Chile president seeks to put focus back on reforms after scandals
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet acknowledged her government had endured a difficult few months and sought in her annual State of the Union address on Thursday to regain the political initiative by outlining the details of a raf…
Obama: ‘I don’t think we’re losing’ fight with Islamic State: Atlantic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said the fall of the Iraqi city of Ramadi to Islamic State militants was a “tactical setback” but in an interview released on Thursday he said that “I don’t think we’re losing” the fight against the gr…
Two killed in running street battles in Burundi’s capital
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Street battles and gunfire erupted again in the capital on Thursday as protesters against President Pierre Nkurunziza rejected his calls for calm in Burundi, an ethnic tinderbox with a history of civil war and genocide.
Spaniards to overturn 40 years of predictable politics in regional vote
VALENCIA (Reuters) – Spaniards are expected to sweep aside 40 years of predictable politics when they vote in regional elections on Sunday and usher in an unstable era of coalition and compromise, likely to curtail the authority of Prime Minister Maria…
Swedish fighter jets intercept Russian bombers near border
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea close to the Swedish border on Thursday, Sweden’s military said.
Briton guilty of making bomb that killed U.S. sergeant in Iraq
LONDON (Reuters) – A London taxi driver was found guilty of murder on Thursday for his role in making bombs used against U.S. forces in Iraq in 2007, including one that killed an American sergeant, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
U.S. sanctions two companies linked to Iran’s plane purchases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two firms based in Iraq and in the United Arab Emirates for helping Iran purchase second-hand civilian aircraft.
Air strikes kill 15 militants in northwest Pakistan: officials
PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Air strikes killed at least 15 suspected militants in Pakistan’s northwestern Shawal Valley on Thursday, intelligence officials said, a week after security forces moved in on Taliban strongholds there.
China university denies U.S. economic espionage charges
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese university denied on Thursday U.S. espionage charges filed against three of its staff who are among six Chinese people the United States has accused of stealing technology often used in military systems.
Russia ready to help Iraq defeat Islamic State: Lavrov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is ready to supply weapons to Iraq, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday, as the country struggles to halt advances by Islamic State militants.
