East Ukraine city largely calm after battle, rebels seek Russian help
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Relative calm returned to the streets of Donetsk on Wednesday after the biggest battle of the pro-Russian separatist uprising in eastern Ukraine, a conflict transformed by the landslide election of a pro-European leader who …
Election rout could weaken Hollande’s reform drive, tilt growth debate
PARIS (Reuters) – Sunday’s European election rout will make it even harder for Francois Hollande to reform the French economy but his weakness at home could prove to be a bargaining chip in building support for an EU growth drive.
Doubt raised over whether ‘pings’ came from missing Malaysia jet
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy described as “speculative and premature” a media report on Thursday that said four acoustic pings at the centre of the search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner are no longer believed to be from the aircraft’s bla…
Snowden: ‘no relationship’ with Russian government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden told a U.S. television interviewer on Wednesday he was not under the control of Russia’s government and had given Moscow no intelligence documents after nearly a year…
In first, Mexico’s Catholic Church accuses priest of child sex crime
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Church in Mexico has for the first time filed a criminal complaint against a priest accused of child sex abuse, after the Vatican ordered his removal, the Church’s lawyer said on Wednesday.
Colombia Conservative Party divided over run-off support
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Marta Lucia Ramirez, who came third in Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday, threw her support behind right-wing contender Oscar Ivan Zuluaga for June’s run-off, even while most lawmakers from her party will back incumbent Juan…
Obama fights foreign policy critics, pledges aid to Syria groups
WEST POINT, N.Y., Reuters) – President Barack Obama fought back against critics of his foreign policy on Wednesday by insisting U.S. reliance on diplomacy over military intervention was working to resolve global crises like Ukraine and Iran, and he ple…
U.S. Navy official says ‘pings’ unlikely from missing Malaysia jet: CNN
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy official said four acoustic pings at the center of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared in March, are no longer believed to be from the aircraft’s black boxes, according to a report by …
Obama fights foreign policy critics, pledges aid to Syria groups
WEST POINT, N.Y., Reuters) – President Barack Obama fought back against critics of his foreign policy on Wednesday by insisting U.S. reliance on diplomacy over military intervention was working to resolve global crises like Ukraine and Iran, and he ple…
At least 54 killed in Iraqi violence
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Violence rocked Iraq on Wednesday as at least 54 people died in car bombings, suicide attacks and assassinations around the country.
