U.S. national shot dead in Saudi capital Riyadh
RIYADH (Reuters) – A gunman killed a U.S. national and wounded another in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Tuesday, officials said, heightening Western concerns over security in the world’s top oil exporter as regional unrest rises.
Obama, Japan PM discuss TPP trade deal, Ebola by phone: Jiji
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed stalled trade talks and the Ebola virus epidemic in a telephone conversation on Wednesday morning Tokyo time, Jiji news agency reported.
Obama, Japan PM discussed Ebola, TPP by phone: Jiji
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed the Ebola virus epidemic and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact by telephone on Wednesday morning, Japan’s Jiji news agency reported.
U.S. files death penalty charges against Benghazi suspect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal grand jury issued a new indictment on Tuesday that includes a possible death penalty against Ahmed Abu Khatallah, a Libyan militant accused of involvement in the September 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in…
Mexico says missing students not among remains found in mass grave
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – None of the 28 bodies found in a mass grave in restive southwestern Mexico belongs to a group of 43 missing students, Mexico’s attorney general said on Tuesday.
U.S. files death penalty charges against Benghazi suspect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal grand jury issued a new indictment on Tuesday that includes a possible death penalty against Ahmed Abu Khatallah, a Libyan militant accused of involvement in the September 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compou…
Blast in downtown Cairo wounds 12
CAIRO (Reuters) – A homemade bomb exploded near the Supreme Court in downtown Cairo on Tuesday night, injuring 12 people while also destroying a car and damaging some shop fronts, the interior ministry and security sources said.
Juncker tweaks EU team, to reshuffle transport and energy posts
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s incoming chief executive, Jean-Claude Juncker, has proposed a minor reshuffle of his team following the EU parliament’s rejection of the Slovenian nominee to the European Commission.
Iran expects progress, if no breakthrough, in nuclear talks with EU, U.S.
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran does not expect a breakthrough in high-level nuclear talks with the United States and the European Union this week but hopes they will help pave the way for a final deal, its foreign minister said on Tuesday.
U.S.-led air strikes intensify as Syria conflict destabilizes Turkey
MURSITPINAR Turkey/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – American-led forces have sharply intensified air strikes in the past two days against Islamic State fighters threatening Kurds on Syria’s Turkish border after the jihadists’ advance began to destabilize Turkey.
