Hurricane Patricia hits Mexico’s Pacific Coast with 165 mph winds: NHC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The eye of Hurricane Patricia made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific Coast on Friday with maximum sustained winds estimated at 165 miles per hour (265 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Kerry sees new Syria talks next week, does not rule out Iran role
VIENNA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he expects new talks on Syria to begin as soon as next week, and did not rule out participation by Iran, President Bashar al-Assad’s closest ally, which has been kept away from past p…
Israeli-Palestinian clashes persist as diplomats push for peace
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Stone-throwing Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip during “Day of Rage” protests on Friday while diplomats tried to end more than three weeks of bloodshed.
Pakistan says cannot kill Taliban while inviting them to peace talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday he had told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that Pakistan was prepared to help revive stalled Afghan peace talks but could not bring the Taliban to the negotiating table “and be …
Venezuela sues black market currency website in United States
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Central Bank filed a lawsuit on Friday with allegations of “cyber-terrorism” against a U.S.-based website that tracks the OPEC member’s currency black market.
Engine alert forces Ethiopian 787 Dreamliner back to Dublin
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Technical experts were trying to discover the cause of an engine problem on an Ethiopian Airlines jet stranded in Dublin after being forced to turn back over the Atlantic on Friday.
Kurds say joint raid with U.S. in Iraq aimed to free their fighters
ERBIL/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S. and Kurdish special forces who raided a compound in northern Iraq were acting on intelligence that Kurdish fighters were being imprisoned there by Islamic State, a source in the Kurdistan Region Security Council said on F…
Pentagon chief expects more raids similar to Iraq rescue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed military operation that freed 70 hostages who had been held by Islamic State in Iraq produced a cache of intelligence, and U.S. forces supporting Iraqi troops are likely to undertake more raids in the future, U.S. D…
Turkish court sentences 244 to jail over 2013 protests: newspaper
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Friday sentenced 244 people to up to 14 months in jail over protests in 2013 that began as a bid to stop the redevelopment of an Istanbul park and spiraled into the worst political unrest for years, a major newsp…
Peru probes possible sex abuse by founder of Catholic society
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s attorney general has launched an investigation to determine whether the founder and former head of an elite Catholic society sexually and physically abused children and former members of the secretive group.
