Obama, Turkey’s Erdogan agree to stem flow of foreign fighters: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a telephone call on Wednesday to work together to “stem the flow of foreign fighters and secure Turkey’s border with Syria,” the White House said in a sta…
Obama, Turkey’s Erdogan agree to stem the flow of foreign fighters: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a telephone call on Wednesday to work together to “stem the flow of foreign fighters and secure Turkey’s border with Syria,” the White House said in a sta…
Greek bailout vote puts Syriza party rebellion to the test
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sought on Wednesday to contain a rebellion in his left-wing Syriza party ahead of a vote on a second package of reforms required to start talks on a rescue deal.
Blasts kill at least 29 in Nigerian city of Gombe
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least 29 people died and 60 were wounded in multiple bomb blasts at two bus stations in the northern Nigerian city of Gombe on Wednesday evening, a Red Cross official said.
At least 15 dead in Egypt after boat capsizes on Nile: interior ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 15 people drowned when a small boat collided with a barge and capsized on the Nile River near Cairo on Wednesday night, Egypt’s interior ministry said in a statement.
Mexico interior minister down but not out after Guzman jailbreak
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Humiliated by the escape of Mexico’s most wanted criminal from a maximum security prison, President Enrique Pena Nieto is under pressure from across the political spectrum to replace his interior minister. But party consideratio…
No change to Obama’s Kenya itinerary despite security breach: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House does not plan to change President Barack Obama’s itinerary for his trip to Kenya later this week despite disclosure of the presidential plane’s Nairobi arrival and departure times.
Washington Post takes case of jailed Tehran reporter to the U.N.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington Post stepped up a campaign for the release of its jailed reporter in Iran, Jason Rezaian, on Wednesday, appealing to the U.N. Human Rights Council to help secure his release after a year of what it called “arbitrar…
Chile judge questions ex-officers in 1986 killing of U.S. student
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A Chilean judge interrogated five former military officers on Wednesday over the burning and killing of a U.S. student during a Santiago labor strike in 1986, and said he expects to announce what charges, if any, they will face on …
Cameroon says two suicide attacks kill at least 13 in Maroua
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Two suicide bomb attacks killed at least 13 people and injured 32 others in northern Cameroon on Wednesday, the president’s office said, in what appeared to be the deepest incursion by Boko Haram militants from neighboring Nigeria.
