Angry China shadows U.S. warship near man-made islands
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China rebuked Washington for sending a U.S. guided-missile destroyer close to one of Beijing’s man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, saying it had tracked and warned the ship and called in the U.S. ambassador …
Ex-mediator Annan sees chance of Syria peace in U.S.-Russia talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – Talks between Russia and the United States may produce a chance of peace in Syria, Kofi Annan, the former U.N. secretary-general who tried unsuccessfully to forge a deal to end the war in 2012, said on Tuesday.
U.N.’s Zeid says politicians’ anti-migrant rhetoric can be deadly
GENEVA (Reuters) – Politicians who use derogatory language about refugees and migrants may ultimately be responsible for causing violence, racism and bigotry, U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein warned on Tuesday.
Angry China shadows U.S. warship near man-made islands
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed close to one of China’s man-made islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing, which said it had tracked and warned the ship and called in the U.S….
Argentina presidential challenger Macri seeks common ground with Massa
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Mauricio Macri, Argentina’s opposition challenger in next month’s presidential run-off vote, said on Tuesday he wanted to find common ground with defeated candidate Sergio Massa and that talks had begun between the two camps.
U.S. to intensify fight against Islamic State militants: Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military will intensify air strikes and may carry out more direct ground attacks as it steps up efforts against Islamic State militants following a failed bid to train Syrian rebels, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told law…
Three Palestinians shot dead after knife attacks: Israeli army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Three Palestinians were shot dead after attacking Israeli soldiers with knives in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the military said, and an American-Israeli wounded in an attack two weeks ago died of his injuries, an Israeli ho…
Convicted ‘Air Cocaine’ French pilots flee Dominican Republic
PARIS/SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – A French pilot who fled the Dominican Republic in what appeared to be a well-planned escape by speedboat after being convicted of drug trafficking said on Tuesday that he did so to get his story heard.
Saudi mosque suicide bomber threatened Shi’ites, Saudi soldiers: audio
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Islamic State suicide bomber who carried out an attack on a Shi’ite mosque in the Saudi city of Najran on Monday threatened Shi’ites and Saudi soldiers, according to a posthumous audio message purportedly by the attacker.
Ouattara far ahead in early results from Ivory Coast election
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s incumbent president, Alassane Ouattara, had a commanding lead in early results of last weekend’s election, released on Tuesday.
