Brazil court allows Lula questioning in Petrobras corruption case
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court authorized the questioning by police of ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a broadening corruption case focused on state-run oil company Petrobras, a representative for the court said on Friday.
Nine dead, hundreds missing as hillside collapses on Guatemalan town
SANTA CATARINA PINULA, Guatemala (Reuters) – As many as 600 people are missing and at least nine are dead after a hillside collapsed on a town on the edge of Guatemala City, burying homes in earth and sludge and sparking a desperate hunt for survivors …
Kerry, Iran’s Zarif discuss nuclear deal: State Department
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met on Friday to discuss implementation of the agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program, the State Department said in a statement.
Yemen severs diplomatic ties with Iran: state media
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-backed Yemeni government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Iran, state media reported.
Two blasts on outskirts of Nigerian capital Abuja, official says
ABUJA (Reuters) – Two bombs went off on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja late on Friday, an official said, the first such incident in over a year.
Scioli may have backing for first-round Argentina vote win: poll
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli may be able to win Argentina’s presidential election in the first round, after an opinion poll published on Friday showed he had widened his lead over his closest rival.
Nigeria’s ex-oil minister Alison-Madueke arrested in London: sources
LAGOS/ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke was arrested in London on Friday, a source from Nigeria’s presidency circle and another with links to her family said.
Somalia hopes to redirect more military in anti-militant fight: PM
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Somalia must bolster its police presence in towns retaken from the al Shabaab militant group in order to free its overstretched military to focus on offensive action, the prime minister said in an interview on Friday.
White House calls for investigation into civilian deaths in Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Friday called for an investigation into reports that civilians and Red Crescent volunteers were killed in air strikes in Al-Mokha and Taiz in Yemen earlier this week, and urged precise targeting by the Saudi-le…
At U.N., Sudan accuses ICC of targeting African leaders
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour on Friday used the annual gathering of the 193 members of the United Nations to rail against the International Criminal Court (ICC), which he said has become a political tool to targe…
