Putin tells Obama he wants dialogue based on equality and respect
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin called for dialogue based on equal treatment and mutual respect with the United States on Saturday in a congratulatory message to President Barack Obama marking U.S. Independence Day.
Yemen’s Houthis say Ramadan humanitarian pause under discussion
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s dominant Houthi movement said on Saturday a pause in fighting to last until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan was under discussion with the United Nations to allow for deliveries of humanitarian aid.
Czech tourists robbed and killed in Albanian mountains
TIRANA (Reuters) – Two Czech tourists were shot on an Albanian mountain road on Friday, and the killers rolled their car down a ravine to portray the deaths as an accident, police and eyewitness reports said on Saturday.
Rockets land in Israel, Egypt’s IS affiliate claims responsibility
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) – Militants in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula fired rockets into southern Israel on Friday in an incident that caused no casualties but appeared to be linked to fighting between Islamist insurgents and Egyptian security forces.
Japan pledges $6 billion to Mekong nations as China prepares new bank
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Saturday it would extend around $6 billion in development aid to Mekong region countries, as China prepares to launch a new institutional lender seen as encroaching on the regional clout of Tokyo and ally Washington.
Honduras stages biggest march yet to demand president step down
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands Hondurans poured onto the streets of the capital Tegucigalpa on Friday to demand the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez in the biggest demonstration yet against the country’s leader over allegation…
Panama top court approves third probe against ex-president Martinelli
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama’s Supreme Court on Friday approved a third investigation against ex-president Ricardo Martinelli, this time on suspicion he issued illegal pardons to allies while in office between 2009 and 2014.
France’s Hollande says ready to hold new summit on Boko Haram
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande said on Friday he is ready to organize a new summit of nations fighting Boko Haram, a militant group that has suffered defeats in recent months in its campaign to forge an Islamist state in northea…
Iran nuclear talks in endgame, negotiators push on sticking points
VIENNA (Reuters) – A year and half of nuclear talks between Iran and major powers were creeping toward the finish line on Friday as negotiators wrestled with sticking points including questions about Tehran’s past atomic research.
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi Arabia’s Najran and Jizan
CAIRO (Reuters) – Yemen’s dominant Houthi group and its army allies said on Saturday it had shelled various areas in Saudi Arabia’s Jizan and Najran, killing and wounding several soldiers.
