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…
Nigeria tells U.N. sparing no effort tackling terrorism ‘menace’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – An Islamist insurgency in Nigeria’s northeast is challenging the country’s stability and every effort is being made to tackle the extremists with “due regard for fundamental human rights,” Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan…
Analysis: Kenya raid projects al Shabaab onto global jihadist stage
MOGADISHU/NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab’s attack on a shopping mall in the heart of the Kenyan capital has thrust it to the forefront of the global jihadist movement after years of internal feuding over the group’s aims….
Colombian president tells U.N. the drug war has not been won
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The “war on drugs” has not been won, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos told the United Nations on Tuesday, exhorting the world body to add teeth to a special session on drugs in 2016.
No Obama-Rouhani meeting; too complicated for Iranians: U.S. officials
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A potential encounter at the United Nations between U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani failed to take place on Tuesday as the Iranians indicated it was too complicated, senior Obama administratio…
Quake kills 45 in Pakistan, creates new island in sea
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A major earthquake hit a remote part of western Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 45 people and prompting a new island to rise from the sea just off the country’s southern coast.
IMF chief Lagarde, Iran’s Rouhani meet at U.N., discuss economy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday for talks that focused on his government’s economic policies and way to deepen relations with the international institution.
Israel bleak about U.S.-Iran rapprochement at U.N. summit
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Tuesday the world should not be fooled by Iran’s conciliatory overtures over its disputed nuclear program after U.S. President Barack Obama told the United Nations that Washington was ready to engage Tehran diplomat…
Italian court orders new search of Costa Concordia wreck
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian court on Tuesday called for a new expert examination of the Costa Concordia cruise liner to seek further evidence related to its sinking, accepting a request from the lawyers of the ship’s captain and civil parties.
Britain’s Labour rules out EU membership vote for now
BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) – Britain’s Labour Party said on Tuesday it won’t match Prime Minister David Cameron’s promise of a vote on its European Union membership for now, ending high-level debate over changing its stance to wrong-foot the Conservat…
