U.S., China stress positives, but fail to narrow differences
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China sought on Wednesday to stress the positives in their relationship after three days of high-level talks, but failed to narrow differences on the most contentious issues of cyber and maritime security.
Brazil lawmakers pass pension spending hike in blow to Rousseff
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved a measure that would raise pension expenditures in coming years, in another surprise defeat for President Dilma Rousseff who is struggling to shore up the government’s finances…
Drug-resistant bacteria lurk in crowded Afghan war clinic
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A frontline hospital in Afghanistan already stretched by rising war casualties is facing another, invisible danger that is only beginning to come to light: highly contagious strains of drug-resistant bacteria which are m…
British PM Cameron to pitch EU renegotiation amid Greek, migrant crises
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron will pitch his renegotiation of Britain’s relationship with the European Union at a summit on Thursday as leaders of the 28-member bloc grapple with an influx of migrants and the prospect of a Greek def…
EU states at odds on eve of summit on migration crisis
BRUSSELS/VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria threatened to reimpose controls on its Hungarian border and Britain considered adding security around the French port of Calais on Wednesday as divided EU leaders prepared to debate how to stem a flood of desperate m…
Obama reassures France after ‘unacceptable’ NSA spying
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama reaffirmed in a phone call with his French counterpart Francois Hollande on Wednesday Washington’s commitment to end spying practices deemed “unacceptable” by its allies.
U.S., China appear to get little done in removing economic barriers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China urged each other on Wednesday to remove barriers to foreign investment, saying that business ties were vital to overall relations, although they appeared to achieve little beyond rhetoric at a high pro…
Boko Haram militants kill five in southern Niger: sources
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants riding on motorbikes and horseback attacked a village in southern Niger overnight, killing at least five people, two security sources said on Wednesday.
U.N. calls on Netanyahu to act on commitment to two-state solution
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to translate into action his commitment to a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, including halting settlement constructio…
British queen charms Europe’s ‘summit queen’ on eve of EU negotiation
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – On the eve of Britain’s bid to renegotiate its European Union membership, Queen Elizabeth charmed Germany’s Angela Merkel, Europe’s most powerful leader, who Prime Minister David Cameron hopes will help him strike an EU refo…
