U.S. report says planned cuts to Afghan forces threaten stability
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents will increasingly threaten Afghan stability after international forces withdraw in December, and Kabul will need more troops than currently envisioned to provide basic security, according to a new independent s…
U.N. chief wants 3,000 more troops for Central African Republic
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday appealed to the international community to send an additional 3,000 troops and police to Central African Republic to combat worsening sectarian violence until a likely U.N. peace…
Anti-Putin protesters face verdict after ‘show trial’ in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court is expected to jail eight anti-Kremlin protesters on Friday, sending a message that President Vladimir Putin will brook no challenge to his rule as Ukraine burns and casting a shadow over the final days of the Sochi O…
Haiti court says human rights charges can be brought against Duvalier
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A Haitian appellate court on Thursday ruled that deposed dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier could be charged with crimes against humanity under international law and that he may also be held responsible for abuses committed by the…
EU seeks peace as Ukraine death toll hits 75
KIEV (Reuters) – European Union ministers sought to broker a political settlement in Ukraine after gun battles between police and anti-government protesters brought the death toll to 75 in two days of the worst violence in the country since Soviet time…
EU seeks peace as Ukraine death toll hits 75
KIEV (Reuters) – European Union ministers sought to broker a political settlement in Ukraine after gun battles between police and anti-government protesters brought the death toll to 75 in two days of the worst violence in the country since Soviet time…
Venezuela protests rumble as demonstrators, troops face off
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces and demonstrators faced off in streets blocked by burning barricades in several provincial cities on Thursday as protests escalated against President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government.
World powers and Iran make ‘good start’ towards nuclear accord
VIENNA (Reuters) – Six world powers and Iran made a “good start” in talks in Vienna towards reaching a final settlement in the decade-old stand-off over Tehran’s nuclear program, but conceded their plan to get a deal in the coming months was very ambit…
U.N. Security Council to vote on Syria aid resolution Saturday
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council will vote on Saturday on a resolution to boost humanitarian aid access in Syria, where the United Nations says 9.3 million people need help, although it is unclear if Russia and China will support or…
Ukrainians in Canada send money, shed tears for Kiev
TORONTO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – The small gilded chapel at the Ukrainian Canadian Care Center, a retirement residence in suburban Toronto, is usually shuttered and dark midweek. But on Thursday, dozens of elderly immigrants and their caregivers …
