Obama to prod West to take on global challenges in Berlin speech
BERLIN (Reuters) – In the city where John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan gave defiant Cold War speeches, President Barack Obama will call on Wednesday for a renewed spirit of activism by the West in tackling 21st century challenges from nuclear prolifera…
Italian court says Knox murder acquittal had inconsistencies
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s top court said on Tuesday it had ordered a retrial of American Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher because their acquittals contained “shortcomings, contradictions and inconsistenc…
Four from U.S. forces killed in attack in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four from U.S. forces were killed in an attack on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity, just as the United States prepares for talks this week with the Taliban.
Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around th…
Argentine court throws out key part of judicial reform law
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a key part of a judicial reform law championed by President Cristina Fernandez that would have mandated the election of members of the board that chooses federal judges.
Montreal mayor resigns, says will fight corruption charges
(Reuters) – Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum resigned on Tuesday, a day after he was charged with fraud and corruption in the latest major Canadian municipal scandal.
Nigeria Islamists kill 9 students in school attack: medic
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants opened fire on a school in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, killing nine students, witnesses and a medical worker said, the second deadly attack on schools in three days.
Optimism fading, Brazil protests put leaders on alert
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – When more than 200,000 protesters took to the streets across Brazil on Monday night, they demanded a dizzying array of improvements – from halting the fast rise of prices to cleaning up government corruption.
Dozens held in Turkey, silent protester goes viral
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – A lone, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul inspired copycat protests on Tuesday, as police detained dozens of people across Turkey in an operation linked to three weeks of often violent demonstrations against Prime Minister T…
G8 urges Syria peace talks as fighting flares in north
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Differences between Russia and the West mean an international peace conference on Syria is now unlikely before August, a source at a meeting of Group of Eight leaders said on Tuesday as surging governmen…
