U.N. envoy to Yemen announces resignation: Facebook statement
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, resigned on Wednesday, according his official Facebook page, signaling the failure of U.N. efforts to end fierce fighting in the country.
U.S. Iran bill makes nuclear deal harder, but not impossible
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A compromise allowing the U.S. Congress to vote on a nuclear deal with Tehran may prompt Iranian negotiators to drive a harder bargain, but does not drastically weaken President Barack Obama’s ability to deliver on a final agreem…
India’s reluctant political ‘prince’, Rahul Gandhi, returns from vacation
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian politician Rahul Gandhi returned on Thursday from a mysterious eight-week break in an undisclosed location that had prompted ridicule and questions from colleagues about his fitness to lead the opposition Congress party bac…
Iran says in talks with Russia over dates for S-300 missiles delivery: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Tehran and Moscow have agreed on the delivery of S-300 missile systems to Iran, but exact dates are still under discussion, the Iranian defense minister was reported by TASS news agency as saying on Thursday.
It’s up to Dalai Lama whether he’ll be reborn, Buddhist leader says
BEIJING (Reuters) – It is up to the Dalai Lama to decide whether he will be reborn, Tibetan Buddhism’s third highest religious leader said, after Chinese officials repeatedly said the exiled Dalai Lama had no right to abandon reincarnation.
Sarkozy aims for French party of ‘Republicans’
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy wants to rechristen his UMP party “The Republicans” – but more as part of a calculated bid to consolidate his own political comeback than in homage to similarly-named fellow U.S. conservatives.
Congo illegally detained, tortured pro-democracy activists: HRW
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo have illegally detained and tortured pro-democracy advocates as part of a crackdown before a presidential election next year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.
Search area for Flight MH370 to double if plane not found
SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Government ministers from Australia, China and Malaysia on Thursday said they would double the search area for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 if wreckage is not found in the current target area.
UK voters count cost of living standards pain
BEDWORTH, England (Reuters) – Joe Terrence is the kind of voter, fed up with falling living standards, that David Cameron must try to win over if he is to remain Britain’s prime minister next month.
Microgrids and mobile tech bring solar power to rural Kenya
KAJIADO, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In a dusty trading center at the foot of the Entasopia escarpment in Kenya’s Kajiado County, John Pambio is deeply engrossed in soldering together a customer’s phone at his electronics repair kiosk.
