U.S. vague on whether Obama will go to Moscow amid Snowden flap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is deliberately leaving it vague as to whether President Barack Obama will attend talks in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin if the saga involving former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden is unr…
Panama calls in U.N. to inspect North Korean arms ship
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama said on Wednesday it had called in the United Nations Security Council to investigate a North Korean ship caught smuggling arms from Cuba, piling more pressure on Pyongyang over a possible breach of U.N. sanctions.
U.N. chief praises Panama on North Korea, urges swift U.N. action
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised Panama on Wednesday for seizing a North Korean ship carrying arms from Cuba, adding that the U.N. sanctions committee would take up the issue promptly.
Senators push for action on Cuba over North Korean arms ship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senators sought to increase pressure on the Obama administration on Wednesday to respond after a North Korean cargo ship in Panama was found carrying what appeared to be military equipment loaded in Cuba.
Contaminated school meal kills 25 Indian children
PATNA, India (Reuters) – At least 25 Indian children died and dozens needed hospital treatment after apparently being poisoned by a school meal, sparking violent protests and angry allegations of blame.
Greece approves scheme to fire thousands of public workers
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s shaky coalition government scraped through a vote on Wednesday on a bill to sack public sector workers as thousands chanting anti-austerity slogans protested outside parliament.
North Korea demands Panama free seized ship carrying arms
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea demanded on Thursday the release of its ship held in Panama with what appear to be missile radar and other weapons loaded in Cuba, saying it was sailing under a legitimate deal and calling the initial suspicion of drugs on…
U.S. suggests Egyptian military may have averted civil war
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt may have avoided a civil war this month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday, saying this was one factor to weigh as Washington decides whether to cut off most U.S. aid to the Arab nation.
Guinea deploys troops as 54 are killed in ethnic clashes
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea sent troops to towns in the southeast on Wednesday in a bid to stem three days of ethnic violence in which at least 54 people have been killed, the government said.
Bomb attack kills seven in northern Iraq tea house: police, medics
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – A bomb blast in a teahouse in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul killed at least seven people on Wednesday, police and medics said.
