Greece’s Tsipras says reforms, debt relief are priority
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece needs to move swiftly to secure a positive review of its economic reforms by lenders in coming weeks and start discussions on debt relief, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday.
Pragmatic Catalans cool over independence before vote
OLOT, Spain (Reuters) – Over the past 40 years, Xavier Espuna has made his ham and cold cuts business grow from a small venture in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia into an international business exporting as far away as Japan and Argentina.
Amnesty calls for U.N. inquiry into Yemen’s bloody conflict
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nations should investigate violations of international humanitarian law committed by all sides in Yemen’s civil war, Amnesty International said on Friday, six months after the start of a Saudi-led military campaign against …
China says resident wounded in shooting on North Korean border
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Friday that it was investigating an incident on the border with North Korea in which a resident on the Chinese side was shot and wounded.
Saudi prince arrested on sex crime charge at Los Angeles mansion
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Saudi prince has been arrested on charges of trying to force a worker at a Beverly Hills estate to perform oral sex, Los Angeles police said on Thursday.
More than 700 pilgrims die in crush in worst haj disaster for 25 years
MINA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – At least 717 pilgrims from around the world were killed on Thursday in a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi authorities said, in the worst disaster to strike the annual haj pilgrimage for 25 years.
Britain’s EU opponents join forces with ‘Out’ campaign group
DONCASTER, England (Reuters) – Opponents of Britain’s membership of the European Union have joined forces to create a group that will lead the ‘Out’ campaign in an EU referendum due by the end of 2017.
Britain’s Osborne says wants to lead trade mission to Iran: FT
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s second most powerful man, George Osborne, will lead a trade delegation to Iran next year if the Islamic Republic honors a nuclear deal with world powers, the Financial Times reported.
Obama to host China’s President Xi amid simmering tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will host Chinese President Xi Jinping for his first U.S. state visit on Friday, but the pomp and pageantry will not be enough to mask tensions over alleged Chinese cyber spying, Beijing’s economic policies and territorial disputes with its neighbors.
Mexico parents of 43 missing students reject President’s response to demands
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Parents of 43 Mexican students kidnapped and apparently massacred a year ago demanded a new probe into their fate on Thursday, accusing President Enrique Pena Nieto of ignoring their demands to solve a crime that has battered Me…
