Two dead, eight wounded in Ecuador earthquake
QUITO (Reuters) – Two people were killed in Ecuador on Tuesday after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the capital of Quito, with eight others wounded and rescue workers still seeking to free others trapped after the tremor.
Talks on ending Gaza war ‘difficult’, but truce holds
GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) – Talks to end a month-long war between Israel and Gaza militants are “difficult”, Palestinian delegates said on Tuesday, while Israeli officials said no progress had been made so far and fighting could soon resume.
U.S. ready to help new Iraq leader, Iran welcomes choice
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s new prime minister-designate won swift endorsements from uneasy mutual allies the United States and Iran on Tuesday as he called on political leaders to end crippling feuds that have let jihadists seize a third of the country…
Human Rights Watch urges U.N. inquiry into ‘systematic’ Egypt killings
CAIRO (Reuters) – The killing of hundreds of Egyptian demonstrators at two protest camps last year was systematic, ordered by top officials and probably amounts to crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, calling for a U.N. inquiry….
Canada’s ‘Prince of Pot’ returns home after 5 years in U.S. jail
TORONTO/VANCOUVER August 12 (Reuters) – A Canadian man jailed for five years in a U.S. federal prison for shipping marijuana seeds across the border returned to his homeland on Tuesday, as laws regulating the drug in both countries have slowly been rel…
Family pleads for release of Ohio man held in North Korea
(Reuters) – The family of an Ohio man being held in North Korea pleaded on Tuesday for his release and said they are urgently seeking help from U.S. government leaders.
In North Korea, a church renovated, missionaries jailed
SEOUL (Reuters) – Tucked between trees and paddy fields in a quiet suburb in the west of Pyongyang, Chilgol Church is one of four state-operated churches in the capital of a country that espouses freedom of religion but effectively bans it.
Exclusive: Canada in talks to provide its own Ebola vaccine in Africa
WINNIPEG Manitoba (Reuters) – The Canadian government is in talks with the World Health Organization and the United States about possibly providing its Ebola vaccine for use in Africa, a senior Canadian health official said on Tuesday.
For some fans of new Indian leader, so far, so disappointing
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – As an election campaigner, Narendra Modi promised sweeping market reforms to revive India’s economy and put the country to work. As prime minister, he has dismayed admirers, apparently reverting to the script of the hapless govern…
Chile Catholic church confirms priest stole babies for adoption
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s Catholic church confirmed on Tuesday that a priest was instrumental in the forced adoption of at least two babies without the knowledge of their mothers, and had also maintained an “inappropriate relationship” with one moth…
