Venezuela opposition seeks congress control of central bank
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition wants to use its majority in the new congress to bring the central bank back under legislative control in a first measure to try to influence economic policy, lawmakers said.
Iraq military says ISIS spokesman Adnani wounded: state TV
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani has reportedly been wounded in an air strike in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a military statement said on Thursday.
Venezuela government steps up fight with opposition-led congress
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government upped the ante against the new opposition-led Congress on Thursday with a protest against the removal of images of venerated late socialist leader Hugo Chavez and a legal appeal against the swearing-in of thre…
End ‘business as usual’ with North Korea, U.S. tells China
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States called on China on Thursday to end “business as usual” with its ally North Korea after Pyongyang defied world powers by announcing it had tested a hydrogen bomb.
Iran stops doing business with Saudi Arabia as Nimr execution rankles
DUBAI (Reuters) – Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia deteriorated even further on Thursday as Tehran severed all commercial ties with Riyadh and accused Saudi jets of attacking its embassy in Yemen’s capital.
Kerry says implementation of Iran nuclear deal ‘days away’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday the implementation of a nuclear deal agreed between Iran and six world powers was only days away, allowing tens of billions of dollars in sanctions against Iran to be lifted.
Brazil to hire doctors, nurses to help in Rio health crisis
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s health ministry promised on Thursday to hire nearly 2,500 medical staff in the state of Rio de Janeiro as it scrambles to help local authorities deal with a funding crisis that has left hospitals under-staffed and il…
Republicans seek more naval resources amid South China Sea dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tension over the South China Sea highlights the need for the United States to maintain a strong Navy to serve as a deterrent, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday, criticizing the Obama administration for proposals he sa…
Israeli soldiers shoot dead four Palestinian attackers in West Bank: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli security forces on Thursday shot dead four Palestinians who launched two separate stabbing attacks in the occupied West Bank, the military said, as a surge in street violence entered its fourth month.
Truck bomb kills nearly 50 at Libyan police academy
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – At least 47 people were killed on Thursday when Libya’s worst bomb attack since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi hit a police training center as hundreds of recruits gathered for a morning meeting.
