France’s Fabius to meet Iran’s Zarif on nuclear talks: diplomatic source
CAIRO (Reuters) – France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius will meet his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday to discuss the final round of talks over Iran’s nuclear program beginning later that week, a senior French diplomatic source sai…
Syrian rebels set eyes on divided Aleppo
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian insurgents say they have begun a campaign to capture full control of the divided city of Aleppo, Syria’s most populous city before it become a main battleground in its four-year-old civil war.
Five Libyan troops killed by mortar in Benghazi: source
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – At least five Libyan troops were killed late on Friday when a mortar landed in the eastern city of Benghazi where pro-government forces have been fighting against a mix of Islamist militant brigades, medical sources said.
Islamists kill eight officers in attack on Somali police station
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Gunmen from the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab killed at least eight officers in a raid on a police station near the capital, police and the militants said on Saturday.
China reaffirms war on poverty after suspected rural suicides
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed his commitment to alleviating China’s persistent rural poverty, only weeks after four children in a poor countryside area appeared to have killed themselves, sparking a national debate.
Chinese paper stresses common interests with U.S. ahead of dialogue
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s leading state newspaper on Saturday hailed the common interests between China and the United States, striking a positive tone days ahead of a key annual bilateral meeting.
Shallow quake of 6.4 magnitude strikes off Chile, no damage
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A shallow earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude struck off Chile on Friday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Japan, China, South Korea consider autumn summit: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) – China, Japan and South Korea are considering holding their first trilateral summit in three years, offering a potential stage for the first one-on-one meeting between Tokyo and Seoul’s leaders, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sa…
Ten dead after attack linked to gangs in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Ten people were killed in an attack on a beer distribution center near Monterrey, Mexico, on Friday, in what authorities said was part of a dispute between gang members.
Not the time to pull peacekeepers from Darfur: U.S. envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Now is not the time to withdraw international peacekeepers from Sudan’s Darfur region, where violence is increasing and tens of thousands of people have been forced to abandon their homes, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations…
