Germany says Russia sanctions could be lifted if progress made on Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany would back the gradual lifting of European Union sanctions against Russia if there is progress in implementing the Minsk peace agreement to end the conflict in east Ukraine, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said on Friday…
U.N. urges Greece to improve poor living conditions for refugees
GENEVA (Reuters) – Refugees in some sites in Greece are cramped in “sub-standard conditions” in poorly ventilated “derelict warehouses and factories”, with insufficient food, water, toilets and showers, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday….
Al Qaeda still reaping oil profits in Yemen despite battlefield reverses
DUBAI/LONDON/CAIRO (Reuters) – Al Qaeda may have been pushed out of the enclave it carved out in Yemen as the country descended into civil war, but the militants are still entrenched in other parts of the country’s south, reaping profits from smuggled …
Body of Indian climber found on Everest, fourth fatality in a week
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – The body of an Indian climber was found on the upper slopes of Mount Everest, raising the death toll on the world’s tallest mountain since it was re-opened to expeditions this spring to four.
Middle East refugees help Europe prosecute war crimes
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – European authorities are seeking testimony from some of the hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing Middle East violence as they try to build war crimes cases linked to the conflicts in Syria and Iraq.
Dalai Lama urges Tibetan unity as political leader sworn in
DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) – The Dalai Lama urged Tibetans to remain united on Friday, telling an audience gathered for the swearing-in of his exiled people’s new leader that they must avoid the schisms that had damaged other religions.
Korean Air evacuates plane at Japan’s Haneda Airport after engine fire
TOKYO (Reuters) – Korean Air Lines on Friday evacuated 319 passengers and crew from an aircraft preparing to take off from Japan’s Haneda Airport in Tokyo after its left engine caught fire.
Brexit would be serious risk to global economic growth: G7 leaders
ISE-SHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – A British exit from the European Union would be a serious risk to global economic growth, Group of Seven leaders said in a summit declaration on Friday, as Prime Minister David Cameron urged voters to “listen to our friends…
G7 vows growth, fudges FX, frets North Korea, Russia, China
ISE-SHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – The Group of Seven industrial powers pledged on Friday to seek strong global growth, while papering over differences on currencies and stimulus policies and expressing concern over North Korea, Russia and maritime disputes …
Australian TV station sacks producer over Lebanon child recovery bungle
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A producer of Australian current affairs program “60 Minutes” has been sacked after a bid to snatch two children off a busy Beirut street went awry, landing a mother and a television crew in prison, the broadcaster said on Friday.
