Merkel says EU will discuss bridging finance for Ukraine next week
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union and Ukraine will discuss a bridging loan to Kiev next week so that the country can pay in advance for Russian gas deliveries for the coming months, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday.
Governor of Mexican state where students disappeared stands down
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The governor of a Mexican state roiled by the disappearance of dozens of students that has sparked protests and embarrassed President Enrique Pena Nieto, bowed to pressure on Thursday and said he was standing down.
Venezuela seizes warehouses packed with medical goods, food
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro’s government said on Thursday it had taken over warehouses around Venezuela crammed with medical goods and food that “bourgeois criminals” were hoarding for speculation and contraband.
Governor of Mexican state where students disappeared stands down
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The governor of a Mexican state roiled by the disappearance of dozens of students, police brutality and corruption that has sparked protests and embarrassed President Enrique Pena Nieto, bowed to pressure on Thursday and said he…
Canada Parliament gunman had planned to travel to Syria: police
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The gunman in Wednesday’s attack on Canada’s capital had a criminal record and recently applied for a passport, planning to travel to Syria after undergoing a “radicalization process,” police said on Thursday.
Iran will be seen as responsible if nuclear talks fail: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran will be widely seen to be responsible if a comprehensive deal to curb its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief is not reached, the top U.S. negotiator said on Thursday.
Syria’s Kobani less at risk but could still fall: U.S. officials
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE Fla. (Reuters) – The Syrian border town of Kobani appears in less danger of falling to the Islamic State, but the threat still remains, U.S. officials said on Thursday, offering a measured view of a key battle against the militan…
Russian captured in Afghanistan to face terrorism charges in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian captured while fighting with militants in Afghanistan and held by the U.S. military there, will be flown to the United States to face terrorism charges, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Ombudswoman calls for oversight for all U.N. sanctions regimes
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The ombudswoman for the United Nations’ al Qaeda blacklist on Thursday called for her oversight to be expanded to more than a dozen other U.N. Security Council sanctions regimes to ensure fair process for the individuals and …
Brazil’s president widens lead in polls ahead of Sunday vote
BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff has a clear lead over opposition candidate Aecio Neves and would win Sunday’s presidential election runoff by six to eight percentage points, two opinion polls showed on Thursday.
