Exclusive: U.N. may delay Syria talks, says U.S., Russia must guarantee truce

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States and Russia must make Syria's cessation of hostilities work or else it may become necessary to delay the resumption of peace talks, U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura told Reuters on Tuesday.


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U.N. council to vote on North Korea sanctions text agreed by U.S., China

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council plans to vote on Tuesday on a U.S.-Chinese resolution that would dramatically expand existing U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang, including requiring inspections of all cargo going to and from North Korea and blacklisting North Koreans active in Syria, Iran and Vietnam.


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New bin Laden documents show a suspicious, pressured al Qaeda

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's leaders were increasingly worried about spies in their midst, drones in the air and secret tracking devices reporting their movements as the U.S.-led war against them ground on, documents seized in the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistani hideout and reviewed by Reuters reveal.











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Assad backs Syria truce, accuses opposition of violations

BERLIN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad described the cessation of hostilities in force since Saturday as a "glimmer of hope" and accused the opposition of violating the agreement intended to halt nearly five years of fighting.


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Europe on cusp of self-induced humanitarian crisis: UNHCR

GENEVA (Reuters) - A rapid build-up of migrants at Greece's northern borders risks creating a humanitarian disaster, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.











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Trump's immigration outrage poses challenge for Cruz in Texas

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Republican Ted Cruz's hopes of a sweeping nominating victory in his home state of Texas are being eroded as Donald Trump taps into conservative anger over immigration.


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Mexico says 11 pregnant women infected with Zika

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has confirmed 11 pregnant women are infected with the Zika virus, out of a total of 121 cases, the government said on Monday.


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