Obama sends more Special Forces to Syria in fight against IS
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) – President Barack Obama announced on Monday the biggest expansion of U.S. ground troops in Syria since its civil war began, but the move was unlikely to mollify Arab allies angry over Washington’s cautious approach to the co…
Brazil’s main opposition party split on joining a future Temer government
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s largest opposition party is divided over how strongly to back a new interim government if it succeeds in having President Dilma Rousseff stripped of office, as it eyes a run at the presidency in 2018, senior members said o…
Suspected Islamists kill Bangladeshi gay activist working for U.S. embassy
DHAKA (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants hacked to death a leading Bangladeshi gay rights activist employed by the U.S. embassy and a friend in an apartment in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday, police said.
As presidency looms, ‘Duterte Harry’ tells Filipinos to make his day
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Canada PM condemns ‘cold-blooded murder’ of Philippines hostage
KANANASKIS, Alberta/MANILA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned on Monday the execution of a Canadian hostage by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines, calling it “an act of cold-blooded murder.”
Colombia’s Santos names new cabinet for peace and post conflict
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos named a new cabinet on Monday to strengthen his government as peace talks with Marxist FARC rebels enter their final phase and as the economy struggles with slumping oil revenue and increasing i…
Venezuela court blocks another opposition tactic to oust Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Supreme Court shot down on Monday one of the opposition’s main tactics to oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro with a ruling that any constitutional amendment to reduce the presidential term could not be retroactive.
Kerry calls for timely election in meeting with Congo’s Kabila
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stressed the need for timely and credible elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a recent meeting with President Joseph Kabila, the State Department said on Monday amid concerns by…
Bus explosion kills one, injures six in Armenian capital
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A blast on a passenger bus killed at least one person in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Monday, the Armenian Emergencies Ministry said.
U.N. chief condemns assassination of Burundi brigadier general
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the assassination on Monday of a Burundian brigadier general who had served with the African Union and U.N. peacekeeping missions in Central African Republic.
