Driver in custody after 80 killed in Spain train crash
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Reuters) – Police took the driver of a Spanish train into custody in hospital on Thursday after at least 80 people died when it derailed and caught fire in a dramatic accident which an official source said was caused by e…
Tunisia police fire teargas at protesters at Interior Ministry
TUNIS (Reuters) – Riot police fired teargas in front of the Interior Ministry in the Tunisian capital on Thursday to try to disperse hundreds of people protesting against the assassination of opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi, a Reuters witness said.
Pope scolds rich, demands social justice in visit to Brazil slum
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday issued the first social manifesto of his young pontificate, telling slum dwellers in Brazil that the world’s rich must do much more to wipe out vast inequalities between the haves and the have-nots.
Tropical storm Dorian could strengthen slightly in next 48 hours: NHC
Tropical storm Dorian may strengthen slightly during the next 48 hours as it moves over warmer water, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory On Thursday.
Brazil protests take toll on Rousseff’s popularity, economy key
BRASILIA (Reuters) – An opinion poll released on Thursday cast fresh doubt on President Dilma Rousseff’s re-election chances next year, showing that her approval rating plummeted following massive street protests that swept Brazil last month.
Tunisair cancels all flights to and from Tunisia on Friday
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisair will cancel all flights on Friday after Tunisia’s largest labor organization called a general strike in protest at the assassination of prominent opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi.
Obama, Vietnam leader agree on trade but clash on human rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang pledged to finish talks on a regional free-trade agreement by the end of the year, but the two leaders clashed over human rights during a White House meeting on…
U.S. lawmakers want sanctions on any country taking in Snowden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel voted unanimously on Thursday to seek trade or other sanctions against Russia or any other country that offers asylum to former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, who has been holed up for weeks at a Moscow…
Colombian leader Santos defends constitutionality of peace law
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday defended the constitutionality of a law that paved the way for ongoing peace talks with Marxist rebels, as legal challenges risk undermining efforts to end five decades of war.
Political trials in Ukraine, Tajikistan draw U.N. rebuke
GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights watchdog on Thursday deplored “politically motivated” prosecutions in Ukraine and Tajikistan and told the two former Soviet republics to make sure judges were impartial.
