Brazil’s Rousseff may appeal to Mercosur if impeached illegally
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff denounced her impeachment as a “coup” to an international audience on Friday, and said she would appeal to the Mercosur bloc of South American nations for Brazil to be suspended if democratic proc…
Obama exhorts Britain to stay in EU, warns on trade if it leaves
LONDON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama made a bold intervention into the politics of Washington’s closest ally on Friday, exhorting Britons to stay in the EU and warning that if they left they would be at “the back of the queue” for a U.S. trade dea…
U.S. to buy heavy water from Iran’s nuclear program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will buy heavy water from Iran’s nuclear program and expects it to be delivered within weeks, U.S. officials said on Friday, a move that Republican lawmakers quickly criticized.
Quake toll reaches more than 600 as aftershocks spook Ecuador
PEDERNALES/PORTOVIEJO (Reuters) – The death toll from Ecuador’s devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake rose to 602 people on Friday, as dozens of aftershocks shook cities and towns around the country, spooking residents but causing no further damage.
Syrian peace talks limp on to next week with opposition absent
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. special envoy for Syria has vowed to take fragile peace talks into next week despite a walkout by the main armed opposition, a breakdown in a truce and signs that both sides are gearing up to escalate the five-year-ol…
Obama says loves Churchill in British row over ‘part-Kenyan’ remark
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama told Britons on Friday he loved Winston Churchill, rebuffing suggestions that he had disrespected the wartime leader because of a grudge against Britain linked to his Kenyan ancestry.
Russia grants Ukraine’s request to delay Eurobond case defense
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has agreed to allow Ukraine extra time to file its defence with a British court over a $3 billion debt to Russia, Moscow and Kiev officials said on Friday.
U.N. torture watchdog urges Saudi to halt flogging, amputations
GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations torture experts called on Saudi Arabia on Friday to stop corporal punishment, including flogging and amputations, practices that the Gulf kingdom considers an integral part of its interpretation of Islamic law.
Twenty civilians killed in air strikes in Iraq, Syria: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty civilians were likely killed and 11 others injured in nine U.S. air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria between Sept. 10, 2015, and Feb. 2, 2016, the U.S. military said on Friday.
U.N. says Yemen peace talks atmosphere shows progress
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring factions held their first direct talks in a U.N.-backed peace process on Friday and will meet again despite failing to agree on an agenda, participants said.
