Development finance talks in Ethiopia close to collapse: charities
ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Talks between rich and poor countries in the Ethiopian capital, aimed at agreeing on the financing of the United Nations’ bold new global development agenda, are on the brink of collapse, advocacy groups said …
Saudi-backed Yemen forces take Aden port from Houthis: residents
ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi-backed Yemeni militiamen captured Aden’s main port and a neighboring district on Wednesday, a big prize in their battle to drive Houthi forces from the southern city, residents and fighters said.
EU lawmakers back blanket collection of airline passenger data
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Airlines will have to transfer passenger data such as seat numbers and payment information to law enforcement authorities for flights into and out of the European Union, under rules passed on Wednesday by EU lawmakers.
Prisoner release not on the table in U.S. talks: Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – Talks to improve diplomatic relations between the United States and Venezuela’s socialist government do not include discussion of releasing opposition demonstrators jailed as a result of protests in 2014, Venezuela’s foreign ministe…
Austria convicts teenager of supporting Islamic State
VIENNA (Reuters) – An Vienna court sentenced a 17-year-old Austrian youth to two-and-a-half years in jail on Wednesday for supporting Islamic State in Syria.
Global slowdown boosts Africa’s hopes of achieving development goals
ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Africa is likely to benefit from weak global growth by attracting more investment that will drive its development, experts said at a financing conference in Ethiopia on Wednesday.
Gold hoard buried in Nazi era or just after WW2 found in Germany
LUENEBURG, Germany (Reuters) – An amateur archaeologist in Germany has found a historic collection of gold coins worth around 45,000 euros, probably buried during the Nazi era or shortly after World War Two, experts said on Wednesday.
NATO plans biggest exercise since 2002 to counter Islamic State
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO and its allies will hold their biggest military exercise in more than a decade from October, deploying 36,000 personnel across the Mediterranean to counter the threat of Islamic State on the alliance’s southern flank.
Syrian army, Hezbollah advance in city near Lebanese border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army backed by Lebanese ally Hezbollah has advanced deeper into the besieged Syrian city of Zabadani two weeks into a campaign to capture it from insurgents, rebels and the army said.
Exclusive: Which aid relief charities spend the most on fundraising?
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As the business of international aid booms, rival charities are locked in a race to attract donors with some spending close to a fifth of their resources on fundraising, a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation h…
