Obama and Putin to meet; Syria and Ukraine vie for attention
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next week at a time of high tension in Europe and the Middle East, but the Kremlin and the White House disagreed on Thursday over the t…
Colombian rebels could escape extradition in peace deal
BOGOTA/HAVANA (Reuters) – A breakthrough in talks between Colombia’s government and Marxist guerrillas has raised hopes for a peace deal within six months and it may mean rebel leaders will avoid being extradited to face drug trafficking charges in the…
Malala, David Beckham to leaders at U.N.: don’t forget children
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai will ask world leaders on Friday to ensure that every child in the world gets a quality free 12-year education, while former soccer star David Beckham made a plea at the United Nation…
Armenia says three civilians killed by Azeri forces
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenia said on Friday three civilians were killed and two were wounded in an attack by Azeri forces in several villages near the border between the two former Soviet republics.
U.S. hosts meeting next week in bid to wrap up Pacific trade pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has called ministers from the 12 nations negotiating a Pacific trade deal for a meeting Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 in a bid to finish the pact, a key part of the U.S. administration’s engagement with Asia.
Brazil’s president delays decision on ministerial reform
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has pushed back a long-awaited decision on ministerial reform until next week at the request of allied parties, according to a statement from the presidential palace on Thursday.
Lack of EU migrant strategy reignites Serbia-Croatia tensions
ZAGREB/BELGRADE (Reuters) – Former Yugoslav foes Serbia and Croatia traded embargoes and insults on Thursday in the latest fallout from Europe’s failure to agree a comprehensive response to the tide of migrants streaming north through the Balkans.
Snowden launches push for global privacy treaty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fugitive former U.S. spy contractor Edward Snowden on Thursday backed a push for an international treaty on privacy rights, protection against improper surveillance and of whistleblowers as he said more countries are trying to boos…
Politics, culture wars cloud migrant debate in central Europe
WARSAW (Reuters) – Ahead of Wednesday’s emergency European Union summit to tackle a mounting migration crisis, conservative media in Poland made a last-minute push to rally public opinion against accepting refugees fleeing war in the Middle East.
Warring sides in Syria reach agreement on two villages, border town, sources say
(Reuters) – Warring sides in Syria have agreed with U.N. help on a deal to extricate one group of rebel fighters and another group of trapped villagers, sources familiar with the talks said on Thursday.
