Car bomb kills three outside U.S. consulate in Iraq’s Kurdish capital
ERBIL (Reuters) – A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State killed three people on Friday outside the U.S. consulate in Erbil, in a relatively rare attack in the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
Colombia’s Santos calls for deadline on FARC peace talks
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday warned that the country’s patience with Marxist FARC rebels is wearing thin and that the peace process to end five decades of war must have a deadline.
Labour and Conservatives tied again ahead of UK election: YouGov poll
(Reuters) – With less than a month left to Britain’s May 7 election, Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives and opposition Labour party are tied at 34 percent, according to a YouGov poll for The Sun newspaper published on Friday.
Four British Navy members charged in Canada with sexual assault
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Four members of the British Navy were charged on Thursday with sexual assault in connection with an incident that took place in Nova Scotia on April 10, said a spokesman for the Canadian Department of National Defence.
Iran submits four-point Yemen peace plan to United Nations
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister on Friday submitted a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon outlining a four-point peace plan for Yemen, where Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have been targeted for three weeks by Saudi-led air st…
North Korea warns U.S. envoy of ‘bigger mishap’ than a knife attack
SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean propaganda unit said the U.S. ambassador to South Korea could face a “bigger mishap” than the knife attack to his face last month if he does not stop insulting North Korea with “laughable” accusations.
Obama says will sign bill allowing Congress to review Iran deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday a bill allowing Congress to review a deal concerning Iran’s nuclear program was a “reasonable compromise” he planned to sign, and he expressed confidence it would not derail talks with T…
Two Russian opposition parties unite after Nemtsov killing
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two Russian opposition parties agreed on Friday to run on a joint platform in 2016 parliamentary elections, aiming to make a first step in uniting fractious Kremlin adversaries after the killing of party leader Boris Nemtsov.
Saddam aide, Iraqi insurgent leader al-Douri reported killed
BAGHDAD/ERBIL (Reuters) – Ezzat Ibrahim al-Douri, former right-hand man to late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and a leader of Iraq’s Sunni insurgency, has been reported killed by Iraqi forces and Shi’ite militias.
Britain’s Conservatives overtake Labour in Survation pre-election poll
(Reuters) – Britain’s ruling Conservative party overtook Labour to score 34 percent support ahead of the May 7 election in an opinion poll by Survation published on Friday.
