Syrian government and opposition meet in presence of mediator
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government and opposition delegations met briefly in the presence of international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi at the United Nations on Saturday, their first session of talks aimed at launching political negotations to end Syria’…
Secretary of State Kerry rejects notion U.S. is disengaging from world
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry dismissed on Friday as “a myth” suggestions that the United States was withdrawing from world affairs.
Bombing wave hits Egypt amid fear of more violence
CAIRO (Reuters) – A wave of bomb attacks targeting police hit Cairo on Friday, killing six people on the eve of the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak and raising fears that an Islamist insurgency is gaining pace in E…
Syria foes to meet at peace talks after rocky start
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Syrian government and its opponents will hold their first joint meeting on Saturday to launch peace talks aimed at resolving nearly three years of civil war, after negotiations almost collapsed before they began.
U.N. documents new war crimes in Syria for future prosecution
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. war crimes experts have documented more torture and killings by both sides in Syria and are confident they can build a case that could be taken up by the International Criminal Court, a leading member of the team said on Friday….
Tired rescue workers pause in search for bodies in Quebec blaze
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Exhausted Canadian police and firefighters prepared to break off work for the night on Friday after using steam machines to melt thick ice encasing the bodies of elderly people who died in a retirement residence fire.
Peru clears former government leaders after probe of forced sterilizations
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru has closed an inquiry into whether former president Alberto Fujimori and his cabinet members forcibly sterilized thousands of indigenous women as part of a birth control campaign that targeted the rural poor.
Iraq politician warns elections may further alienate Sunnis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The speaker of Iraq’s parliament warned on Friday that upcoming elections might be used to further marginalize already-frustrated Sunni Muslims, who have chafed against what they call unfair treatment from the country’s Shi’ite p…
Secretary of State Kerry rejects notion U.S. is disengaging from world
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry dismissed on Friday as “a myth” suggestions that the United States was withdrawing from world affairs.
Chile’s president-elect chooses old faces for new cabinet
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President-elect Michelle Bachelet named the cabinet of ministers who she hopes will help her pass a planned program of wide-reaching reforms, with little in the way of surprises among the key posts.
