Obama to make historic trip to Cuba in coming weeks, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will visit Cuba in the coming weeks, a senior administration official said on Wednesday, making a historic trip in the final year of his presidency that will mark a turning point in U.S. relations with a lo…
At Mexico-U.S. border, Pope decries suffering of migrants
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday railed against immigration policies that force many underground and into the hands of drug gangs and human smugglers, praying at Mexico’s border with the United States in what was once one of …
Obama preparing to visit Cuba as soon as March: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is preparing to visit Cuba as soon as March, a person briefed on the matter said on Wednesday, a major step in the thaw between former Cold War foes the United States and Communist-run Cuba.
Venezuela raises fuel price, devalues bolivar amid crisis
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday devalued the currency and raised heavily subsidized fuel prices in an effort to stem a widening economic crisis, though critics of the socialist leader quickly dismissed the moves as …
Exclusive: Radioactive material stolen in Iraq raises security fears
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq is searching for “highly dangerous” radioactive material whose theft last year has raised fears among Iraqi officials that it could be used as a weapon if acquired by Islamic State.
Aid reaches residents of besieged Syrian towns: U.N.
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered five besieged areas of Syria scheduled for deliveries on Wednesday in a U.N.-backed deal to deliver help to thousands of trapped residents, the United Nations said.
Pentagon calls for parties to halt militarization of South China Sea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday said commercial imagery indicated that China had deployed a surface-to-air missile system on a disputed outpost in the South China Sea, and said the action was increasing tensions in the r…
Dissidents fearful as Thailand, once a haven, favors China
BANGKOK (Reuters) – One night last month, Liu Xuehong stood weeping outside the gates of the United Nations headquarters in Bangkok, begging the guards to let her in.
Murders in Honduras drop 12 percent in 2015 as drug bosses extradited: group
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Homicides in Honduras fell 12 percent in 2015 thanks in part to the capture and extradition to the United States of drug cartel bosses, a United Nations-backed organization said on Wednesday.
U.N. Yemen envoy says divisions over truce preventing peace talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations special envoy for Yemen said on Wednesday he was unable to call another round of peace talks because the warring parties are deeply divided over whether there should be a ceasefire to coincide with a new ro…
