‘Time is on our side’, says EU in showdown over Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – If there is a consistent message the European Union has tried to send since Ukraine rejected a trade deal last November in favor of stronger ties with Moscow, it is that it does not want to end up in a tug-of-war with Russia.
Colombia police nab Spanish man, 78, with cocaine in his stomach
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian police said on Wednesday they had arrested a 78-year-old Spaniard at the airport with cocaine in his stomach, the oldest foreigner ever caught in the South American nation on charges of drug-trafficking.
Growing concern with China’s behavior at sea: senior U.S. diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has growing concerns that China’s maritime claims in the disputed South China Sea are an effort to gain creeping control of oceans in the Asia-Pacific region, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.
Russia mocks U.S. envoy Power’s meeting with Russian punk rock band
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power on Wednesday discussed “disturbing” trends in Russia with previously jailed members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, prompting Moscow’s U.N. envoy to ask if she was joining t…
Soldiers lynch man at army ceremony in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – A group of soldiers in Central African Republic’s capital lynched a man on Wednesday whom they suspected of having been a rebel, minutes after hearing the new president promise to restore security at a ceremony to reinstate the divid…
Cuban doctor defects in Brazil over pay, seeks asylum
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Cuban doctor working in Brazil sought asylum on Wednesday complaining that Cuba’s communist government takes too big a slice of her pay, authorities said.
Egypt army chief Sisi says will run for president: report
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said he will run for president, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Thursday.
Colombia’s FARC accuses ex-president of spying on peace talks
HAVANA (Reuters) – Colombia’s FARC rebels accused former President Alvaro Uribe on Wednesday of being involved in spying on government negotiators at peace talks in Cuba, and said their own delegation’s communications had also been intercepted.
Syria misses chemical weapons handover deadline
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Syria on Wednesday missed a deadline to hand over all the toxic materials it declared to the world’s chemical weapons watchdog, putting the program several weeks behind schedule and jeopardizing a final June 30 deadline.
Four bombs hit central Baghdad, killing 23
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Four bombs exploded in central Baghdad near the heavily-fortified “Green Zone” and a busy square on Wednesday, killing at least 23 people, Iraqi security sources said.
