American hostage Mueller’s family, U.S. government say she is dead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. aid worker Kayla Mueller, held hostage by Islamic State militants for 18 months, is dead, her family said on Tuesday, but the circumstances were unclear and President Barack Obama vowed to hunt down the culprits.
Peacekeepers kill seven rebels in Central African Republic fighting
BANGUI (Reuters) – U.N. peacekeepers and French forces in Central African Republic used helicopters to bombard a rebel position in a town northeast of the capital and seven rebels died, the United Nations said.
Fighting erupts in two South Sudan states days after latest truce
JUBA (Reuters) – Rebels in South Sudan stormed towns in two states on Tuesday and were repulsed, the army said, barely a week after signing another ceasefire deal with the government that was meant to end 15 months of conflict.
Greek foreign minister takes war reparations claim to Berlin, gets rebuffed
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Greek foreign minister took his government’s claim for World War Two reparations direct to Berlin on Tuesday and received a clear rebuke from his German counterpart.
Libya reopens strike-hit oil port as U.N. convenes talks
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya reopened its oil port of Hariga on Tuesday, ending a strike by guards that had threatened to further slash exports as rival factions fight for control of the OPEC country.
Text, timing of Obama AUMF request for Islamic State still in works: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The final text of President Barack Obama’s request to Congress for new authority to use force against Islamic State fighters is still in the works as talks with lawmakers continue, a source familiar with the White House’s outreac…
Exclusive: U.N. pauses support for Congo campaign against rebels over abuses
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo has paused support to Congolese troops for operations against Rwandan rebels because two of the generals involved are accused of human rights abuses, a U…
Israel’s Netanyahu says will proceed with speech to U.S. Congress
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, fending off criticism at home and abroad, said on Tuesday he remained determined to speak before the U.S. Congress next month on Iran’s nuclear program.
Russia’s Putin, Egypt’s Sisi say committed to fighting terrorism
CAIRO (Reuters) – United by a deep hostility toward Islamists, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Russia’s Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday they were both committed to fighting the threat of terrorism.
Brazil’s Rousseff under pressure but impeachment seen unlikely
BRASILIA (Reuters) – For the first time since a corruption scandal erupted at Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras last year, senior opposition politicians are publicly floating the possibility of impeaching President Dilma Rousseff.
