U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua voices concerns over Chinese-led canal
MANAGUA (Reuters) – The U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua said on Tuesday it was concerned by a lack of information surrounding the planned $50 billion, Chinese-led canal that would bisect the poor Central American nation.
U.S. investigating civilian casualty claims in Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Tuesday it had received 18 complaints of civilian casualties in air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, but concluded that 13 of the cases were not credible and was still reviewing…
Cuba has released some of 53 ‘political’ prisoners, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cuba has freed some of 53 people the United States regards as political prisoners, as agreed under last month’s U.S.-Cuban rapprochement, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday in its first public acknowledgement that some det…
U.N. aviation body to propose 15-minute flight tracking standard
TORONTO (Reuters) – The United Nations aviation agency will propose a new standard that requires commercial aircraft to report their position every 15 minutes as part of a global tracking initiative in the aftermath of the disappearance of a Malaysian …
Watchdog offers more proof Syria government used chemical arms: U.S.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The latest report on Syria by the global chemical weapons watchdog offers further evidence that the Syrian government repeatedly attacked its own citizens with poison gas, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power …
U.S. training of Syrian rebels could begin in spring: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has made progress in its effort to identify moderate Syrian rebels to train for the fight against Islamic State militants and a U.S. training mission could begin this spring, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Nine dead after clashes in violent western Mexican state
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least nine suspected gang members were killed on Tuesday in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, which is falling back into violence after authorities said it had been stabilized.
Governor of Congo mining province loses party post in rift with president
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Moise Katumbi, the powerful governor of Democratic Republic of Congo’s copper-producing Katanga province, has been removed as regional head of the ruling party, political sources said, highlighting a deepening rift with President J…
More objects found in AirAsia wreck hunt, but no sign of black box
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Search teams scouring the ocean for the wreckage of an AirAsia jet found two new metal objects on Tuesday, but nine days after the plane crashed officials say there is still no sign of the crucial black box flight recorde…
Obama, Mexican president discuss Cuba and drug cartels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States would insist that human rights in Cuba be discussed at a Summit of the Americas later this year and that Washington would help crack down on drug cartels in Mexico.
