Iraq shows ‘responsible’ U.S. exit strategy needed: Afghan frontrunner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The frontrunner in Afghanistan’s presidential election said on Thursday he saw some similarities between his country’s situation and violence-plagued Iraq that showed the need for a “responsible” U.S. military exit strategy.
Miners beg union to end South Africa’s longest strike
RUSTENBURG South Africa (Reuters) – Workers and shop-stewards from South Africa’s AMCU mining union begged leader Joseph Mathunjwa to sign a wage deal with three major platinum firms on Thursday at a mass rally crowning five months of crippling protest…
U.N. chief urges Libya to hold June 25 elections as planned
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged Libya to stick to its plan to hold parliamentary elections on June 25 and defended the United Nations’ goal of organizing a meeting to promote reconciliation among the Nort…
Wave of crime against women continues in India’s biggest state
LUCKNOW India (Reuters) – A woman was hanged from a tree in India’s state of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday and another was allegedly raped in a police station, police said, the latest incidents in a wave of crimes against women reported in the country’s mo…
Ukraine accuses Russia of letting rebels bring in tanks
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of allowing separatist rebels to bring three tanks and other military vehicles across the border into the east of the country to fight the Ukrainian army.
Africa and West pledge more support in war against Boko Haram
LONDON (Reuters) – Nigeria will get more military and tactical support to help combat the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and find 200 kidnapped schoolgirls, African and Western officials pledged at a meeting in London on Thursday.
Russia to submit draft U.N. resolution on Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia plans to submit a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council to put pressure on Ukraine to implement a “road map” to peace, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Thursday.
Austria warns Erdogan not to incite Turks’ isolation
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz urged Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to promote integration of the Turkish community into Austrian society when he visits Vienna this month.
Saudi MERS response hobbled by institutional failings
RIYADH/LONDON (Reuters) – When Saudi Arabia announced last week it had found 113 more cases of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), it didn’t just force a rethink of the threat the virus poses, it exposed institutional failings.
Colombians choose between peace talks or more war in tight election
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombians pick a new president on Sunday in a tight runoff election fought over whether peace talks with leftist guerrillas or a renewed military offensive stand the best chance of ending 50 years of war in the Andean country.
