Obama pledges diplomacy with Iran, but he and Rouhani don’t meet
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. 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 en…
Six killed at El Salvador juvenile prison in gang brawl
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Six youths were killed in a fight at a prison for juvenile offenders outside the capital of El Salvador on Tuesday in what authorities attributed to battles between rival gangs as a year-old truce falls apart.
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…
