U.S. drone strikes killed Pakistani grandmother, laborers: Amnesty
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – U.S. drone strikes killed a Pakistani grandmother and 18 civilian laborers last year, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, shedding new light on a major source of tension in U.S.-Pakistani relations.
Australian territory passes first same-sex marriage law
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian Capital Territory became the first jurisdiction in Australia to legalize same-sex marriage with a bill passing the ACT parliament by just one vote on Tuesday.
Mexico plan to hike border states’ sales tax could face test in Senate
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A key part of Mexico’s planned tax overhaul could come under pressure as it goes through the Senate, with a top lawmaker on Monday saying plans to raise sales tax in border states should be rejected.
Venezuela recovers likely remains of Italian fashion boss killed in plane crash
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela said on Monday it has recovered what it believes are the remains of Italian fashion executive Vittorio Missoni, who went missing in January after taking off in a small plane from the Los Roques archipelago in the Caribbean…
Bulgarian fugitive convicted in suffocation deaths of 18 stowaways arrested in U.S.
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A Bulgarian fugitive convicted in the suffocation deaths of 18 Sri Lankan stowaways who died in the back of a truck he was driving nearly two decades ago has been arrested near Seattle and faces possible extradition to h…
Bulgarian fugitive convicted in suffocation deaths of 18 stowaways arrested in U.S.
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A Bulgarian fugitive convicted in the suffocation deaths of 18 Sri Lankan stowaways who died in the back of a truck he was driving nearly two decades ago has been arrested near Seattle and faces possible extradition to h…
Afghanistan says differences remain on U.S. security pact
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan and the United States have not yet agreed on several issues in a bilateral security pact, a senior Afghan spokesman said, raising the prospect that Washington could pull out all its troops from the war-ravaged nation next …
France summons U.S. ambassador over spying report
LUXEMBOURG/PARIS (Reuters) – France summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday after Le Monde newspaper reported the huge scale of alleged American spying on French citizens, with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius calling the revelations unacceptable.
Region’s leaders seek to push foreign fighters from Central African Republic
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Regional leaders on Monday authorized African troops deployed to Central African Republic to use force if necessary to drive foreign fighters out of the country, which has been plagued by violence.
Qatar to ease Palestinian debt, peace talks intensify: Kerry
PARIS (Reuters) – Qatar has agreed to provide $150 million in debt relief to the Palestinian Authority, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday as he announced that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are intensifying.
