U.S., backed by China, proposes tough North Korea sanctions at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States presented a draft Security Council resolution on Thursday it negotiated with China that would dramatically tighten existing restrictions on North Korea after its Jan. 6 nuclear test and create the toughest U…
Being first in Mexico makes young Syrian refugee a campus celebrity
AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Essa Hassan is not only the first Syrian refugee to land in Mexico, his status makes him a bit of a celebrity at the Panamerican University, where students wave at him in greeting as he walks across…
China says Taiwan president-elect must respect constitution
BEIJING (Reuters) – Taiwan’s president-elect Tsai Ing-wen must respect the island’s own constitution that states Taiwan and the mainland are both part of one China, China’s foreign minister has said during a visit to Washington.
U.N. to announce new round of Syria talks: envoy
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations will name a date on Friday for Syria’s warring parties to return to the negotiating table for a second round of talks, U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday.
Protesters march over extradition of Salvadoran soldiers to Spain
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Friends and relatives of Salvadoran soldiers accused of murdering six Jesuit priests during the country’s civil war marched on Thursday to protest their extradition to Spain and press for them to be released.
Sri Lanka could accept international actors in war crimes probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s foreign minister said on Thursday he is willing to consider international participation in investigating possible war crimes during the 26-year Tamil insurgency.
Obama: No illusions about Syria ceasefire, will work to make it succeed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States would do everything it could to make a ceasefire in Syria succeed despite significant question marks over whether the agreement will hold.
U.S. government concludes cyber attack caused Ukraine power outage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A December power outage in Ukraine affecting 225,000 customers was the result of a cyber attack, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Thursday, marking the first time the U.S. government officially recognized the blackou…
U.N. agency wants speedier aircraft threat warnings: sources
MONTREAL (Reuters) – The U.N.’s aviation agency wants to cut the time it takes to issue warnings about credible threats to aircraft on a website it launched after the 2014 downing of a Malaysian passenger jet over Ukraine, sources familiar with the mat…
Bangkok shrine bombers first targeted pier for Chinese tourists
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The perpetrators of last year’s deadly explosion at a Bangkok shrine originally chose a pier packed with Chinese tourists as their primary target and had amassed enough chemicals to make 10 equally powerful bombs, the chief of Thail…
