Europe won’t recognize vote in eastern Ukraine, Merkel tells Putin
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone that Sunday’s planned elections in eastern Ukraine were illegitimate and would not be recognized by European leaders, a Berlin government spokesman sa…
Kurdish peshmerga forces enter Syria’s Kobani after further air strikes
SURUC Turkey/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A convoy of Iraqi Kurdish forces in Turkey rolled late on Friday across the border into Syria to help Syrian Kurds defend the besieged town of Kobani that has become the focus of a Western-backed war against Islamic Sta…
Protests force out Burkina president, soldiers vie for power
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore resigned on Friday amid mass street protests at his attempts to extend his 27-year rule, plunging the West African nation into uncertainty as junior officers vied with top military brass fo…
Kerry, Iran minister to meet ahead of deadline for atom deal
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Iran’s foreign minister and the European Union foreign policy chief in Oman on Nov. 9-10 to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue ahead of a looming deadline for a final agreement, the…
U.S. chides Russia over military flights in Europe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Stepped-up flights by Russian fighters, long-range bombers and tanker aircraft are aggravating security concerns in Europe and the United States is watching them very closely, the Pentagon said on Friday.
Fourteen dead, 55 injured in Honduras bus accident
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Fourteen people were killed and 55 injured in western Honduras on Friday when a bus ran off the road and crashed into a ravine, the government said.
U.S. blacklists Myanmar official ahead of Obama visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a prominent lawmaker and businessman in Myanmar for undermining economic and political reforms in the country, ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s planned visit next month.
Canada dismemberment killer had troubled childhood, his father says
MONTREAL (Reuters) – The Canadian man who killed and dismembered a Chinese student in 2012 was raised by a domineering mother who would get drunk on vodka and was obsessed with germs, the man’s father testified on Friday, while describing himself as an…
Houthi rebels give Yemen’s president 10 days to form government
SANAA (Reuters) – Shi’ite Houthi rebels set an ultimatum on Friday for Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to form a government in 10 days or face “other options”, raising the tension in a political standoff that has crippled the country.
Italy PM picks Paolo Gentiloni as new foreign minister in surprise choice
ROME (Reuters) – Prime Minister Matteo Renzi appointed Paolo Gentiloni, a close ally and former communications minister, to be Italy’s new foreign minister on Friday, in a surprise decision.
