U.S. officials tout China cooperation on new North Korea sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. State Department officials expressed optimism on Thursday that new sanctions imposed on North Korea may be more effective than earlier attempts to curtain Pyongyang’s nuclear program, pointing to China’s apparent willingness…
Death toll from Saudi-led air strikes on Yemeni market rises to more than 100
CAIRO (Reuters) – The death toll from Saudi-led air strikes on an outdoor market in northwestern Yemen has risen to more than 100, a provincial health director and a U.N. official said on Thursday, making it one of the deadliest attacks in the year-old…
Two Palestinians stab Israeli soldier and are shot dead: military
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Two Palestinians stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier and were then shot and killed on Thursday outside a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the military said.
Kremlin says Donald Trump pre-election clip demonizes Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday condemned a pre-election video in the United States promoting Republican front-runner Donald Trump at Hillary Clinton’s expense, complaining that it unfairly “demonized” Russia.
Kuwait security chief to Obama: we’re not free-riders
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait is not a “free-rider” in U.S.-led campaigns against terrorism and other threats, a senior Kuwaiti security official said on Thursday, rejecting comments by President Barack Obama critical of some U.S. allies.
Norwegian jail defends 400 strip searches of killer Breivik
OSLO (Reuters) – A Norwegian prison has defended carrying out hundreds of strip searches and twice-hourly night-time checks on mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, saying it had to ensure he did not have weapons to take hostages or commit suicide.
Ukraine vows swift end to political crisis, wins EU offer of visa-free travel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president tried to reassure the European Union on Thursday that his country would soon overcome a political crisis that has rattled Western lenders and he won support for Kiev’s cherished goal of visa-free travel in Europ…
China says opposes unilateral sanctions on North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China expressed its opposition on Thursday to unilateral sanctions against North Korea saying they could raise tension, after the United States imposed new curbs on the isolated country in retaliation for its nuclear and rocket test…
European cities join hands to stay afloat in migrant crisis
BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As hundreds of asylum seekers from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere make the risky journey across the Aegean Sea each day to reach Europe, the Greek island of Lesbos faces the problem of what to do with th…
Azerbaijan frees dissidents in amnesty
BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijan pardoned 148 prisoners including journalists, rights activists and political opponents on Thursday, state media said, in an apparent move to deflect Western criticism of the ex-Soviet republic’s human rights record.
