With landmark climate accord, world marks turn from fossil fuels
PARIS (Reuters) – The global climate summit in Paris forged a landmark agreement on Saturday, setting the course for a historic transformation of the world’s fossil fuel-driven economy within decades in a bid to arrest global warming.
UK’s Cameron prepared to drop key EU welfare demand: reports
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron is prepared to drop a demand to curb welfare benefits for migrant workers as he attempts to renegotiate the terms of Britain’s membership of the European Union, two British newspapers reported on …
Thousands march against Polish government as constitutional spat drags on
WARSAW (Reuters) – Tens of thousands marched through Warsaw on Saturday to protest against what they called the “democratorship” of the month-old conservative government, as Poland remained locked in a constitutional crisis.
Death toll from day of clashes in Burundi capital rises to nearly 90
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Nearly 90 people were killed during Friday’s clashes in the Burundian capital, the army said on Saturday, the worst outbreak of violence in Burundi since a failed coup in May.
Chileans shocked by radio confession of Pinochet-era executions
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A caller into a radio show shocked Chile this week with a chilling confession of executions he had taken part in as a conscript during Chile’s military dictatorship, and the socialist party said a judge had ordered his arrest.
Eye on Islamic State, Western powers coax Libyans to accord
ALGIERS (Reuters) – After a year of U.N. talks to end Libya’s conflict, Western powers are coaxing the warring factions closer to a deal they hope can help stop the spread of Islamic State militancy in the North African country.
Thousands of Iraqis in Baghdad, Basra protest Turkish deployment in north
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Thousands of Iraqis protested on Saturday against Ankara’s deployment of troops to a base near the northern city of Mosul, with some burning Turkish flags and threatening violence against the soldiers for what they see as a violatio…
Blasts near hospital in Syria’s Homs city kill 16
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Twin explosions in a government-controlled neighborhood of Syria’s Homs city killed at least 16 people and wounded scores more on Saturday, a group monitoring the war and state media said, in an attack claimed by the hardline Islamic…
Mexico’s migrants in focus for pope’s first visit
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will end his first visit to Mexico next year with a large Mass at the fairgrounds in the border town of Ciudad Juarez, church officials said on Saturday.
Brazil police arrest four in corruption probe of water project
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian federal police arrested four people on Friday including the chief executive of engineering group OAS in a new probe of suspected price-fixing and kickbacks on a long-delayed project to divert water to the drought-prone N…
