Iran says it wants to resolve nuclear row within months
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran’s new government, stepping up a campaign to project a more moderate image abroad, said on Wednesday it wants to jump-start talks with world powers to resolve a decade-long dispute over its nuclear program and hoped for a…
Iran’s Rouhani wants nuclear deal in 3-6 months: newspaper interview
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a newspaper interview on Wednesday that he wants to reach a deal with world powers on Tehran’s nuclear program in three to six months.
Western envoys tout deal on core of U.N. Syria draft, Russia denies it
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Envoys from the United States, Russia, France, China and Britain have come to an agreement on the core of a U.N. Security Council resolution to get rid of Syria’s chemical weapons, three Western diplomats said on Wednesday, b…
Western envoys tout deal on core of U.N. Syria draft, Russia denies it
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Envoys from the United States, Russia, France, China and Britain have come to an agreement on the core of a U.N. Security Council resolution to get rid of Syria’s chemical weapons, three Western diplomats said on Wednesday, b…
Israeli-Palestinian talks to intensify, greater U.S. role
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to intensify their peace talks and to increase the U.S. role, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday in a rare comment on the negotiations.
Israeli-Palestinian talks to intensify, greater U.S. role
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to intensify their peace talks and to increase the U.S. role, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday in a rare comment on the negotiations.
Colombia’s Santos says support of Venezuela, Cuba key to peace talks
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) – The support of Venezuela and Cuba will play a key role in Colombia’s efforts to reach a negotiated end to Latin America’s last major guerilla war, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday.
France pushes for U.N. action on Central African Republic
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister called on Wednesday for the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution next month to boost U.N. operations in the Central African Republic, which he said risked becoming a new Somalia if it did not …
Kenya launches probe as Shabaab leader confirms mall attack
NAIROBI/MOGADISHU (Reuters) – U.S., British and Israeli agencies are helping Kenya investigate an attack claimed by Somali Islamist militants on a Nairobi shopping mall that killed at least 72 people and destroyed part of the complex, officials said on…
Peru to rescue copper miners reportedly trapped after quake
LIMA (Reuters) – Authorities in Peru rushed to rescue miners reportedly trapped in copper pits on Wednesday after an earthquake shook the coast – causing landslides, injuries and possibly deaths in rural provinces, local officials said.
