Blind dissident says China still harassing family, urges Obama to act
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese political dissident Chen Guangcheng urged U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday to raise the continued harassment of his family with Chinese authorities.
Hunger as well as violence threatens Syrians
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hunger is a growing threat to Syrians living in regions hit by the civil war and children are now dying of malnutrition, according to aid groups and activists.
Kenya has ‘defeated’ mall attackers: president
NAIROBI (Reuters) – President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Tuesday that Kenya had defeated the militants who had attacked a Nairobi shopping mall and held out there for four days.
Obama urges U.N. to back tough consequences for Syria over chemical weapons
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama urged the United Nations on Tuesday to back tough consequences for Syria if it refuses to give up chemical weapons and urged Russia and Iran to drop their backing of Syrian President Bashar al-Assa…
Venezuela arrests five more soldiers over big Air France cocaine haul
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has arrested five more National Guard soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, in connection with the smuggling of 1.3 tonnes of cocaine on an Air France flight from Caracas to Paris, prosecutors in the South American cou…
New Italian targets show lack of progress since Berlusconi’s fall
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s latest economic forecasts reveal how little progress has been made to fix its finances and restore growth since Silvio Berlusconi was forced from office at the height of the euro zone debt crisis in November 2011.
Serbian ruling parties oust opposition leader as Belgrade mayor
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s governing parties toppled opposition Democratic Party leader Dragan Djilas from the high-profile post of Belgrade mayor on Tuesday, in a show of power that could be a prelude to early parliamentary elections.
At U.N., Brazil’s Rousseff blasts U.S. spying as breach of law
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff used her position as the opening speaker at the U.N. General Assembly to accuse the United States of violating human rights and international law through espionage that included spying on he…
Turkey says world has responsibility to end Syria war
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Turkey called on Tuesday for a more robust international effort to end Syria’s civil war, saying the global community had a responsibility not to abandon the Syrian people.
U.S. seeks to play down expectations for Iran talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States does not expect this week’s planned meeting between major powers and Iran’s foreign minister on the Iranian nuclear program to resolve any issues but hopes it can chart a way forward, a senior U.S. official …
