Egypt’s Sisi decrees law on repatriating foreign prisoners
CAIRO (Reuters) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree on Wednesday allowing him to repatriate foreign prisoners in Egypt, state media said, a move that could enable the release of an Al Jazeera journalist now serving a seven-year jail term.
Honduras seeks billions from U.S. to curb child migration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Honduras President Juan Hernandez wants the United States to invest billions of dollars to help curb the flow of illegal migrants from Central America, and said it will take much longer to stem the crisis without Washington’s hel…
Israeli gives initial approval for 200 new homes in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli authorities gave initial approval on Wednesday for the construction of 200 new homes in an urban settlement in Jerusalem, a move that could aggravate tensions with Palestinians that Washington is trying to lower.
Hungary to stand by EU’s Russia sanctions, wants help on gas
BERLIN (Reuters) – Hungary will stand by its European Union allies’ decision to impose sanctions on Russia over Ukraine but will need help to safeguarding energy supplies put at risk by the dispute, its foreign minister said on Wednesday.
U.S. court refuses to hold Occidental liable in Colombia bombing
(Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to hold Occidental Petroleum Corp and a security contractor legally responsible for alleged complicity in a 1998 military bombing of a Colombian village that killed 17 people, including s…
Car bombs kill at least four in east Libya as chaos mounts
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Car bombs exploded in eastern Libyan towns under the control of the internationally recognized government on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding 20 others, officials said.
Iraqi PM sacks 26 army commanders for incompetence and graft
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sacked 26 military commanders on Wednesday for corruption and incompetence, in an apparent effort to improve the army’s performance against Islamic State militants.
Pope laments ‘murder’ of missing Mexican students
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed his sorrow at what he said is clearly the murder of 43 missing Mexican students, though the government has yet to officially declare them dead after their abduction and apparent massacre in t…
Armenia says Azerbaijan shot down military helicopter
BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenia’s Defense Ministry accused Azerbaijan’s armed forces on Wednesday of shooting down a military helicopter belonging to Nagorno-Karabakh, a region in Azerbaijan which is controlled by ethnic Armenians.
Ban meets Myanmar officials, says concerned about Rohingya minority
NAYPYITAW Myanmar (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told the Myanmar government on Wednesday he is concerned about the welfare of the country’s Rohingya Muslims and asked officials to ensure access for UN agencies delivering humanitarian a…
