EU should help push Iran out of Syria: opposition negotiator

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal opens the way to raising pressure on Tehran to stop its military support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and leave the country, a Syrian opposition leader said on Thursday.

Basque party to vote against Spain's Rajoy in no-confidence motion, forcing him out: media

MADRID (Reuters) - The Basque Nationalist Party will vote against Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence motion, Cadena Ser radio and La Sexta television said on Thursday, in a move that would almost certainly force him from office.

Man Arrested for Smearing Ketchup on 'Father of Gynecology'

The "father of modern gynecology" is a man some people would now prefer to forget—but police in Alabama still won't let you smear ketchup on his statue. A 74-year-old activist was arrested on Confederate Memorial Day—that's April 23—for "criminal tampering" after leaving the condiment on a monument...

Israel approves more than 2,000 settlement units in West Bank

Since US President Donald Trump came to office, Israel has approved construction of more than 14,000 settlement units.

Despite bloody state repression, Nicaraguans will not be silenced

The Ortega administration should not pretend to be open to dialogue while killing protesters in the streets.

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov meets Kim Jong-un

Lavrov-Kim meeting in Pyongyang is the first time the Korean leader met a top Russian official.

'You're All Going to Die,' Cruz Laughs in Chilling Video

"Hello. My name is Nik and I'm going to be the next school shooter of 2018." So begins one of three short cellphone videos recorded by Nikolas Cruz at some point before he killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. "My goal...

Romania and Lithuania knowingly hosted secret CIA jails, European court rules

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania and Romania hosted secret CIA prisons a decade ago and their authorities were aware that detainees were held there illegally, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday.

Ukraine defends ruse faking journalist's murder, others criticize alarmist stunt

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine on Thursday defended the action of its state security services in faking the death of a Russian dissident journalist after international criticism, saying the bizarre ruse had been essential for protecting him.

U.S., North Korea to hold second day of nuclear talks

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and high-ranking North Korean official Kim Yong Chol enter a second day of meetings in New York on Thursday as they try to settle nuclear weapons disagreements and set the stage for an historic summit between their leaders.

Salvini, Di Maio to meet in last-ditch bid to avert Italian election

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's anti-establishment political leaders Matteo Salvini and Luigi Di Maio were due to meet on Thursday for last-ditch talks to resurrect a coalition government and avert a new snap election, the prospect of which has rattled global markets.

Denmark bans the wearing of face veils in public

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark has banned the wearing of face veils in public, joining France and other parts of Europe in outlawing the burqa and the niqab worn by some Muslim women.

Cops: Teen, Young Wife Hired Hitman to Kill Jeweler Dad

His father was gunned down in a home invasion in March; in April, Nicolas Shaughnessy was named to take over the family business, Gallerie Jewelers in Austin, Texas. Authorities now have other plans for the 19-year-old, per the New York Daily News . Arrested Tuesday on charges of criminal solicitation to...

Passenger's Marijuana Break Blamed for Diverted Flight

A flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles made an unexpected landing in San Jose instead, apparently because a passenger was smoking pot in the bathroom, reports CBS Los Angeles . The offending passenger was turned over to authorities upon landing, and the other 32 people on board had to be...

Growing anger over South Africa's stalled land reform

There are still tens of thousands of people waiting since the 1990s for land titles to be issued.

'Shells still land in our areas': Ramadan in war-torn Taiz

Yemenis suffer with limited access to food and water during the holy month, after more than three years of war.

A record warm May in northern Europe

It hasn't just been a little warmer than usual, it's like mid-summer.

New York Post Slammed for Its 'Kim Thong Un' Cover

The jokes of a "Trump-Kim" summit came flying fast after Kim Kardashian met with the president Wednesday at the White House, but one snarky headline isn't going over so well. Per HuffPost , Kardashian was there to talk to Trump about criminal justice reform and to press for a pardon for...

Cops: YouTuber Falsely Told Disney Hotel Guests of Shooter

Police in Orlando say an Arizona man caused a panic at a Disney resort by going around telling people about an active shooter—all so he could record their reactions for his YouTube channel. Dillion Burch, 22, allegedly told residents at Disney's Contemporary Resort they had to evacuate in the...

Exclusive: China's free trade talks with Sri Lanka hit major hurdles

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Talks between China and Sri Lanka for a free trade agreement have hit major hurdles, mainly because Beijing will not agree to Colombo's demand for a review of the deal after 10 years, Sri Lanka's top negotiator said.

Danish lawmakers ban burqas

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark on Thursday banned the wearing of face veils in public, effectively restricting the burqa and niqab worn by some Muslim women.

Spanish PM's future in balance as no-confidence debate hots up

MADRID (Reuters) - The future of Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy hung in the balance on Thursday, with Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez a whisker away from forcing him out of office as a debate due to conclude with a no-confidence vote on Friday hotted up.

Lavrov invites Kim to Russia as Moscow makes Pyongyang play

MOSCOW/SEOUL (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Thursday and invited him to visit, moving to raise Moscow's profile in international efforts to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula.