Kerry to hold second day of talks with Afghan election candidates
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will hold a second day of talks with Afghanistan’s two presidential candidates on Saturday with talks focused on “many ideas” about a review of votes and ways to build an inclusive, broad-based gover…
Underage fighters drawn into Iraq sectarian war
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The video on his phone shows the boy firing a heavy machine gun mounted on a tripod through a hole in a crumbling building, his slender body shaking from the kickback.
Four killed and 57 hurt as Casablanca buildings collapse
RABAT (Reuters) – At least four people were killed and 57 injured on Friday when three buildings collapsed in Casablanca, Morocco’s biggest city, the state news agency MAP reported.
Berlusconi may face trial over prostitution witness
BARI Italy (Reuters) – An Italian prosecutor has asked a court to try Silvio Berlusconi for paying 750,000 euros ($1 million) to buy the silence of people aware that he used prostitutes, legal sources said on Friday.
Central African Republic civilian leaders threaten to boycott peace talks
BANGUI/PARIS (Reuters) – Key political and religious groups in strifetorn Central African Republic on Friday threatened to boycott peace talks in the neighboring Republic of Congo, saying their county’s future should be resolved at home.
Erdogan, launching presidential bid, vows ‘pioneering new Turkey’
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Tayyip Erdogan outlined his vision for a “pioneering new Turkey” on Friday, pledging to re-write the constitution, forge a more prominent role on the world stage and deepen democracy if he becomes the country’s first popularly-elec…
Iran preparing to start plant needed for interim nuclear deal: sources
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has taken preparatory action to start up a uranium conversion plant it needs to fulfil an interim nuclear agreement reached with six world powers last year before the accord expires this month, diplomatic sources said.
U.N. asks Europe to take Syrian refugees as region saturated
GENEVA (Reuters) – Europe must open its doors to more Syrian refugees, having welcomed only a “miniscule” number while Syria’s neighbors have reached “saturation point”, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday.
Turkey says Israel’s Gaza offensive threatens rapprochement
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Israeli bombardment of Gaza was blocking efforts to patch up relations undermined by a 2010 attack by Israeli commandos on a Turkish ship that had been challenging its blockade of the Palest…
Russian lawmaker says son, detained by U.S., needs medicine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian lawmaker said on Friday his son, accused by the United States of hacking into U.S. retailers’ computer systems, could die in detention if he does not receive medical treatment.
