Military helps cut Honduras murder rate, but abuses spike
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The militarization of Central America’s violent Honduras has helped to stem gang bloodshed in a land known for the world’s highest murder rate, but it has created another problem – an apparent spike in abuses blamed on soldiers….
Nigerian troops arrest ‘mastermind’ of Jos, Zaria bombings
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian troops have arrested the mastermind of bombings in the central cities of Jos and Zaria this week that killed at least 69 people, the defense ministry said on Thursday.
Syria’s neighbors now host four million of its refugees, U.N. says
GENEVA (Reuters) – The number of Syrian refugees in neighboring countries has passed 4 million, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Thursday, adding that the total was on course to reach 4.27 million by the end of 2015.
Chinese premier again blasts lazy officials as corrupt
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has again expressed his frustration with officials who are ignoring orders to reduce bureaucracy amid an economic slowdown, blasting them for being little better than the corrupt cadres the government is t…
Exclusive: U.S. upgrades Malaysia in annual human trafficking report – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is upgrading Malaysia from the lowest tier on its list of worst human trafficking centers, U.S. sources said on Wednesday, a move that could smooth the way for an ambitious U.S.-led free-trade deal with the Sout…
Japan’s Abe: will work with G7, other countries on Greece crisis
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he will work with Group of Seven countries and other Asian countries to ensure economic and finance market stability as the euro zone grapples with Greece’s debt crisis.
U.S. Air Force leader sees Russia as ‘biggest threat’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia is the biggest threat to U.S. national security and America must boost its military presence throughout Europe even as NATO allies face budget challenges and scale back spending, U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James said…
Nigeria’s president meets campaigners for girls abducted by Boko Haram
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held his first meeting with campaigners calling for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants in the northeastern town of Chibok last year.
Despite peace talks breakthrough, Afghan leader under pressure at home
KABUL (Reuters) – If Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was savoring inaugural peace talks with Taliban insurgents held in Pakistan on Wednesday, celebrations of the milestone he has worked so hard to reach may be short-lived.
Yemen government tells U.N. it agrees to conditional truce
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s government told the United Nations on Wednesday it would agree to a truce to end more than three months of fighting provided key “guarantees” were met, a spokesman said.
