Catalonian leader orders referendum on independence from Spain
BARCELONA Spain (Reuters) – The president of Spain’s Catalonia region signed a decree on Saturday calling for a referendum on independence to be held on on Nov. 9, putting the local government on a collision course with Madrid, which says such a vote i…
At least 22 killed in Guinea-Bissau after vehicle hits landmine
BISSAU (Reuters) – At least 22 people were killed in Guinea-Bissau when a vehicle taking them to a funeral struck a landmine, a police source said on Saturday.
Somali militants stone woman to death
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali al Shabaab militants stoned a woman to death in the southern town of Barawe on Friday after a court they had set up declared her guilty of adultery, the militants and witnesses said.
No breakthrough in Iran nuclear talks, sides agree to keep talking
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers made little progress in overcoming significant disagreements in the most recent round of nuclear talks, including on uranium enrichment, Iranian and Western diplomats close to the negotiations said o…
Islamic State tightens siege of Syria town, more Europeans join alliance
KARACA Turkey/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters tightened their siege of a town on Syria’s border with Turkey on Friday despite U.S.-led air strikes aimed at defeating the militants in both Syria and Iraq, in a coalition which has now drawn wi…
Venezuela takes over plants left by U.S. firm Clorox
VALLES DEL TUY Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuela announced on Friday the “temporary” takeover of two plants belonging to U.S. cleaning products maker Clorox Co which has left the country because of difficult economic conditions.
Brazil’s Rousseff gains on Silva a week from election
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff gained on opposition candidate Marina Silva, increasing her chance to win a hotly contested runoff to the Oct. 5 presidential election, a new poll showed on Friday.
Lawsuit makes for awkward start to Modi’s big U.S. visit
NEW YORK/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his maiden visit to the United States as India’s leader on Friday, facing an unwelcome reminder of his once-strained relations with his host nation: a lawsuit alleging he failed to stop anti-Muslim rioting in 2002.
U.S., others vow U.N. peacekeeping upgrade amid new threats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and countries that contribute troops to U.N. peacekeeping missions vowed on Friday to ensure that more soldiers, better training and additional resources are available for the “blue helmets” confronting new …
Iran and six powers make little progress in nuclear talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers made little progress in overcoming significant disagreements in the most recent round of nuclear talks, including on uranium enrichment, Iranian and Western diplomats close to the negotiations said o…
