Mexico to free Cubans found at sea, give them residency: official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will free 14 Cuban migrants rescued by its navy this month and will give them permanent residency, a Mexican immigration official said on Monday.
Japan will not restart nuclear power plants unless safety is restored: Abe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Japan will not restart closed-down nuclear plants “unless safety is restored 100 percent,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday.
French national taken in Algeria, group claims kidnapping
PARIS/ALGIERS (Reuters) – A French national was kidnapped in eastern Algeria on Sunday, France’s foreign ministry said, and his kidnappers issued a video threatening to kill him if Paris did not halt its intervention in Iraq.
U.S. opposes linking Iran cooperation on Islamic State to nuclear talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it would refuse to seek Iran’s cooperation in fighting Islamic State forces by being more flexible in the negotiations of six world powers with Tehran on its nuclear program.
Venezuela’s ‘busman’ president Maduro to make U.N. debut
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said he will travel to New York this week for his debut appearance as president at the United Nations General Assembly despite “racist” editorials against him in major U.S. newspapers.
Obama to meet Iraqi leader in New York
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will hold talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi while attending the United Nations General Assembly this week, the White House said on Monday.
Group of nations warns against outside interference in Libya
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of 13 countries, the European Union and the United Nations on Monday called for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and political dialogue in Libya, rejecting any outside interference in the conflict-torn North African…
Exclusive: U.S., France propose U.N. sanctions on foreign Islamist fighters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A United Nations Security Council committee is considering requests by the United States and France to blacklist more than a dozen foreign extremist fighters, fundraisers and recruiters linked to Islamist militant groups in S…
Libya’s parliament approves new government
TOBRUK Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s elected parliament approved on Monday a new cabinet proposed by Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni, a parliamentary spokesman said.
Israeli high court orders closure of detention center for African migrants
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s high court on Monday outlawed a detention center where African migrants are held without trial and ordered some 2,000 inmates there released over the next three months.
