Finnish government avoids break-up, reaches reform deal
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s center-right government early on Saturday struck a deal over cutting costs in the recession hit country’s healthcare system, avoiding the coalition’s break-up but raising questions over its future ability to pass painful …
Mexico blasts U.S. for not filing charges in border patrol death
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico on Friday voiced its “most energetic rejection” of the decision by U.S. authorities to not press charges against border patrol agents suspected of killing a Mexican national near a California border crossing in 2010.
Over 100 bodies dumped in mass grave by Mexican security forces: officials
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities are investigating local security officials who put at least 105 unidentified victims of violent crime in a mass grave in central Mexico, officials said on Friday.
Finnish government reaches healthcare deal, avoids break-up
HELSINKI (Reuters) – The Finnish coalition government said early on Saturday it had reached an agreement on how to reform the healthcare system in the Nordic country in order to restrain the expected increase of costs, avoiding the center-right coaliti…
U.S. sends troops to Niger to help anti-terror operations
NIAMEY (Reuters) – The United States has sent more than 30 troops to central Niger to help train local forces to fight Islamist militants, state TV and security sources said on Friday.
Former Colombian paramilitary leader sentenced in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Colombia paramilitary leader was sentenced to 16 1/2 years in prison on Friday for conspiring to import and distribute tons of cocaine into the United States, the Justice Department said.
Gulf states, BRICs should do more for Syrian refugees: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wealthy Gulf Arab states such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar as well as the so-called BRICs emerging market nations should do more to help Syrian refugees, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
Russia suspends Egypt flights, U.S. boosts security as intelligence points to bomb
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Moscow suspended passenger flights to Egypt and the United States imposed new air travel security requirements in the wake of the crash of a Russian jet in Egypt, as Western officials pointed on Friday to the conclusion it…
Exclusive: Chemical weapons used by fighters in Syria – sources
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used in a Syrian town where Islamic State insurgents were battling another group, according to a report by an international watchdog seen by Reuters.
Mexico targets business boom in Cuba as Castro visits
MERIDA, Mexico (Reuters) – After standing by Communist Cuba in its years of international isolation, Mexico welcomed Cuban President Raul Castro on Friday as it seeks to turn Havana’s thawing relations with the United States into a major business oppor…
