U.S. prosecutors charge al Qaeda commander over Algeria attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Friday charged a commander of al Qaeda’s North African operations with participating in an attack on an Algerian gas plant in January that killed dozens of workers, including three Americans.
Russia opposition leader freed on bail, protests rattle Kremlin
KIROV, Russia (Reuters) – Russia unexpectedly freed opposition leader Alexei Navalny on bail on Friday, bending to the will of thousands of protesters who denounced his five-year jail sentence as a crude attempt by President Vladimir Putin to silence h…
U.S. will not file with Supreme Court in Argentina debt case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will not file a brief next week asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Argentina’s case in a decades-old battle between the South American country and “holdout” creditors, a Justice Department spokesman said on…
Portugal political crisis rages again as talks break off
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s main political parties broke off talks on Friday on a “national salvation” pact to ensure an EU/IMF bailout stays on track, leaving it to the president to decide how to proceed.
World powers see Iran’s Rouhani as chance for nuclear deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Six world powers see a chance that Iran’s relatively moderate new president, beset by sanctions and worried about unrest in the region trickling home, may be more amenable to compromise in a long-standing nuclear dispute, a senior …
U.N. asks Rwanda for proof of links between peacekeepers, Hutu rebels
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked Rwanda’s government for evidence to support its allegation that U.N. peacekeepers in Congo discussed collaboration with Hutu rebels linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, a U.N. spok…
Israel, Palestinians lay groundwork for new talks: Kerry
AMMAN (Reuters) – Israel and the Palestinians have laid the groundwork for a resumption of peace talks after an almost three-year stalemate, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.
Portugal’s opposition says crisis talks break off
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s main opposition Socialists and the ruling coalition have broken off talks, leaving it to the president to decide how to end a political crisis that threatens Lisbon’s bailout exit, Socialist leader Antonio Jose Seguro said…
Peace talks with Palestinians would take months: Israel official
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – New Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, if resumed, would take months, an Israeli official said on Friday after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced the sides had laid the groundwork for negotiations.
Mideast envoys’ U.S. meeting would launch peace talks: U.S. official
AMMAN (Reuters) – A meeting of Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Washington expected in the near future would in effect mark the resumption of peace talks, a U.S. official said on Friday.
