Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Russia says U.S. sanctions on Iran will not affect Moscow-Tehran cooperation: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday new U.S. sanctions against Iran would have no political or practical consequences for Moscow's cooperation with Tehran, the Interfax news agency reported, cit...
Sep 22, 2020
Beyond public view, scholars unravel mystery of writing in ancient Mexican city
By David Alire Garcia TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico (Reuters) - Among the many mysteries surrounding the ancient Mexican metropolis of Teotihuacan, one has been especially hard to crack: how did its residents u...
Sep 22, 2020
Woman suspected of sending ricin-filled envelope to White House to appear in court
(Reuters) - A woman arrested by U.S. authorities on suspicion of sending a ricin-filled envelope to the White House and to five other addresses in Texas will appear before a federal court in Buffalo, ...
Sep 22, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. and UAE eye December goal to agree on F-35 deal
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and the United Arab Emirates hope to have an initial agreement on the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to the Gulf state in place by December, a...
Sep 22, 2020
Insurgency in Mozambique threatens food security, says World Food Programme
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Worsening violence by militants with links to Islamic State in northern Mozambique are causing thousands to go hungry as they flee their homes and abandon farms, the U.N. Worl...
Sep 22, 2020
Pakistani court rules deadly 2012 blaze was arson, sentences two to death
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's deadliest industrial fire, which killed over 260 factory workers in 2012, was a case of arson and not an accident, a court ruled on Tuesday...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. troops to stay longer in Lithuania, says defence minister
PABRADE MILITARY TRAINING GROUNDS, Lithuania (Reuters) - Lithuania's defence minister said on Tuesday a new battalion of U.S. troops, including tanks and armoured vehicles, will be deployed in Lithuan...
Sep 22, 2020
Russia faces problems looking into Navalny case after evidence removed: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Tuesday said that Russian efforts to look into the case of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who Germany says was poisoned, were encountering problems because his...
Sep 22, 2020
Jailed Kurdish politician handed another year for insulting Turkey’s Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) - A former Kurdish parliamentarian jailed in Turkey on terrorism charges has been handed an additional prison term for insulting President Tayyip Erdogan, two of her lawyers said. Seb...
Sep 22, 2020
China downplays role of Australia ground station in space programme
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing downplayed on Tuesday the significance of Sweden's decision to deny Beijing the use of its antenna at a satellite station in Australia, saying China's space programme and n...
Sep 22, 2020
