Syria's Assad says Russian support key to recent military achievements: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Support from Russia was key to recent military victories in Syria, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Russia's RIA news agency on Wednesday, also praising Iran and the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah. Assad also said the failings of the U.S.-led coalition were behind the
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Iraqi PM to present new cabinet lineup to parliament on Thursday
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said he would present to parliament on Thursday his new cabinet lineup aimed at fighting corruption, in keeping with a deadline set by the legislature earlier in the week. Abadi announced more than six weeks ago that he wanted to replace current ministers with independent
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Obama shortens prison sentences for 61 drug offenders
President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 61 drug offenders on Wednesday including more than a third serving life sentences, working to give new energy to calls for overhauling the U.S. criminal justice system. All of the inmates are serving time for drug possession, intent to sell or
The Canadian PressWeak global economy is said to threaten government finances
Sluggish global growth threatens to keep governments around the world from being able to pay pensions and bondholders, the chief economist of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Wednesday. The OECD, representing mostly advanced economies, has lowered its forecast for worldwide
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Iraqis kept in the dark about Mosul Dam emergency plans
By Stephen Kalin and Saif Hameed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Despite intense U.S. pressure to act to keep Iraq's largest dam from collapsing, Baghdad has done little to prepare Iraqis for the possibility of a burst that could unleash a flood reaching the capital and killing hundreds of thousands of people
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Brazil leader's popularity stuck close to historic lows: poll
President Dilma Rousseff's popularity remains close to historic lows, according to a poll on Wednesday, amid a mounting political crisis following the loss of her main coalition partner this week that increased the risk of her impeachment. Pollster Ibope said the number of Brazilians who rate Rousseff
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France drops plan to strip citizenship from convicted terrorists
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande on Wednesday abandoned plans to strip French nationality from people convicted of terrorism, climbing down from a tough stance he took days after the November attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. Hollande also abandoned a proposal to
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Libyan council gains Tripoli foothold for U.N-backed government
By Hani Amara TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Members of Libya's Presidential Council reached Tripoli on Wednesday, defying opposition attempts to keep them out of the city as they prepare the ground for a U.N.-backed unity government whose ministers they nominated. Seven members of the Council including Fayez
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European court clears UK officials in 2005 de Menezes shooting case
Europe's top human rights court ruled on Wednesday that British prosecutors were right not to charge police officers involved in the shooting 11 years ago of a Brazilian man they thought was a suicide bomber. Electrician Jean Charles de Menezes was fatally shot seven times in the head by specialist
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Patty Duke's talent, bravery recalled; actress dies at 69
The courage that a teenage Patty Duke portrayed on-screen as Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker" was breathtaking and Oscar-winning. Duke's own gritty struggle against bipolar disorder was equally admired. The actress, who died Tuesday at age 69, was "a warrior," said her son
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Momentum slows on Obama's nuclear security agenda
By Matt Spetalnick and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just as fears of nuclear terrorism are on the rise, President Barack Obama's U.S.-led drive to lock down all vulnerable atomic materials worldwide risks losing momentum. Obama will convene a global summit in Washington this week in
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Louisiana investigates rap song allegedly recorded by inmate
Authorities in Louisiana believe rapper C-Murder recorded and released a rap song while in prison. The Advocate reports that the rapper, who real name is Corey Miller, released a video for a new single, "Dear Supreme Court," last week. The rapper is serving a life sentence at Louisiana State
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Uncertainty in Turkey as migrant returns set to start under EU deal
By Tulay Karadeniz and Dasha Afanasieva ANKARA (Reuters) - Five days before Turkey is due to start taking back illegal migrants from Greece under a landmark deal with the European Union, uncertainty remains over how many will come, how they will be processed, and where they will be housed. Turkey agreed
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U.S. will not recognise exclusion zone in South China Sea - defence official
The United States has told China it will not recognise an exclusion zone in the South China Sea, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said on Wednesday. U.S. officials have expressed concern that an international court ruling expected in coming weeks on a case brought by the Philippines against
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Russia says 2 cyclists, water polo player test positive
Russia's troubles with the banned substance meldonium resurfaced Wednesday when officials confirmed that two track cyclists and an Olympic hopeful water polo player had failed doping tests. Anastasia Chulkova, who won the points race at the 2012 world track championship, and former European bronze
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U.S. will not recognize exclusion zone in South China Sea: defense official
The United States has told China it will not recognize an exclusion zone in the South China Sea, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said on Wednesday. U.S. officials have expressed concern that an international court ruling expected in coming weeks on a case brought by the Philippines against
ReutersHundreds of UK churches set to go green, switch to renewable energy-charities
More than 400 churches in the United Kingdom plan to switch to clean energy providers for their light and heat, shifting spending of 1 million pounds ($1.4 million) to renewables from fossil fuels, two Christian charities said on Wednesday. The move is part of the Big Church Switch, an initiative launched
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U.S. hopes China will agree to talk about South Korea missile defense
By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday he hopes China will accept an offer for a technical briefing on a new missile defense system the United States wants to deploy in South Korea, a prospect Beijing sees as a threat to its national security. U.S. Deputy
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UK's Hammond: Russia a threat to everyone on world stage
By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Wednesday that Russia represented a threat to all countries because of its disregard for international norms and he offered his support to Georgia, which fought a 2008 war with Moscow. Hammond, who has a track
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Hammond - Russia a threat to everyone on world stage
By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Wednesday that Russia represented a threat to all countries because of its disregard for international norms and he offered his support to Georgia, which fought a 2008 war with Moscow. Hammond, who has a track
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India's Modi at EU summit wants to defuse row over Italian marine
By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - India blamed Italy for delaying the repatriation of an Italian marine who has been detained in Delhi for four years as Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi arrived at a summit with the EU in Brussels hoping to defuse the long-running row. In 2012, India arrested
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Pictures, plans of Belgian PM's office found on bombers' PC: paper
Pictures and plans of Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel's residence and offices were found on a computer discovered after a raid on a flat used by the men suspected of carrying out last week's deadly bombings in Brussels, Belgian media reported. The laptop was found in a bin outside the
Reuters
Cyprus court orders Egyptian hijack suspect held for 8 days
A Cypriot court on Wednesday ordered an Egyptian man to be detained for eight days after authorities said he admitted hijacking a domestic EgyptAir flight and diverting it to the Mediterranean island by threatening to blow it up with a fake explosives belt. Cyprus police prosecutor Andreas Lambrianou
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Tears flow as Myanmar swears in first president with no army ties in over 50 years
By Hnin Yadana Zaw and Aung Hla Tun NAYPYITAW/YANGON (Reuters) - Members of Aung San Suu Kyi's victorious National League for Democracy (NLD) were in tears on Wednesday as Myanmar swore in its first president with no military ties in more than half a century. Htin Kyaw, a close friend and confidant
ReutersBooks on Nagasaki and Supreme Court win Lukas prizes
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Books on the bombing of Nagasaki and the Supreme Court case that legalized racial segregation have won prizes named for the late author and journalist J. Anthony Lukas.
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