U.N. council, aid chief urge more shipments to Yemen amid famine threat
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council and U.N. aid chief Stephen O’Brien on Thursday pushed for more aid and commercial access to Yemen, where a near total blockade by Saudi Arabia has slowed shipments to the war-torn Arabian P…
Burundi vice president flees after opposing president’s third term
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – One of Burundi’s vice presidents has fled to Belgium, saying he had been threatened after denouncing President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term in office, an allegation denied by the government.
South African probe blames Lonmin, police, unions for ‘Marikana massacre’: Zuma
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An inquiry into South Africa’s worst police killing since the end of apartheid blamed a mining company, police and unions for the “horrendous tragedy”, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.
NATO to assess Afghan fighting season before deciding on mission’s future
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO will decide how quickly to scale back its mission to train Afghan security forces after judging how well they perform in this summer’s “fighting season”, the alliance’s chief said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Kerry tells Iran foreign minister ‘the past does matter’ – sources
VIENNA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry telephoned Iran’s foreign minister in recent days to tell him that Tehran must answer questions about whether its past atomic research was arms-related if it wants a nuclear deal, officials said.
U.S. lawmakers lay down ‘red lines’ on Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As talks on an Iran nuclear deal enter the final stretch, U.S. lawmakers are sharpening warnings against a “weak” agreement and laying down red lines that, if crossed, could prompt Congress to trip up a carefully crafted internat…
Cameron pitches new EU deal at summit overshadowed by Greece
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron told European Union leaders on Thursday he needed a new deal to keep Britain as a member, opening a struggle over the bloc’s future at a summit preoccupied with keeping Greece from crashing out.
Rwandan spy chief fights extradition from Britain to Spain
LONDON (Reuters) – Rwanda’s intelligence chief told a London court on Thursday he would fight an attempt to extradite him to Spain, where he is accused of reprisal killings after the 1994 genocide in the east African country.
Greek government divided over migrant law but measure passes
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek lawmakers passed a bitterly-contested law on citizenship for the children of migrants on Thursday, in a vote that split the ruling coalition but pointed toward possible alternative alliances for the ruling Syriza party.
Islamic State militants kill 14 Iraqi soldiers
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants detonated a car bomb and then opened fire on Iraqi troops in the western province of Anbar on Thursday, killing 14 soldiers, security sources said.
