Japan, North Korea to meet next week on abductees
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese and North Korean officials will meet next week for an update on the North’s probe into the fate of Japanese citizens it kidnapped decades ago, Japan’s top government spokesman said on Thursday.
World must tackle corruption to end poverty: UK leader
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – British Prime Minister David Cameron urged world leaders to adopt 10 “simple and inspiring” global goals to end extreme poverty in 15 years, including one that targets bribery and corruption.
Turkey may do more against Islamic State, but how much uncertain
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Turkey appears to be inching towards a greater role in the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State after the group freed 46 Turkish hostages, but it remains unclear how far it will go to combat the militants.
Australia to reintroduce temporary visas for refugees
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will reintroduce a controversial temporary visa system to deal with a huge backlog of asylum seekers, its immigration minister said on Thursday, despite criticism the stopgap process leaves refugees in limbo.
Obama at U.N. pledges steps to more open government
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday that the United States would provide easier access to federal spending information, part of a global effort to create more open governments.
Sri Lanka president uses U.N. speech to assail war crimes probe
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa assailed the United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday in his address to the U.N. General Assembly, calling its probe into Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war disproportionate and polit…
Nigeria’s president says still working to free abducted girls
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that authorities were still working to free some 200 girls abducted from a school by Boko Haram militants in April.
Obama at U.N. pledges steps to more open government
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday that the United States would provide easier access to federal spending information, part of a global effort to create more open governments.
Colombia rebels, government publish accords agreed so far at talks
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and leftist FARC rebels on Wednesday released copies of previously unpublished agreements reached at peace talks to end five decades of war, providing a glimpse of accords that could make up a final deal.
Islamist fighters advance in Syria despite U.S. strikes
DAMASCUS/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) – U.S. planes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria for a second day on Wednesday, but the strikes did not halt the fighters’ advance in a Kurdish area where fleeing refugees told of villages burnt and captives …
