Argentina’s Scioli wants president’s ally on ticket
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Daniel Scioli, the front-running candidate for the ruling party in Argentina’s presidential election, said on Tuesday he wants a close ally of President Cristina Fernandez on his ticket as vice president.
Argentina’s Scioli wants president’s ally on ticket
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Daniel Scioli, the front-running candidate for the ruling party in Argentina’s presidential election, said on Tuesday he wants a close ally of President Cristina Fernandez on his ticket as vice president.
Egypt court hands Mursi death sentence in blow to Muslim Brotherhood
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced deposed President Mohamed Mursi to death on Tuesday over a mass jail break during the country’s 2011 uprising and issued sweeping punishments against the leadership of Egypt’s oldest Islamic group.
U.S. set to provide $5 million for anti-Boko Haram force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to provide $5 million to help support a regional military force fighting Nigeria’s Islamist militant group Boko Haram, a state department official said on Tuesday.
U.S. ‘not fixated’ on Iran answering queries on atomic work: Kerry
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday suggested that Washington would not insist that Iran answer unresolved questions about its past nuclear activities because the United States already knows exactly what Tehran has done.
Kerry says ‘patience wearing thin’ on Syria’s Assad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday he had discussed Syria’s use of chemical weapons with Russia and the international community’s patience with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s behavior was wearing thin.
Yemeni parties agree need for ceasefire, not yet on details: delegate
GENEVA (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties have agreed at U.N.-sponsored peace talks on the need for a ceasefire but the details remain under discussion, a delegate to the discussions said on Tuesday.
Passions run high ahead of Hong Kong debate on China-vetted democracy blueprint
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thousands of police and protesters are expected to converge on Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Wednesday when lawmakers debate a Beijing-backed electoral reform plan that could trigger fresh pro-democracy protests in the Chines…
Victories over Islamic State give Syria Kurds claim to bigger role
BEIRUT (Reuters) – With a string of victories over Islamic State, Syria’s Kurds are proving themselves an ever more dependable ally in the U.S.-led fight against the jihadists and building influence that will make them a force in Middle Eastern politic…
Al Qaeda deputy leader killed in U.S. bombing in Yemen
DUBAI/SANAA (Reuters) – The deputy leader of al Qaeda, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, has been killed in a U.S. bombing in Yemen, the group and the White House said on Tuesday, removing the director of a string of attacks against the West and a man once seen as a…
