chernobyl radiation for next 100 years
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (Reuters) – In the middle of a vast exclusion zone in northern Ukraine, the world’s largest land-based moving structure has been built to prevent deadly radiation spewing from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site for the next 100 year…
South African police launch graft probe into Zuma son, Guptas
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa has launched a corruption probe into President Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane and the Guptas, a family of businessmen accused of wielding improper political influence, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.
New Cuban migrant bottleneck hits Panama during U.S. détente
PASO CANOAS, PANAMA (Reuters) – A new bottleneck of Cuban migrants bound for the United States has formed this month in Panama, threatening a fresh diplomatic headache in Central America after thousands were flown out of the region earlier this year.
Slovak president appoints Robert Fico for another term as PM
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovak president Andrej Kiska appointed Robert Fico as prime minister on Wednesday after Fico’s leftist Smer party won the largest share of the vote in a March 5 election and formed a four-party coalition.
