Amnesty urges Peru’s Humala to find forced sterilization victims
LIMA (Reuters) – Human rights group Amnesty International pressed Peruvian President Ollanta Humala on Thursday to track down scores of poor Andean women who might have been forcibly sterilized by government doctors in the late 1990s.
Militant group disowns splinter faction in Indian-controlled Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistan-based militant group on Thursday disowned a splinter faction suspected of a string of killings in Indian-occupied Kashmir, with concerns growing that rogue insurgents could ratchet up tensions between nucle…
Syria sees West easing tough stance after Iran deal: Assad aide
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A close adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Iran’s nuclear accord with world powers will force the West to soften its stance against Damascus and deal with its government to find a negotiated solution to Syria’s civil wa…
India’s Modi praises speech demanding reparations from Britain
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised a speech of an Indian lawmaker that called for Britain to pay reparations to India and other former colonies for its decades of imperial rule.
India’s Modi praises speech demanding reparations from Britain
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised a speech of an Indian lawmaker that called for Britain to pay reparations to India and other former colonies for its decades of imperial rule.
Hollande, Rouhani agree to boost cooperation after nuclear deal
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande agreed in a phone conversation with Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Thursday to reinforce bilateral cooperation between the countries after last week’s nuclear deal in Vienna, Hollande’s office…
Hollande, Rouhani agree to boost cooperation after nuclear deal
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande agreed in a phone conversation with Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Thursday to reinforce bilateral cooperation between the countries after last week’s nuclear deal in Vienna, Hollande’s office…
‘Grexit’ struggle tests Germany’s power duo
BERLIN (Reuters) – On July 17th, her 61st birthday, Angela Merkel stepped to the podium in the Bundestag and urged German lawmakers to approve a new round of bailout negotiations with Greece, warning of “chaos and violence” if Athens were pushed out of…
U.N. urges Canada to probe mining abuses, murders of native women
GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations watchdog urged Canada on Thursday to investigate alleged human rights abuses by its mining companies abroad and launch an inquiry into the high number of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.
Somalia says captures strategic city held by al Shabaab
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia troops have captured a southern town from al Shabaab insurgents, the president said on Thursday, the latest blow to the rebel group which has been forced out of swathes of territory over the past two years.
