Syrian toddler Aylan’s father drove capsized boat, other passengers say
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The father of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi was working with smugglers and driving the flimsy boat that capsized trying to reach Greece, other passengers on board said, in an account that disputes the version he gave last week….
Nations call for gender balance in choosing U.N. chief
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The 193 member states of the United Nations on Friday called for greater transparency and gender balance in the selection of the next U.N. secretary-general.
Hungary PM slams migrant ‘rebellion’, U.N. warns of millions more refugees
BUDAPEST/GENEVA (Reuters) – Hungary’s prime minister angrily accused illegal migrants on Friday of “rebelling” against the rule of law in his country as security forces across Europe struggled to control record flows of hungry, scared refugees.
Ousting of Myanmar party chief had ‘chilling effect’: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The recent unseating of the chief of Myanmar’s ruling party had a “chilling effect” on the political climate in the Southeast Asian country and was a reminder of the “bad old days” of military dictatorship, a senior U.S. diplomat…
Cuba to free 3,522 prisoners ahead of Pope Francis’ visit
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba on Friday pardoned 3,522 common prisoners in what it called a humanitarian gesture ahead of next week’s visit by Pope Francis, repeating similar actions it took ahead of two previous papal visits.
U.S.-Venezuela rapprochement rocked by Lopez sentence
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela accused the United States on Friday of jeopardizing a nascent rapprochement between the two ideological foes with “insolent” criticism of a 14-year jail sentence handed to opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez.
Nuclear test ban treaty body head wants pact to enter into force
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The head of the body that oversees a treaty to ban nuclear testing worldwide said on Friday he hopes signatories will soon find a way to end a two-decade stalemate that has prevented the pact from entering into force.
Exclusive: Iran to take Parchin military site samples with IAEA present – diplomats
PARIS/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations inspectors will be present with Iranian technicians as they take samples from a key military site, two Western diplomats said, undercutting an objection by U.S. Republicans to the nuclear deal between Ira…
Egypt says it has killed 98 militants in Sinai operation
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces have killed 98 militants in Sinai during a recent military operation, the military said on Friday.
Bombs in northeast Nigeria kill at least 12
YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A bomb at a camp for people who have fled Boko Haram and a suicide attack on a bus station killed at least 12 people in northeast Nigeria on Friday, officials said.
