Fugitives facing U.S. fraud charges vulnerable under deal with Cuba
HAVANA/MIAMI (Reuters) – Gilberto Martinez was almost penniless when he left Cuba in 2005 to start a new life in the United States.
Exclusive: U.S. reduces staff at embassy in Yemen amid unrest – official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has further reduced staff at its embassy in Yemen, U.S. officials said on Thursday amid escalating turmoil in the Arab country.
Saudi King Abdullah was a cautious reformer
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, born the year the first motorcar bumped through the dusty streets of Riyadh, left a modernizing legacy of cautious social and economic reform.
U.N. approved cross-border aid helps 600,000 Syrians in six months
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Thursday that 54 aid shipments to Syria had been made since the U.N. Security Council authorized some cross-border routes in July, supplying food to 600,000 people, along with water and medical supp…
Saudi King Abdullah dies, new ruler is Salman
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah died early on Friday and his brother Salman became king, the royal court in the world’s top oil exporter and birthplace of Islam said in a statement carried by state television.
Spies, lies and death: plot thickens in Argentine scandal
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Alberto Nisman was working hard to prepare for a congressional hearing on his claim that Argentina’s president tried to whitewash Iran’s alleged involvement in a bombing that killed 85 people, a make-or-break day in his career …
Ukraine’s forces hold line against Russian troops, rebels: Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday his troops were holding the line against separatists and Russian forces after a sharp increase in attacks and the withdrawal of government defenders from Donetsk airport.
Exclusive: U.S. to back new system warning airlines in conflict zones
TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) – The United States will throw its support behind a proposal by the U.N.’s aviation agency to share information about risks to commercial aircraft over conflict zones after the downing of a Malaysian jet in Ukraine last year,…
U.S. says mistrust must be overcome to restore Cuba ties
HAVANA (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba moved closer to restoring diplomatic relations on Thursday with historic, high-level talks, but the Americans noted the two sides must overcome more than 50 years of mistrust to normalize trade and travel.
Yemen president quits, throwing country deeper into chaos
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned on Thursday, just days after Houthi rebels battled their way into his presidential palace, plunging the unstable Arab country deeper into chaos and depriving Washington of a key ally ag…
