U.S. seeks to defuse tensions over Israeli-Palestinian resolutions
BOGOTA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday the United States was seeking to defuse tensions over proposed U.N. resolutions to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during talks in Europe next week.
In Mass for Latin America, Pope calls for ‘new models of development’
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, celebrating one of Latin America’s most important feast days, on Friday called on the continent of his birth to find “new models of development” to help the poor, the suffering and those he said “hunger for justic…
Explosion damages French cultural center in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) – An explosion damaged a French cultural center in the Gaza Strip on Friday and wounded a Palestinian policeman, security sources said.
U.S. urges Colombia to make quick progress to peace
BOGOTA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Colombian negotiators on Friday to move quickly in peace talks aimed at ending 50 years of war so that the Andean country can move on and achieve “enormous potential”.
Italy’s Renzi proposes tougher corruption laws amid Rome scandal
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Friday proposed tougher laws against corruption amid an investigation in Rome into a mafia-like group that offered bribes to officials in exchange for lucrative public contracts.
Russia accuses U.S. of destroying ‘carcass of cooperation’ with Ukraine bill
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Friday sternly criticized a bill on Ukraine that passed the U.S. Senate, saying Washington was doing its utmost to “destroy the carcass of cooperation” between the two countries.
Air traffic control failure disrupts flights over Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Hundreds of flights to and from London were disrupted on Friday by a technical failure at England’s main air traffic control center, which a senior government minister said was “simply unacceptable”.
Mexico conflict of interest scandal snares finance minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s finance minister on Friday denied he faced a conflict of interest after he became embroiled in a scandal engulfing President Enrique Peña Nieto, and welcomed an investigation into his purchase of a home from a government contractor.
International court’s prosecutor shelves Darfur case for lack of U.N. support
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said on Friday that she had shelved an investigation into war crimes in Sudan’s Darfur region for lack of action by the United Nations Security Council to push for arrests.
Merkel condemns racism as Dresden anti-Islam marches grow
BERLIN/NUREMBERG (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday condemned anti-Muslim demonstrations centered on the eastern city of Dresden, saying there was “no place in Germany” for hatred of Muslims or any other minority.
