Iran prepared for all scenarios in nuclear talks: negotiator
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran is prepared for “all scenarios” in talks with world powers about curbing its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief, its top nuclear negotiator said on Friday when asked what would happen if no final deal was reached…
Rousseff’s main ally eyes Brazil’s presidency in 2018
BRASILIA (Reuters) – For the last 20 years, Brazil’s largest political party has not once fielded a presidential candidate, instead content to partner with the eventual winner to retain a share of power. No longer, it appears.
Islamic State raises flag over local government HQ in Iraq’s Ramadi
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants raised their black flag over the local government headquarters in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Friday and claimed victory through mosque loudspeakers after overrunning most of the western provincial capital.
Wreckage of missing U.S. helicopter found in Nepal; no survivors
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – The wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter lost on an earthquake relief mission in Nepal was found on Friday high on a mountainside, with all eight on board presumed dead, U.S. officials said.
Colombia gov’t confirms suspension of aerial coca spraying
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia will suspend aerial fumigation of illegal coca plants in light of a number of studies linking the herbicide involved to cancer, a move that marks the end of a decades-long strategy in the country’s fight against drug traffic…
U.S., China set for high-stakes rivalry in skies above South China Sea
HONG KONG (Reuters) – When the U.S. navy sent a littoral combat ship on its first patrol of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea during the past week, it was watching the skies as well.
Ivory Coast opposition forms coalition to take on Ouattara
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Thirteen Ivory Coast political figures, including a former prime minister and an opposition leader, formed a coalition on Friday to challenge incumbent President Alassane Ouattara in elections later this year.
Morocco says may have found body of crashed jet pilot in Yemen
RABAT (Reuters) – The Moroccan military said on Friday it may have located the body of the pilot of an F-16 fighter jet that crashed during coalition air strikes in Yemen, and had sent genetics experts to carry out checks.
Migrants land in Indonesia, but hundreds pushed back to sea
BANGKOK/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Nearly 800 “boat people” were brought ashore in Indonesia on Friday, but other vessels crammed with migrants were sent back to sea despite a U.N. call to rescue thousands adrift in Southeast Asian waters with dwindling suppl…
Congo tells UN its offensive against Rwanda rebels going well
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The army of Democratic Republic of the Congo has been making progress in an offensive against Rwandan rebels in the country’s conflict-torn east, despite the withdrawal of United Nations support for the operation, Kinshasa to…
