Kids, teachers ditch school as crisis engulfs Venezuela
LA FRIA, Venezuela (Reuters) – Mariangel Caceres’ teachers, whose salaries do not buy enough food to live on, stopped showing up for classes early this year.
Federal plan for northern Syria advances with U.S.-backed forces
BEIRUT (Reuters) – As an alliance of U.S.-backed militias advance against Islamic State in northern Syria, their political allies are making progress of their own toward a new federal system of government which they hope will take root in newly capture…
African growers threaten Dutch flower power
AALSMEER, Netherlands (Reuters) – The Netherlands is fighting to retain its crown as the world’s top auction house for flowers as growers in Africa and elsewhere increasingly sell directly to buyers.
Post-Islamic State Iraq should be split in three: top Kurdish official
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Once Islamic State is defeated, Iraq should be divided into three separate entities to prevent further sectarian bloodshed, with a state each given to Shi’ite Muslims, Sunnis and Kurds, a top Kurdish official said on Thursday.
French protest union defies demo ban threat, says not to blame for violence
PARIS (Reuters) – The head of a French union blamed for months of violence-marred demonstrations said on Thursday it would stage more street marches against labor law reform next week, and accused the government of trying to discredit legitimate protes…
Hong Kong bookseller says associate ‘abducted’ by China authorities
HONG KONG (Reuters) – One of five Hong Kong booksellers who went missing under mysterious circumstances last year said on Thursday he had been detained for more than eight months by Chinese authorities and that another of the five had been abducted fro…
Islamic State committing genocide against Yazidis: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Islamic State is committing genocide against the Yazidis in Syria and Iraq to destroy the religious community of 400,000 people through killings, sexual slavery and other crimes, United Nations investigators said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Former EU chief Delors says British membership positive for EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Former European Commission President Jacques Delors, the father of modern European integration, said in a statement to Reuters on Thursday that British membership is positive both for the United Kingdom and for the European Union.
Massive cyber attack could trigger NATO response: Stoltenberg
BERLIN (Reuters) – A major cyber attack could trigger a collective response by NATO, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview published by Germany’s Bild newspaper on Thursday.
Rome set for first female mayor as Renzi faces vote setbacks
ROME (Reuters) – The Eternal City has been run by emperors, barbarians, popes and dictators, but never by a woman.
