Indonesia, Australia spy claim tension spreads to corporate world
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Rising diplomatic tension between Australia and Indonesia spread into the corporate world on Friday when a state-owned Indonesian firm suspended talks with Australian cattle farmers, citing trust issues between the neighbors.
Death toll jumps over 50 in Latvian supermarket collapse
RIGA (Reuters) – Rescue workers pulled bodies from the ruins of a collapsed supermarket in the Latvian capital Riga on Friday as the death toll rose to 51 in the Baltic state’s worst disaster in decades.
World Bank raises Philippine typhoon aid package to almost $1 billion
MANILA (Reuters) – The World Bank said it raised to almost $1 billion its financial aid package to support relief and reconstruction in typhoon-devastated areas in the central Philippines, as the toll of death and destruction kept rising more than two …
Kerry to join Iran nuclear talks in bid to reach deal
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will join talks on Iran’s nuclear program in Geneva on Saturday, as Tehran and six world powers appeared to be on the verge of an elusive breakthrough in the decade-old dispute.
France’s Hollande to make state visit to U.S. next year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande and first lady Valerie Trierweiler will make a state visit to the United States in February, the White House said on Friday.
Afghanistan rejects U.S. call for quick security deal
KABUL (Reuters) – The future of U.S. troops in Afghanistan remained in doubt on Friday after a spokesman for President Hamid Karzai rejected a U.S. call to sign a security pact by the end of the year rather than after next year’s presidential election….
Son of U.S. man held in North Korea says has not heard from father
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The son of an 85-year-old California retiree and Korean War veteran who was detained by North Korean authorities last month during a trip to the reclusive Asian nation said on Friday he has had no communication with his father s…
U.N. task force looking into one of next Congo targets: Islamist ADF
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – After the defeat of M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, U.N. peacekeepers are trying to learn more about one of their next targets in a region overrun by armed groups – the Allied Democratic Forces, Islamist e…
Death toll jumps over 50 in Latvian supermarket collapse
RIGA (Reuters) – Rescue workers pulled bodies from the ruins of a collapsed supermarket in the Latvian capital Riga on Friday as the death toll rose to 51 in the Baltic state’s worst disaster in decades.
Child killed by gunfire in clashes in Egypt’s Suez city
CAIRO (Reuters) – A 10-year-old boy was shot dead on Friday near the scene of clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi in Egypt’s northern city of Suez, security and medical sources said.
