Voting begins in Singapore poll set to test ruling party’s dominance
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Voting began in Singapore on Friday in the city-state’s most hotly contested general election, which could bring the sternest test of the long-ruling party’s dominance of politics even though it is bound to win.
U.S. to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has directed his administration to prepare to take in at least 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next year, the White House said on Thursday.
Migrants undeterred by Balkan storms and Hungarian clampdown
IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters) – Thousands of refugees trudged through mud and torrential rain to Greece’s border with Macedonia on Thursday, swelling a human tide across Europe that authorities appear powerless to control.
EU, Cuba enter difficult phase of bilateral talks, focus on political pact
HAVANA (Reuters) – The European Union and Cuba entered the most difficult phase of their bilateral talks on Thursday when they started to discuss a new political agreement to replace a unilateral policy imposed by the Europeans 19 years ago.
U.S. to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has directed his administration to prepare to take in at least 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next year, the White House said on Thursday.
Violent clashes erupt at trial of Venezuela opposition leader
CARACAS, Sep. 10 (Reuters) – Supporters of jailed politician Leopoldo Lopez and pro-government activists clashed on Thursday in Caracas outside his trial, as tensions spiked over an approaching verdict for Venezuela’s best-known imprisoned opposition l…
U.N. General Assembly approves Palestinian request to fly its flag
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Palestine’s flag will fly at United Nations headquarters after the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a Palestinian resolution, infuriating Israel with a move that Palestinians described as a step toward U.N. membe…
U.N. says Yemen peace talks set to resume next week
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations on Thursday said peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Yemen are set to resume next week in the region and urged all parties to participate “in good faith.”
Russia raises stakes on Syria ahead of U.N. meeting in New York
MOSCOW (Reuters) – By refusing to clarify the scale of its military presence in Syria, Russia keeps the West fearing a considerable build-up to win a stronger bargaining position when world powers sit down to talks on the conflict, Western diplomats in…
In North Korea, deals on the bus make markets go round
SEOUL (Reuters) – It’s not Amazon or FedEx, but in North Korea’s fledgling market economy a fleet of repurposed old passenger buses is the next best thing for moving trade goods, from rice to textiles and livestock, between far-flung corners of the cou…
