Kerry, Hagel to visit India to push strategic ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – America’s top diplomat and the head of its Defense Department will visit India in coming weeks seeking to revitalize a relationship the United States sees as a crucial counterbalance in Asia to an increasingly assertive China.
Iran, powers seek to agree terms for extending nuclear talks: diplomats
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers are working to finalize the terms of a likely extension in negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program beyond a July 20 deadline and an announcement may come as early as Friday, Western diplomats said.
Iraq Sunni insurgency seeks end to Shi’te political domination
AMMAN (Reuters) – Sunni insurgents and tribal leaders said on Wednesday after a closed meeting they would keep fighting until they take over the Iraqi capital and bring down a U.S. imposed political order that brought Shi’ites to rule the country and m…
Honduras wants ‘mini-Marshall plan’ for U.S. aid on migrants
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran officials on Wednesday called for U.S. aid to Central America to reduce violence that has fueled a surge of child migration to the United States, with the foreign minister calling for a “mini-Marshall plan” to attack th…
U.N. Security Council threatens action against South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council warned on Wednesday it is ready to consider “appropriate measures” against warring parties in South Sudan if they do not stop the violence in the world’s youngest nation and negotiate a transitional …
Russia set to reopen Soviet-era spy post on Cuba: source
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has reached a provisional agreement with Cuba to reopen a big Soviet-era base on the Caribbean island from which it once spied in the United States, a Russian security source said on Wednesday.
Jailed ex-strongman Noriega says damaged by video game portrayal
(Reuters) – Former dictator Manuel Noriega may be serving time in a Panamanian prison for the killing of political opponents, but that doesn’t mean he likes being portrayed in a video game as a murderer.
Mali peace talks start in Algiers after prisoner swap
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Mali’s government and rebels held peace talks in Algiers on Wednesday in an effort to end decades of uprisings by northern tribes, though the government said at the start it would refuse to discuss any demands for full autonomy.
Sudanese family lawyer drops lawsuit against Christian woman
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A lawsuit brought by a Sudanese Muslim father against a Christian woman to formally establish her as his Muslim daughter was dropped on Wednesday, the lawyer handling the case said, a move that could allow her to depart for the Uni…
Iraqi army retreats from Tikrit after assault stalls
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi forces have withdrawn from the militant-held city of Tikrit after their new offensive met heavy resistance, in a blow to the government effort to push back Sunni insurgents controlling large parts of the country.
