Cuban agent released from U.S. prison gets hero’s welcome
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban President Raul Castro and top leaders of the Cuban government and Communist Party greeted a Cuban intelligence agent with a hero’s welcome upon his return to Havana on Friday, a day after his release from a U.S. prison.
U.S. State Department official to make delayed trip to India next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior official of the U.S. State Department will travel to India next week, a visit originally scheduled for January that was postponed due to a dispute over the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York.
Italy approves decree to stave off bankruptcy for Rome council
ROME (Reuters) – Matteo Renzi’s new Italian government on Friday approved an emergency decree to bail out Rome city council whose mayor had warned the capital would have to halt essential services unless it got financial help.
German court rules Auschwitz suspect, 94, unfit to stand trial
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German court ruled on Friday that a 94-year-old man was unfit to stand trial on charges of being an accessory to murder during his time as an alleged former guard at Nazi Germany’s Auschwitz death camp.
Myanmar orders aid group to stop work, patients at risk: MSF
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar has ordered Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to halt all its work in the country, leaving tens of thousands of people without vital care, the medical aid group said on Friday.
Colombian rebels want U.S. to participate in peace talks
HAVANA (Reuters) – Colombia’s FARC rebels asked for the United States to join its peace talks with the Colombian government, saying on Friday it would speed up the process because Washington was making all the important decisions anyway.
Syrian air strikes kill three near Lebanese border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian air strikes near the Lebanese border town of Arsal killed three people and wounded seven on Friday, security sources said, in further spillover from Syria’s civil war that has raised tensions across Lebanon.
Pope skips seminary visit because of slight fever: Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis skipped a planned visit to a Rome seminary on Friday evening because he was suffering from a slight fever and was advised to rest, the Vatican said.
More than 200 migrants scale border fence, enter Spanish enclave
MADRID (Reuters) – More than 200 migrants scaled the triple fence surrounding Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla on Friday in another mass crossing of the heavily protected border, the Spanish government said.
Panama Canal expects to sign deal with consortium Thursday
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal Authority expects to formally sign a deal next week with a Spanish-led consortium to finish work on expansion of the waterway after a dispute over cost overruns held up completion, an official said on Friday.
