Al Qaeda affiliate captures Syrian town on border with Turkey: activists
AMMAN (Reuters) – An al Qaeda affiliate has captured a northern Syrian town on the border with Turkey after ousting a moderate Islamist rebel unit and detained its leader, activists said on Thursday.
Honduras candidate Hernandez says currency devaluation ‘not an option’
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Three ‘slave’ women held for 30 years rescued from London house
LONDON (Reuters) – Three women enslaved for 30 years have been rescued from a house in London including one who has spent her entire life in domestic servitude, police said on Thursday.
United States gives Afghanistan year-end deadline for crucial security deal
KABUL (Reuters) – President Hamid Karzai triggered uncertainty about a vital security pact with the United States on Thursday by saying it should not be signed until after Afghanistan’s presidential election next April, prompting the White House to ins…
Six dead, dozens feared trapped in Latvia supermarket collapse
RIGA (Reuters) – Six people, including two firefighters, were killed and dozens more were feared trapped after the roof of a busy supermarket in Latvia’s capital, Riga, collapsed on Thursday evening, a rescue official said.
Iran nuclear talks make some progress, but still differences
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran and six major powers have made some progress toward an interim deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, but both sides said on Thursday they still have significant differences to overcome.
Three ‘slave’ women held for 30 years rescued from London house
LONDON (Reuters) – Three women enslaved for 30 years have been rescued from a house in London including one who has spent her entire life in domestic servitude, police said on Thursday.
U.N. anti-spying resolution weakened in bid to gain U.S., British support
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A draft U.N. resolution that some diplomats said suggested spying in foreign countries could be a human rights violation has been weakened to appease the United States, Britain and others ahead of a vote by a U.N. committee n…
Ukraine drops plan to go West, turns East to Moscow
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine abruptly spurned an historic new alliance with its western neighbors on Thursday, suspending an imminent trade pact with the European Union and saying it would revive talks on a deal instead with Russia, its old Soviet master.
U.S. signals North Korea can improve ties by freeing Americans
(Reuters) – The United States on Thursday signaled North Korea could improve its strained ties with Washington by releasing U.S. citizens, as former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson became involved in the case of an 85-year-old American held by Pyon…
