Cuba frees Canadian businessman Tokmakjian after three years in jail
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba has freed Canadian businessman Cy Tokmakjian after more than three years in jail, his company said on Saturday, resolving a case that had strained Cuban-Canadian relations and alarmed foreign investors.
U.S., allies discuss new sanctions, Obama weighs next steps on Ukraine: Kerry
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and its European allies are in talks about harsher sanctions against Moscow, while U.S. President Barack Obama will evaluate next steps in dealing with the conflict in eastern Ukraine in coming days, U.S. Secretary …
Yemen’s Hadi flees to Aden and says he is still president
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s ousted president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi appeared to rescind his resignation and attempt to reclaim his position in a statement on Saturday after escaping house arrest by the Houthi militia in the capital Sanaa and fleeing…
Iran sends high-level negotiators to Geneva nuclear talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has dispatched his brother and atomic chief to Geneva to try to overcome hurdles in high-profile nuclear talks with the United States and five other major powers, official Iranian media reported on Sat…
Nigerian forces retake border town of Baga from Boko Haram
BAUCHI, Nigeria/NIAMEY, Niger (Reuters) – Nigerian forces backed by air strikes seized the northeastern border town of Baga from Islamist group Boko Haram on Saturday, the military said, a significant victory in an offensive against an insurgency affec…
Kerry warns on viability of Palestinian Authority if Israel blocks funds
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday expressed concern about the viability of the Palestinian Authority if it does not soon receive tax revenue which has been withheld by Israel.
Top U.N. climate official to miss key meeting due to sex harassment complaint: TRFN
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A top United Nations climate official, Rajendra Pachauri, has pulled out of a high-level meeting in Kenya next week, a spokesman said on Saturday, as Indian police investigate a sexual harassment complaint again…
Haiti holds official funeral for victims of Carnival tragedy
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s president and prime minister attended a rare official funeral on Saturday for the victims of a Carnival stampede that killed 17 people earlier this week, accompanying relatives of the dead and hundreds of other mourne…
Norway’s Muslims form protective human ring around synagogue
OSLO (Reuters) – More than 1000 Muslims formed a human shield around Oslo’s synagogue on Saturday, offering symbolic protection for the city’s Jewish community and condemning an attack on a synagogue in neighboring Denmark last weekend.
Yemen’s ousted president Hadi calls for Houthis to quit capital
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s ousted president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi called on the Houthi militia which overran Sanaa in September to quit the city, in a statement read out by al-Jazeera news channel, his first since escaping house arrest and fleeing to A…
