Iran rejects ‘excessive demands’ in nuclear talks with six powers
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran told six big powers on Friday it would not accept their “excessive demands” after the latest talks on lifting sanctions against Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear work yielded no breakthrough, with a deadline for a deal…
U.N. chief served with Haiti cholera complaint, lawyers say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for victims of a cholera epidemic in Haiti said on Friday they have served United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with a complaint in New York as part of a federal lawsuit seeking compensation for the outbreak, which …
General jailed in Turkey’s ‘coup plot’ case says he was victim of conspiracy
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of Turkish military officers convicted of plotting to overthrow the government were themselves victims of a conspiracy concocted with the knowledge of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, the chief suspect in the case said on Fr…
Exclusive: Syria warns U.N. – Aid delivery without consent is an attack
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Syria’s government warned the U.N. Security Council that delivering humanitarian aid across its borders into rebel-held areas without its consent would amount to an attack, suggesting it would have the right to retaliate agai…
U.S. to move some embassy staff from Kenya over security concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it would move some staff from its embassy in Kenya to other countries following a string of militant attacks on the country’s coast.
Pakistani woman raped, killed and hanged from tree: police
MULTAN Pakistan (Reuters) – A 20-year-old woman has been gang-raped, killed and hanged from a tree in Pakistan in a case with a chilling resemblance to a double rape and murder that caused outrage in neighbouring India last month.
Obama urges China, neighbors to avoid escalating maritime dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday urged China and its neighbors to peacefully resolve a dispute over oil drilling in the South China Sea and avoid escalating tensions.
Two killed in Cairo clashes after Friday prayers: interior ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two Egyptians were killed after Friday prayers between Islamist protesters and residents of a Cairo neighborhood, the interior ministry said in a statement.
U.S. says Thailand, Malaysia, Venezuela among worst human trafficking centers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department downgraded Thailand, Malaysia and Venezuela on Friday to its list of the world’s worst centers of human trafficking, opening up the countries to possible sanctions and dumping them in the same category a…
Car bomb in Syria’s Hama province kills 34: state news
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A car bomb in Syria’s western Hama province killed 34 and wounded more than 50, Syria’s state news agency SANA said on Friday, blaming the attack on rebels fighting forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.
