Australia working to locate aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Saturday it is working with Afghan and British authorities to try and locate an Australian aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan.
U.N. says in principle open to helping in Iran-U.S. assets dispute
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations on Friday suggested it would be willing to assist in a dispute between Tehran and Washington after Iran requested U.N. help in convincing the United States to stop what the Islamic Republic says are violati…
Mexico anti-corruption bill hits hurdle, government on defensive
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican government’s pledge to tackle graft suffered a setback on Friday when Congress entered its summer recess having failed to pass anti-corruption legislation that has been stuck in political limbo for months.
Honduras fires top police officials to purge criminal links
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran officials on Friday fired more than two dozen top police officers in an aggressive move to purge security forces that have been accused of being infiltrated by organized crime.
Islamic State-linked hackers post target list of New Yorkers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of hackers linked to Islamic State has posted online a list of thousands of New York residents and urged followers of the militant group to target them, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
Colombia’s Ecopetrol halts No.2 pipeline after rebel attack
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian state-run oil company Ecopetrol has halted pumping on the country’s No. 2 oil pipeline after a rebel bombing that sent crude spilling into a nearby river, a source at the company told Reuters on Friday.
Oil rig helicopter crashes off Norway coast, 13 presumed dead
OSLO (Reuters) – A helicopter ferrying passengers from a Norwegian oil platform crashed in the North Sea on Friday, apparently killing all 13 people on board, rescue officials said.
Temer government would press ahead with Brazil corruption fight: document
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A government led by Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer would press ahead with the country’s corruption fight by strengthening anti-graft institutions and enacting tougher controls over state-run companies, according to a documen…
Britain praises Cuba’s Castro for embracing realities of modernity
HAVANA (Reuters) – Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Friday praised Cuban President Raul Castro for embracing the realities of the modern world after a meeting with the Communist leader that marked a further step in Cuba’s thaw with the Wes…
‘Monstrous’ violence in Syria as government excludes Aleppo from truce
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria called local truces near Damascus and in a northern province on Friday but no halt to combat on the main battlefield in Aleppo, after a surge in fighting the United Nations said showed “monstrous disregard” for civilian lives.
