Argentina says fugitive spy chief flew to U.S. after prosecutor’s death
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A fugitive former spy chief accused by the Argentine government of involvement in the murky death of a federal prosecutor in January flew from Brazil to the United States a month later, Argentina’s security ministry said on Tue…
EU talks tough on deportations amid flood of Syrian refugees
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – European Union governments are set to agree on Thursday to step up deportations of illegal immigrants among the hundreds of thousands who have failed to win asylum as they try to cope with a surge in refugees from war-torn Syria….
Indonesia’s small firms struggle, dealing economy another blow
PASURUAN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Fuad Fultoni has been selling wooden furniture from Pasuruan city on the eastern side of Indonesia’s Java island for 15 years: gazing out as his workers sat idly in an empty showroom, he says business has never been so b…
U.S. recommends transfer of Afghan prisoner out of Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it had cleared for release Mohammed Kamin, an Afghan man held at the Guantanamo Bay prison for foreign terrorism suspects for more than 11 years.
China turns firepower to soft power to try to win tiny Taiwan-held island
KINMEN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Soldiers on the tiny Taiwan-held island of Kinmen regularly conduct military drills repelling amphibious attacks by Chinese Communist troops from the mainland, but the problem may soon be free-for-all landings of Chinese shop…
Iran’s supreme leader bans negotiations with the United States
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday banned any further negotiations between Iran and the United States, putting the brakes on moderates hoping to end Iran’s isolation after reaching a nuclear deal with world powe…
Portugal’s Communists would back government led by Socialists
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s Communists would support a Socialist-led government, the party’s leader said on Wednesday, marking a shift that further complicates efforts by the outgoing center-right coalition to form a minority administration.
Obama apologizes for Kunduz attack, MSF demands independent probe
WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday apologized to Medecins Sans Frontieres for the deadly bombing of its hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, while the medical charity pressed its demand for an international commission to…
Portugal Communist party says ready to back Socialist-led government
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s Communist party is ready to support a government led by the center-left Socialists, its leader said on Wednesday in what appeared to be a departure for the country’s Communists.
Less than half of Ivorian candidates sign election code of conduct
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Less than half the candidates in this month’s Ivory Coast presidential election signed a good conduct pledge on Wednesday as some opposition politicians said the vote would not be democratic and risked turning violent.
