U.S. says Myanmar elections will determine future engagement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will not turn a blind eye to shortcomings in Myanmar’s election next month and U.S. help to the future government and any more easing of sanctions will depend on the overall process, the top U.S. diplomat for As…
Merkel says Israeli settlements ‘counterproductive’
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said following talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the building of Jewish settlements was counterproductive and urged Israel and the Palestinians to calm the situation after weeks…
Gates, Slim target maternal, newborn health in Central America
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The foundations of the two of the world’s richest men are stepping up efforts to use innovative data and mobile technology to end easily preventable deaths of mothers and newborns in the poorest pockets of Mexico and Central Ame…
Guatemalan comic holds big lead ahead of Sunday election: poll
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan comic Jimmy Morales should triumph easily in a second round run-off on Sunday to elect the country’s next president after the arrest of the previous leader in a massive corruption scandal, a poll showed on Wednesda…
U.N. envoy says talks continue with warring Libyan factions
TUNIS (Reuters) – The U.N. envoy to Libya said on Wednesday consultations would continue with both the country’s warring factions after the chief of the elected parliament said the congress had rejected a U.N. proposal to end the crisis.
Sudan begins releasing blocked supplies for Darfur peacekeepers
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Sudan has begun releasing food rations and other supplies for international peacekeepers in the conflict-torn Darfur region, though some of the more than 200 shipping containers have yet to be cleared by Khartoum, the United …
UNESCO condemns Israel for limits on al-Aqsa mosque access
PARIS (Reuters) – The United Nations cultural heritage body UNESCO condemned Israel on Wednesday for limiting Muslim access to Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound, a flashpoint in a recent wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
Army disperses anti-government protesters in Congo Republic
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Security forces in Congo Republic’s capital fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters, a day after police killed four opposition supporters.
Erdogan seen with little choice but to share power after Turkish vote
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan’s tactics for Turkey’s second general election in five months might have changed, but the outcome looks likely to be the same: for the first time in its history, his ruling AK Party may have to share…
France awards 360 million euros in aid to Mali: Hollande
PARIS (Reuters) – Mali will received 360 million euros ($408 million) in aid from France for 2015-2017, French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday during a visit by Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
