Greece to avoid funding problems if it delivers on bailout program: IMF
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday urged Greece to speedily deliver on its bailout program, adding that doing so would ensure the country encounters “no financing problems.”
Afghan peace bid on hold over Kabul-Taliban protocol row
DOHA (Reuters) – A fresh effort to end Afghanistan’s 12-year-old war was in limbo on Thursday after a diplomatic spat about the Taliban’s new Qatar office delayed preliminary discussions between the United States and the Islamist insurgents.
Barry weakens to depression, moving inland into Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican state of Veracruz was hit by heavy rains on Thursday after Tropical Storm Barry moved away from Mexico’s major oil installations and weakened to a Tropical Depression.
Britain rejects involvement of pope in Falklands dispute
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Britain and a representative of the Falkland Islands on Thursday rejected the idea of Pope Francis intervening in the long-running dispute with Argentina over the islands, which Buenos Aires claims are Argentine territory.
Venezuelan anti-corruption drive snares senior tax official
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro announced the arrest of a senior tax official on Thursday in the latest move in what he says is a concerted effort to stamp out corruption in the South American OPEC nation.
Suicide bomber kills 7 after close of Iraq polls
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed seven people at an Iraqi vote counting center on Thursday evening, police said, hours after polls closed in two Sunni Muslim-dominated provinces.
Greece to avoid financing problems if it delivers on program: IMF
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday urged Greece to speedily deliver on its bailout program, adding that doing so would ensure the country encounters “no financing problems.”
Pakistan, Afghanistan trade accusations at U.N. over extremist havens
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Afghanistan and Pakistan traded accusations in the U.N. Security Council on Thursday over the whereabouts of Islamist extremists on their porous border as the United Nations described increased tensions between the neighbors …
Iraq, Lebanon alarmed at spreading Syria war
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Neighboring Iraq warned that Syria’s civil war is tearing the Middle East apart and Lebanon’s president urged his country’s Hezbollah movement on Thursday to pull its fighters out of the conflict.
Ethiopia opposition threatens protests over anti-terrorism law
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – An Ethiopian opposition party called on Thursday for the government to scrap an anti-terrorism law it says is used to stifle dissent, threatening a repeat of protests that brought thousands onto the streets of Addis Ababa early …
