U.S., allies demand U.N. council action after Iran missile test
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States, Britain, France and Germany sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council’s Iran sanctions committee on Wednesday notifying it of Tehran’s recent missile test and demanded action in response to what …
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe warms to West as economy wobbles
HARARE (Reuters) – Robert Mugabe’s anti-Western rhetoric has been conspicuous by its absence of late, a sign the 91-year-old leader has mellowed or realized that Zimbabwe may need financial help.
Election puts Poland’s ties with EU, Germany at risk
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s general election on Sunday may propel a new nationalist-minded government into European politics, deepening divisions over the migration crisis and straining relations with Berlin, Brussels and Moscow.
Binge drinking and socialism – China lauds ties with Britain
BEIJING (Reuters) – From binge drinking and David Beckham to the Labour Party’s role in recognizing Communist China, Chinese state media has kicked into overdrive to praise Sino-British relations and point out shared interests as President Xi Jinping i…
China says Tibet officials must be ‘fortress’ against separatism
BEIJING (Reuters) – Officials working at the grassroots in Tibet must be a “fortress” against separatism and work to ensure the ruling Communist Party’s monopoly on information is maintained, China’s top official in the restless region wrote on Thursda…
Mexico arrests key figures in escape of drug lord Guzman
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican officials have arrested the “principal planner” and five other suspects behind the brazen jail break by the world’s most-wanted drug boss, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s attorney general said on Wednesday.
Pakistan to tell U.S. it won’t accept limits on tactical nuclear arms
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will tell U.S. President Barack Obama this week that Islamabad will not accept limits on its use of small tactical nuclear weapons, Pakistani officials said on Wednesday.
Quebec separatist party leader Duceppe to step down: media
TORONTO (Reuters) – Gilles Duceppe, a veteran advocate for the independence of Quebec, will step down as leader of the separatist Bloc Quebecois party after failing to win a seat in Canada’s Monday election, broadcaster Radio-Canada said on Wednesday.
U.S., allies demand UN action after Iran missile test
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States, Britain, France and Germany called on Wednesday for the United Nations Security Council’s Iran sanctions committee to take action over a missile test by Tehran that they said violated a U.N. ban.
U.S. civil suit brought against Israeli ex-PM Ehud Barak
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Relatives of a 19-year-old U.S. citizen killed in Israel’s 2010 storming of a Turkish-led aid flotilla are suing former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak for the raid, in which nine activists died.
