Toll from Pakistan quake rises to 208 people – official
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Pakistan rose to at least 208 people on Wednesday after hundreds of houses collapsed in a remote mountainous area, a local official said.
Fighting in Syria between moderate rebels, al Qaeda intensifies: U.S
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Moderate Syrian rebels are engaged in their fiercest fighting to date with al Qaeda-affiliated fighters on Syria’s northern and eastern borders, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday.
Iran’s Rouhani calls Holocaust crime against Jews
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday called the Holocaust a “reprehensible” crime committed by the Nazis against the Jewish people but said it was up to historians to determine the scale of what happened.
French leader meets Iran’s Rouhani, demands ‘concrete’ nuclear steps
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande became the first Western leader to meet new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday after warning that Paris expects “concrete gestures” by Iran to show it will give up a military nuclea…
Iran’s Rouhani calls for ‘consistent voice’ from U.S. on nuclear issue
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, expressed hope on Tuesday that U.S. President Barack Obama would not be swayed by “warmongering pressure groups” at home in dealing with the Iranian nuclear dispute and called for a consi…
Analysis: Stage is set, but Iran talks face technical, political hurdles
UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Iran have set the stage for what could become their most serious contacts in a generation, but direct talks on the Iranian nuclear program are likely to be slow, difficult and fragile.
U.S. upbeat on Syria U.N. resolution, but sees more to do
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov worked in a “constructive spirit” on Tuesday on a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria’s chemical arms but more work is needed by U.N. e…
Obama pledges diplomacy with Iran; no Rouhani meeting
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday cautiously embraced overtures from Iran’s new president as the basis for a possible nuclear deal, but a failed effort to arrange a simple handshake between the two leaders underscored entrenc…
One person killed in Sudanese protests over fuel subsidies
OMDURMAN, Sudan (Reuters) – One person was killed when anti-government protests and clashes with police erupted in five Sudanese cities on Tuesday, witnesses and police said, as public discontent grew over the lifting of fuel subsidies.
Kenya mall siege ‘over’ but death toll unclear
NAIROBI (Reuters) – As Kenya began three days of mourning on Wednesday for at least 67 people killed in the siege of a Nairobi mall, it was unclear how many more hostages may have died with the Somali Islamist attackers buried in the rubble.
