Security worries delay start of Greece’s new bailout talks
BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) – Talks on tying up a new bailout deal for Greece failed to start on Friday as had been expected, with officials blaming security worries for delaying the negotiations with international creditors who are detested by many Gree…
U.S. troops to train regular Ukrainian military troops: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. troops will begin training regular Ukrainian military forces later this year in an expansion of their current mission, which so far has been limited to instructing Interior Ministry national guard units, the State Department…
Brazil prosecutors present charges against Odebrecht CEO
CURITIBA, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazilian prosecutors, declaring war on what they called a culture of impunity, presented charges on Friday against the CEO of Latin America’s largest engineering firm as part of a landmark investigation of a kickback and b…
U.N. to vote on MH17 tribunal; Russia says likely to block
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Wednesday on a bid for an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a passenger airliner last year in Ukraine, but Russia said on Friday it was likely…
Turkey stages first air strikes on Islamic State in Syria
ANKARA/ELBEYLI, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes pounded Islamic State targets in Syria for the first time on Friday, with President Tayyip Erdogan promising more decisive action against both the jihadists and Kurdish militants.
Obama dines with Kenyan family after arriving in father’s homeland
NAIROBI (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama dined with his step grandmother, his sister and other extended family members after arriving in Kenya for his first presidential visit to his father’s homeland on Friday.
Officials deny report that U.S. preparing to release Israeli spy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials on Friday denied a Wall Street Journal report that the Obama administration was considering early release for Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer convicted of spying for Israel.
Saudis land in Aden with equipment to re-open airport: Arabiya TV
ADEN (Reuters) – Two Saudi aircraft landed at Aden on Friday bringing equipment needed to re-open the city’s airport four months after the Yemeni civil war shut it down, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported.
Magnitude 5.1 quake hits close to Pakistan’s Islamabad: USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck very close to Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday.
Guatemala extradites suspected drug lord with Mexico gang ties to U.S
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A suspected Guatemalan drug kingpin with ties to the violent Mexican cartel Los Zetas was extradited to the United States on Friday to face trial for conspiring to traffic narcotics, the man’s lawyer said.
