U.S. urges Russia to pressure Ukraine rebels over attacks
PARIS (Reuters) – Russia needs to use its influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to halt attacks by pro-Russian rebels, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Reuters on Friday.
Latin America to tackle dual problems of hunger and obesity: U.N.
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Latin American governments have pledged to work toward ending hunger within a decade while tackling an epidemic of rising obesity in the region – itself considered a form of malnutrition.
EU courts Turkey and outlines plan to save open borders
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union officials voiced guarded optimism on Friday that Turkey was starting to cooperate to stem the flow of migrants to Europe, as Brussels outlined a timetable for restoring open borders across the continent by the end of…
Congo court reduces activists’ sentences for anti-Kabila signs
KINSHASA (Reuters) – An appeals court on Friday reduced the prison sentences for six Congolese activists jailed for preparing banners demanding that President Joseph Kabila step down when his term ends this year, their lawyer said.
Turkey needs to stop or significantly cut migrant flow: EU envoy
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey needs to stop or significantly reduce the number of illegal migrants crossing into Europe and a readmission agreement between Ankara and Brussels must go into full effect by June 1, an EU envoy said on Friday.
EU extends sanctions against North Korea
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Friday that it had added 16 people and 12 companies to its sanctions list following North Korea’s latest nuclear test and rocket launch.
Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria’s arid south
TINDOUF, Algeria (Reuters) – In refugee camps near the town of Tindouf in the arid south-west Algeria conditions are hard for indigenous Sahrawi residents.
Romania approves extradition of convicted hacker ‘Guccifer’ to U.S.
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s top court has approved a request by U.S. authorities to extradite a convicted hacker known as Guccifer, a source within Romania’s DIICOT anti-organized crime and terrorism unit told Reuters on Friday.
Fetus of Venezuelan woman who likely had Zika dies; had microcephaly: doctors
CARACAS (Reuters) – A fetus whose mother likely had the Zika virus suffered the rare congenital defect known as microcephaly and ultimately died, doctors said on Friday, in the first Venezuelan case linking the infection to damage in babies.
Turkish court jails two Syrians over drowning of toddler Aylan: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Friday sentenced two Syrians to four years in jail over the drowning of five people including toddler Aylan Kurdi, the image of whose dead body sparked global sympathy last September over the fate of migrants, Do…
