Former Italian missionary kidnapped in southern Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – An Italian man, who was a former missionary priest, has been abducted by armed men from his restaurant in the southern Philippines, security officials said on Thursday, the latest in a string of abductions targeting foreigners in the…
Talks on U.S. defence grants to Israel may resume next month: Obama aide
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States may resume talks on its defence grants to Israel when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington next month, an aide to President Barack Obama said on Thursday.
American charged in 1997 South Korea murder pleads not guilty
SEOUL (Reuters) – An American accused of murdering a South Korean college student in the bathroom of a Seoul Burger King 18 years ago pleaded not guilty on Thursday after his extradition from the United States last month.
Indonesia asks four countries for help to fight fires
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president said on Thursday he had asked Singapore, Russia, Malaysia and Japan for help to put out fires that have sent choking smoke drifting across the region for weeks.
U.S. says ready to defend against North Korean nuclear threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government believes North Korea has the capability to launch a nuclear weapon against the U.S. homeland and stands ready to defend against any such attacks, a high-level U.S. military official said on Wednesday.
Mexican soldiers should be questioned by expert panel: U.N. official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities should allow international investigators to interview soldiers who may have witnessed the abduction and apparent massacre of 43 trainee teachers last year, a top United Nations official said on Wednesday.
U.N. examines donations from foundation tied to alleged bribe scheme
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Wednesday it was examining how donations were used from a foundation linked to one of six people charged by U.S. authorities in an alleged bribery scheme tied to a former president of the U.N. Gener…
Brazil’s president loses legal battle, faces impeachment threat
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s besieged President Dilma Rousseff lost a major battle on Wednesday when the federal audit court rejected her government’s accounts from last year, paving the way for her opponents to try to impeach her.
Netanyahu cancels German visit as violence spreads across Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s prime minister canceled a visit to Germany on Wednesday after a spate of attacks that included the stabbing of an Israeli soldier by a suspected Palestinian militant who police said was then shot dead by special forces.
Russia backs Syrian forces in major assault on insurgents
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops and militia backed by Russian warplanes mounted what appeared to be their first major coordinated assault on Syrian insurgents on Wednesday and Moscow said its warships fired a barrage of missiles at them from the Caspi…
