Russia pushes U.N. Security Council on Syria sovereignty
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia asked the United Nations Security Council on Friday to call for Syria’s sovereignty to be respected, for cross-border shelling and incursions to be halted and for “attempts or plans for foreign ground intervention” to …
Russia pushes U.N. Security Council on Syria sovereignty
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia asked the United Nations Security Council on Friday to call for Syria’s sovereignty to be respected, for cross-border shelling and incursions to be halted and for “attempts or plans for foreign ground intervention” to …
Morocco, citing Arab disunity, says won’t host summit
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco has decided not host the 2016 Arab League meeting, saying on Friday it wanted to avoid giving a false impression of unity in the Arab world.
Vatican’s Australian finance chief rejects ‘baseless’ child abuse allegations
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian cardinal who oversees the Vatican’s finances has strongly denied newspaper allegations of involvement in child sexual abuse, describing them as “utterly false”.
Anti-money laundering body urges more scrutiny of Iran, North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An international anti-money laundering group wants government financial intelligence agencies to give extra scrutiny to transactions and business relationships involving Iran and North Korea.
Canada divided as 25,000 Syrian refugees settle in
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadians remain divided about the resettlement of Syrian refugees, with some saying Canada should accept more despite a series of racist incidents that have marred a mostly smooth arrival of nearly 25,000 migrants, a poll showed on…
Suicide bombers kill at least 24 in Cameroon market
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers posing as food vendors killed at least 24 people and injured 112 others in a market in Meme, northern Cameroon, security sources said on Friday.
EU summit extended as Cameron closes in on British deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A European Union summit to negotiate new membership terms for Britain was forced into extra time on Friday as Prime Minister David Cameron closed in on a deal he could sell to sceptical British voters in a referendum.
U.S.-backed fighters capture Islamic State-held town in northeast Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian fighters including the Kurdish YPG militia captured an Islamic State-held town in Syria’s northeast on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
Saudi Arabia halts $3 billion package to Lebanese army, security aid
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Friday it suspended a $3 billion aid package for the Lebanese army in what a official called a response to Beirut’s failure to condemn attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran.
