Obama, Park say North Korea must show willing to get nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Friday they were open to negotiations with North Korea on sanctions but Pyongyang needed to show it was serious about abandoning its nuclear weapons pro…
Italy may keep troops in Afghanistan another year: PM Renzi
ROME (Reuters) – Italy is considering keeping its soldiers in Afghanistan for another year, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Friday, a day after President Barack Obama said he would prolong the U.S. mission there.
U.S. confirms Iran tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States has confirmed that Iran tested a medium-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear weapon, in “clear violation” of a United Nations Security Council ban on ballistic missile tests, a senior U.S. official …
Macau billionaire in U.N. bribery case gets $50 million bail
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A billionaire real estate developer from Macau accused by U.S. authorities of bribing a former United Nations General Assembly president won the right on Friday to leave jail on a $50 million bond and live under house arrest in a l…
Abuse of migrants in Mexico rises even as numbers fall
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s campaign to stem a tide of illegal immigrants from Central American countries to the United States has led to a surge in complaints of abuse by migration officials, including violent attacks and extortion.
Merkel defends ‘transit zones’ to better cope with refugee influx
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday defended a proposal to set up “transit zones” at German borders to filter out migrants who clearly have no chance of gaining asylum, declaring she would not rest until she had persuaded her junior c…
With cabinet, Nigeria’s Buhari puts party before reforms
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has chosen a cabinet dominated by political veterans, opting to strengthen his power base rather than surround himself with technocrats who could overhaul Africa’s biggest economy.
Brazil president, speaker forge uneasy truce in political crisis
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Until last week they were political enemies.
Argentina’s Macri courts Peronists to save presidential bid
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – When Mauricio Macri, the conservative opposition challenger in Argentina’s presidential race, unveiled a statue of the late working class hero Juan Peron it signaled a late shift in campaign strategy: a push to attract moderate…
MSF says U.S. tank entered compound of bombed Afghan hospital without permission
KABUL (Reuters) – Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday that a U.S. tank entered the grounds of its hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz without permission, damaging the compound that was hit in a U.S. air strike earlier t…
