Kuwait emir to visit White House September 13 to discuss Middle East
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, will visit President Barack Obama in Washington on September 13 to talk about Middle Eastern issues, the White House said on Friday.
U.S. extends Iran sanctions waivers to Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has extended a waiver on Iran sanctions for six months to Japan in exchange for its reduction in oil imports from the Islamic republic, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.
Wanted in U.S. and India, Islamist leads mass rally in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani Islamist with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head appeared openly at a rally in Islamabad on Friday, denouncing India as a terrorist state as thousands of his supporters chanted for “holy war” against the rival nucle…
Uncertainty around Italian coalition ahead of Senate vote
ROME (Reuters) – The uncertainty that has weighed on Italian politics for weeks continued on Friday, with allies of Silvio Berlusconi playing down the risk of a crisis that could topple Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s fragile coalition government.
Russian lawmakers call off U.S. trip after Congress snub
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian lawmakers have canceled plans to travel to the United States to discuss the crisis in Syria with their U.S. counterparts after congressional leaders refused to see them, the Russian ambassador to Washington said on Friday…
France seeks EU backing for Syria stance but meets scepticism
VILNIUS (Reuters) – France, which backs military action to punish Syria for a deadly chemical weapons attack, tried to rally support from its European Union partners on Friday but met scepticism from governments wary of turning their backs on the Unite…
Congo says to return to negotiations with rebels on Monday
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday it would return to negotiations with eastern rebels next week after regional leaders set a two-week deadline for peace talks to end an 18-month-old rebellion.
River Thames crossing closed in UK security incident
LONDON (Reuters) – Police shut a major bridge and tunnel across the River Thames near London on Friday after arresting a man acting “unusually” and finding a suspicious item.
Syria edges ex-contractor Snowden out of Putin, Obama talk
WASHINGTON/ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama did not discuss Edward Snowden during their talks on Friday, despite the United States’ pending extradition request for the former spy agency…
Baghdad, Big Oil on alert for retaliation to a Syria strike
ARBIL, Iraq/LONDON (Reuters) – Baghdad and foreign oil companies at work in Iraq’s giant oilfields are adopting extra security measures in anticipation of retaliatory attacks if the United States strikes neighboring Syria, industry sources said on Frid…
