Secretary of State Kerry to visit Colombia, Brazil next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Colombia and Brazil for talks next week on increasing cooperation with their governments, the State Department said on Thursday.
A pivotal moment for China’s economic reforms: Bo Xilai’s trial
BEIJING (Reuters) – When a court in a coastal province renders its verdict against disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai in a trial that appears imminent, it could also decide the pace of economic reforms planned by the new government of President Xi Jinpi…
Suicide bomber kills 30 at policeman’s funeral in Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide bomber killed 30 people at the funeral of a policeman in Pakistan on Thursday, including five senior police officers, in the third deadly attack on government targets in two weeks.
Drone strikes kill eight suspected militants in Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – U.S. drone strikes killed at least eight suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen on Thursday, bringing the number of people killed by drones in less than two weeks to at least 25.
British warship to visit Gibraltar amid border row with Spain
LONDON (Reuters) – A British navy warship will sail to Britain’s overseas territory of Gibraltar in the coming weeks, coinciding with a diplomatic row with neighboring Spain, although officials said on Thursday the trip was a routine and long-planned v…
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to resume August 14: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will resume peace talk in Jerusalem on August 14, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.
Senior Mafia member arrested in London after 20 years on run
LONDON (Reuters) – A senior member of an Italian mafia clan, wanted by the Italian authorities for almost 20 years, has been arrested in London where he had been running a travel agency, British police said on Thursday.
Kenya’s main airport battles to reopen after devastating blaze
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya pledged to reopen its main airport to all international flights on Thursday night in a bid to reassure travelers that east Africa’s transport hub could recover quickly from a fire that left the arrivals terminal a smoldering, …
Israel shuts airport at Egypt border, citing security
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel took the rare step of shutting its southernmost Eilat airport near Egypt’s Sinai peninsula for two hours on Thursday citing security concerns, military officials said.
Two arrested in Saudi on suspicion of planning attacks
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it had arrested two men from Yemen and Chad on suspicion of planning suicide attacks, days after the United States closed embassies in the region citing an al Qaeda threat.
