U.S. hosts meeting next week in bid to wrap up Pacific trade pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has called ministers from the 12 nations negotiating a Pacific trade deal for a meeting Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 in a bid to finish the pact, a key part of the U.S. administration’s engagement with Asia.
Brazil’s president delays decision on ministerial reform
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has pushed back a long-awaited decision on ministerial reform until next week at the request of allied parties, according to a statement from the presidential palace on Thursday.
Lack of EU migrant strategy reignites Serbia-Croatia tensions
ZAGREB/BELGRADE (Reuters) – Former Yugoslav foes Serbia and Croatia traded embargoes and insults on Thursday in the latest fallout from Europe’s failure to agree a comprehensive response to the tide of migrants streaming north through the Balkans.
Snowden launches push for global privacy treaty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fugitive former U.S. spy contractor Edward Snowden on Thursday backed a push for an international treaty on privacy rights, protection against improper surveillance and of whistleblowers as he said more countries are trying to boos…
Politics, culture wars cloud migrant debate in central Europe
WARSAW (Reuters) – Ahead of Wednesday’s emergency European Union summit to tackle a mounting migration crisis, conservative media in Poland made a last-minute push to rally public opinion against accepting refugees fleeing war in the Middle East.
Warring sides in Syria reach agreement on two villages, border town, sources say
(Reuters) – Warring sides in Syria have agreed with U.N. help on a deal to extricate one group of rebel fighters and another group of trapped villagers, sources familiar with the talks said on Thursday.
IS suicide bomber dressed as a woman kills 10 at Yemen Houthi mosque
SANAA (Reuters) – At least 10 Muslim worshippers performing Eid al-Adha prayers were killed on Thursday when an Islamic State suicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up at a mosque run by Yemen’s Houthi group, security sources said.
At a castle in Austria, villagers and refugees celebrate Eid al-Adha
BRUCKNEUDORF, Austria (Reuters) – An ancient castle in an Austrian village somewhere between Vienna and Hungary is not where you would expect to see an Islamic celebration.
U.S. directs up to $45 million to support countries fighting Boko Haram
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday that it would send up to $45 million in defense services, including military training, to support African countries in their efforts to defeat the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
White House hopeful Colombia’s peace negotiations will be successful
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday it was encouraged by recent developments in Colombia’s peace negotiations and was hopeful they would end successfully.
