Israel raps Palestinian U.N. draft as ‘gimmick’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s foreign minister on Thursday described as a gimmick a Palestinian-proposed U.N. Security Council draft resolution that calls for a peace deal within a year and an end to the occupation of Palestinian territories by the en…
U.N. appeals for $8.4 billion for humanitarian relief to Syrians
BERLIN (Reuters) – The United Nations launched its biggest ever humanitarian appeal for Syria on Thursday, seeking $8.4 billion after only securing about half the funding it asked for in 2014.
Suicide bombers kill at least seven in Yemen port: sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – Suicide attackers set off two car bombs in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeida on Thursday, killing themselves and seven other people, sources in the Shi’ite Muslim Houthi movement and medical officials told Reuters.
Spain’s state prosecutor steps down after spat over Catalonia
MADRID (Reuters) – State prosecutor Eduardo Torres-Dulce, a key figure in the spat between Spain and Catalonia over an attempt to stage an independence vote, resigned on Thursday with the opposition saying he had come under undue pressure from the gove…
Hedge fund billionaire’s wife will not contest divorce ruling
LONDON (Reuters) – Jamie Cooper-Hohn, estranged wife of hedge fund billionaire Christopher Hohn, will not contest a divorce settlement announced last month that awarded her less than half the family fortune.
Israel’s Lieberman says hopes Palestinians return to talks
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Israel hopes the Palestinians come back to the negotiating table, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Thursday, calling a U.N. Security Council draft resolution seeking a peace deal within a year counter-productive.
OSCE extends observer mission at Russia-Ukraine border until March
VIENNA (Reuters) – European security watchdog the OSCE prolonged the mandate of its observer mission at two Russian checkpoints on the border with Ukraine by three months on Thursday, the longest extension so far.
Armed groups recruit 10,000 child soldiers in Central African Republic: NGO
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Up to 10,000 children have been recruited by armed groups during the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) despite a U.N.-backed peacekeeping presence, the number rising sharply in the past two years, Save …
Greek opposition leader says wants ‘negotiated’ solution to debt
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s radical leftist Syriza party would cancel austerity policies agreed by the current government if elected but would negotiate debt relief with international lenders without taking unilateral steps, party leader Alexis Tsipras…
U.N. launches 2015 Syria appeal, focuses on helping refugees’ host nations
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United Nations called on Thursday for more than $8.4 billion to help nearly 18 million people in need in Syria, wrecked by civil war, and across the region in 2015.
